Re: Has anyone here actually had Gastric Bypass?
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Sat, 29 Jun 2002 22:16:08 EDT
How much do you want to lose and how do you eat? Little meals several times
a day? Tell me what you eat in a sitting before you would get sick. When
you say you Arnet hungry is it because of the surgery or because you are
nauseous or something? Just curious.
Anonymous
In a message dated 6/29/2002 7:47:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ldrilives@aol.com writes:
> Subj:Re: Has anyone here actually had Gastric Bypass?
> Date:6/29/2002 7:47:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time
> From:<A HREF="mailto:ldrilives@aol.com">ldrilives@aol.com</A>
> Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:pcos@obgyn.net">pcos@obgyn.net</A>
> To:<A HREF="mailto:pcos@mail.medispecialty.com">pcos@mail.medispecialty.com</A>
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> At Sat, 29 Jun 2002, Anonymous wrote:
> >Yes. I had the procedure on March 25, 2002. I had already been told I had
> PCOS. I had done really well. To date I have lost almost 60 pounds. The
> first month was really difficult, I can't lie to you. However, I eat what
> I like just not much of it. I have gotten sick twice due to eating to
> fast. I had to lay down and catch me breath. It felt like my heart was
> racing and I felt faint. However, I am slowly getting to know my body
> again. I have to remind myself to eat because I am just not hungry. I
> hope this helps. I am still losing weight. I don't know what PCOS has to
> do with it. I am not currently on any PCOS medication. And to add
> something else for you to think about I had a kidney transplant in Sept of
> 1999. I really have beat the odds.
> >I know we've discussed Gastric Bypass before, but has anyone actually
> >HAD it? If so, I'd like to hear about your experiences - good or bad. If
> >you want to email me privately, feel free to do so at anonymous@obgyn.net.
> >Thanks. I am just wondering if this actually works on PCOSers if we
> >aren't "able" to get the food it our bodies, i.e., Carnie Wilson's
> >stomach is now the size of a lemon, and with a few bites of anything,
> >she is full and literally gets sick if she pushes it. Just curious. I
> >am 100 pounds overweight and experiencing so many health problems at
> >this point, I don't know what else to do. My problems don't lie with
> >eating too much...it's from eating constantly and continuously.
> >
> >--
> >Anonymous
> >
> >--
> >Anonymous
> >
>
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