Manderley
Manderley posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Dumping with the Sleeve??? -
I thought Dumping only happened with RNY patients. I've been sick as a dog a LOT, puking almost all the time, feeling burning like acid in my gut, nauseous, gassy (sleeved in mi...
Manderley wrote a blog post 12 years, 11 months ago
Sick and tired of being Sick and Tired -
i finally felt almost human today. still struggling trying to get in enough fluids and protein...but i managed to eat really slowly today and that helped so far. i had one hard ...
Manderley wrote a blog post 12 years, 12 months ago
Surgery Was Hell -
Surgery was so long ago already...but i was so so so sick that i just couldn't even imagine trying to document. I'll try to put it together now. I remember going into the OR, an...
Manderley posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
Fever 6 days post op -
I've been feeling weaker and weaker as the day goes on...now my belly is so sore, feels like it is swinging like a pendulum with every step i take. I'm complete freezing. Got th...
Manderley posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
It's ALIVE!!! -
Finally home from the hospital, and post-op. Surgery was on June 18, and I have to say I was sick as a dog for so many days, I honestly was wondering if I would have gone throug...
Manderley wrote a blog post 13 years ago
Fasten Your Seat Belts -
My surgery is tomorrow at 2pm
i've been shaking for 2 days now
Can't finish this awful bowel prep, i just can't manage to take another mouthful, this stuff is horrendous...
Manderley wrote a blog post 13 years ago
She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain -
Okay i'm really tense and nervous now. Surgery is on Tuesday. Tomorrow is my last day of Optifast, then clear liqs for a day and bowel prep Monday night and BOOM there it IS.
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Manderley posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
It's beautiful here in TWOTERVILLE -
Still pre-op...I got my Nephrologist's and Cardiologist's clearances as soon as I saw them. They both said my PCP was just doing a CYA thing. Yeah, I knew that. But it caused a ...
Manderley wrote a blog post 13 years ago
OH what a Glorious Morning! -
Oh what a beautiful day!
My scale is my beautiful friend and no longer my enemy.
I have made it to Twoterville. Lovely, Beautiful, Wonderful Twoterville.
While I lov...
Manderley wrote a blog post 13 years ago
Next Stop Twoterville! -
Got on the scale this morning and was thrilled to see a weight of 300.4. By tomorrow i'll be back in Twoterville.
I can't even believe how great I feel, and how full of hope...
Manderley wrote a blog post 13 years ago
Collarbones and Other Victories -
I can see my collarbones in the mirror. They are so beautiful, I can't stop looking at them.
I realized that I no longer need my seat belt extender when I get in the car. A...
Manderley wrote a blog post 13 years ago
Stressed -
I haven't weighed myself on my own scale. At my Cardiologist's on Friday, I was up 7 lbs, but it was in the late afternoon and i was fully dressed, jeans, sneakers. (sigh). i'm ...
Manderley wrote a blog post 13 years, 1 month ago
It's been 14 Days since I Don't Know When -
It's been several days since my last blog post. Several days of weight gain. I knew I'd gain when I started eating again; 2 lbs, then 1 lb, then I stopped weighing since it was ...
Manderley posted a discussion topic 13 years, 1 month ago
Walking for Gas -
My new surgery date is now June 18, pending cardiac clearance (i obtained my Nephrologist's clearance on Friday). When I had the open surgery years ago, the gas pains were BAD a...
Manderley wrote a blog post 13 years, 1 month ago
Moving Right Along... -
Today my Nephrologist signed off on my medical clearance from a kidney/blood perspective. He said my numbers have been the same for quite some time, my cholesterol is fantastic ...
Manderley posted a discussion topic 13 years, 1 month ago
Ticker/Widget Problem -
I've updated my weight but it doesn't show the lower weight on my ticker. I entered a start weight of 343 per my Doc's office but it was actually 345 when i started the Optifast...
Manderley wrote a blog post 13 years, 1 month ago
Oh, no -
So now i'm denied medical clearance by my PCP due to A-Fib, low H&H, low kidney function. She wants my cardio and nephrologist to give me clearance regarding my kidneys and hear...
Manderley posted a discussion topic 13 years, 1 month ago
DENIED MEDICAL CLEARANCE!!! -
just got a call from my primary, she looked at my pre-op clearance test results and said she can't give me clearance.
1) i've got A-Fib (have had it for years
2) i've go...
Manderley posted a discussion topic 13 years, 1 month ago
Ventilator? -
When i had my open stomach stapling back in the 80's i woke up on a vent. i was not a happy camper. i wanted to take a deep breath and i could not. i wanted to clear the mucus f...
Manderley posted a discussion topic 13 years, 1 month ago
Ventilator? -
When i had my open stomach stapling back in the 80's i woke up on a vent. i was not a happy camper. i wanted to take a deep breath and i could not. i wanted to clear the mucus f...
Manderley wrote a blog post 13 years, 1 month ago
Holy Cow -
I weighed myself yesterday, and I was 328. Looked in the mirror today and thought wow I look so much better already. Got on the scale just for the hell of it. Today I am 321. Th...
Manderley wrote a blog post 13 years, 1 month ago
Damn -
NOW i remember why i stopped Optifast the last few times. Night before last I had diarrhea, and i thought maybe i had too many SF popsicles and the artificial sweetner gave me t...
Manderley wrote a blog post 13 years, 1 month ago
2nd Day on Optifast -
I'm so hungry!
Had a dream last night that I was hungry and someone gave me 1/2 a banana and i was about to eat it and at the last minute i realized NO i'm on Optifast! I r...
Manderley wrote a blog post 13 years, 1 month ago
The Journey Has Begun -
Day One of Optifast almost complete. I'm dizzy (have been since my mega-pig-out yesterday) and a little hungry. It's just about time for my last Optifast of the day. Still have ...
Manderley added a goal 13 years, 1 month ago
no longer see myself as the fattest person in the room