I think I will refrain from asking anymore ?'s on here.

I am amazed at you all.
Here's the deal on hormones.
The first thing I did was to check your surgery date. That tells me you are not too far out. That means all the hormones that you stored in your fat cells for years are now pouring out into your bloodstream because they have no place else to go.
Your body was not meant to handle years and years worth of hormones all at once. This is what people are asking about.
Heck, if a heart patient were exercising and suddenly stopped without cooling down, the epinephrine they are still producing as they exercise ccould overwhelm their heart and drop them dead. And that just a few seconds or minutes of overload.
I hated Endocrinology in college.
Everybody cares about you. We are not all English majors. Some of us don't always communicate things real good sometimes. It's even harder if we don't know you. Then we don't know where to start.
Here's an example. I just had a major heart attack. When the cardiologist was explaining things to me the first time, my first question was what the LVEF is. Tells me all I need to know. Me asking the question tells him boatloads about me. Really brought the conversation to a new level.
When you talk about future endotracheal intubation, there should be no problem. This leads us to believe you were talking about an NG tube in the future and maybe just mis-understood. That wouolod be a problem.For a really good example of that, read Lora's recent journey and how her surgeon told her she misunderstood what he said about operating on her. If it can happen to her, it can happen to anybody. And you were probably still feeling the anesthesia or narcoticcs but didn't know it which makes it harder.
Now have a nice weekend and keep coming back.

I have been on this site for over 6 years. You will not find a better place online to find out information, share experiences and to get opinions than OH. Nothing comes close.

I was not involved in your original discussions but did read your two questions posts previous to this and found no responses that were rude or mean to you to be honest. You posted misinformation and were corrected. I didnt find anything inherently evil in the way that anyone responded to you. When you post something that is extremely inaccurate I would HOPE that people would correct that information. It is super important that newbies have a basic understanding of their plumbing inside and the basics of surgery. You may need to be an advocate for yourself medically so you really need to know this! I know a lady who went to emergency and the doctor wanted to blind scope her at 2 weeks out.

Dawn

BTW Kidney stones don't justify being rude to ppl. I have had kidney stones & been hospitalized for 2 weeks because of them...& I still wasn't a *****. But I feel your pain & hope you feel better soon. Also, I did not block Hala...She blocked me, so she shot herself in the foot because I am a very nice person & could have had some nice words for her. I did not bring drama...I have seen drama all over this board for the past few weeks that I have been a member & I could not hold my tounge any longer because it is not right. It seems to me the ones who have had unkind words on this exact post are the bullys themselves. Thank you for everyone who have kind words of encouragement for me, I appreciate it very much & look foward to your help in the future.

And thank you Crazy_beautiful! I'm glad I'm not the only one who has seen it! I will be messaging you!

"BTW Kidney stones don't justify being rude to ppl. I have had kidney stones & been hospitalized for 2 weeks because of them...& I still wasn't a *****. "

If you think my response to the other person who posted what I would have said was me being rude or being a ***** then you might as well block me right now.  I was just being honest that today -- given what I went through this morning and how I still feel -- I would not have been as polite as she was (so I was genuinely glad she posted).

Lora

But you also have to remember that this is an open forum and you're going to get what you're going to get. Not just here but everywhere you go.
Lol...Yea I guess it is true! " You get what you get, and you don't throw a fit!"...I guess I gotta tell myself that! ;o)

I love the snarky threads. If I am down or bored I read them for entertainment. I don't have anyone blocked... if they reply bluntly to me there must be something somewhere in those words I can use. It is all in how you choose to look at it. I read here tons before ever joining / posting. I know from the dozens of "thank you" threads that there are some vets who make impacts on lives, and even if their personality is "harsher" than what my sensitivities can handle, I cling to their words of wisdom.

Just work through the realization that you don't have to take to heart what people say, but you should definitely read the opinons of those who have been there and done that

If you REALLY believe that people here are INTENTIONALLY mean (other than in rare cases like the night the drunk woman was on here posting  BS and literal nonsense), then you should probably just block the people whom you believe actually give up their personal time to come here and, what, get some kind of jollies out of being mean?  EVERYONE who comes here comes to help and it is actually somewhat mean and insulting for you to come here and post such a childish message and then proclaim that it was posted about responses that were not even directed at you. ("Mommy, I don't like the way SHE talked to THAT OTHER woman!")  Blocking will enable you to avoid any of the "mean girls" (who, apparently have not been mean to YOU, but have been mean to OTHERS).  It will also, however, cut you off from a LOT of knowledge and experience.

Perhaps a more constructive approach, however, would be to recognize not only that YOU are likely more sensitive because of the hormone dump, but also that someone might not realize that their response came across as being "mean", and perhaps you could send them a PM to indicate -- politely -- that the response came across a bit harsh.  Most people -- if approached in a constructive manner rather than a "I'm going to take my ball and go home" manner -- are open to hearing that a response came off harshly.

Lora
(waiting to be blocked...)

LOL to the (waiting to be blocked) It's not that serious. I have yet to block anyone, but have been blocked by 2 people (that I know of) today! Which is stupid to me, because I have been totally nice regardless of all that I have heard today! I would only block someone if they were out of line, & I have yet to experience that. My only concern today was that I, Being a "newbie" felt uncomfortable after asking a question, & have read previous posts from other members, of whom clearly felt the same way. I just chose to say something about it, because I believe this should be a happy, comfortable, informative, & helpful place. We are all a little sensitive to the issues at hand...that's why we all belong to an OBESITY HELP forum. I would hope in the future people would realize that maybe they should be a little more sensitive to people who belong to this site, because we are all an a crucial point in our lives, or have been at one time. AGAIN, I truely value the information I get from people on here...but sometimes some people take their opinions too far! Where is the love???

I don't understand why you think it's stupid to block someone whose posts upset you.  I also think it's pretty ironic that first you were upset because you thought someone was treating you like you were stupid (although I did not see any posts where someone actually called you stupid) and now how you are saying that others are stupid for choosing to block someone.

Then you say you would only block someone if they were out of line and you have yet to experience that.  Then what is this whole thread even about?  I thought you said you felt some posters here were mean or bullied people or made others feel bad.  But you don't consider those behaviors to be out of line?  Then what on earth are you complaining about?

And I think it is hilarious how the people who have such rude comments to make to me, just for standing up for the "newbies" so they can feel comfortable asking questions are old enough to be my mother, or grandmother! So, childish is an understatement & if you felt like i was talking to you, as you say "mean girls" Then it is apparent that you harbor guilt for being mean, and realize that it is you. Still...No hard feelings! I realize that that is how some of you ladies roll on here, knowledgeable or not, some are just more blunt than others, & I can respect that.