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You sound happy liz It brought a smile to my face. I'm glad you were able to enjoy the day and some soup Amazing how bad food tastes good when it's your first (hospital soup = YUCK) lol

Liz I just wanted to send out a hug and well wishes for the holiday. I am sure this is a really hard time for you. I know being in hospital during the holidays sucks as I've done it with my son four times But I remember reading emails those years on Christmas that always made me remember that someone had us in their prayers....I know many have you in their thoughts or prayers! Your happy spirit is missed around here my dear. I'm sure it's hard to keep up in this circumstance but from experience, I can say that Happy Liz is worth fighting for darling. See if she's hiding under the bed in there and drag her out for a smile today. My heart is with you Liz. Happy Holiday!!!!! Dawn

Sannah, I was thinking of folks who are away from their family in hospital today and of course your banana came to mind I am sure that this is a rather tough time. I did 22 days in hospital myself and it was miserable being away from my son. Not only that, the tiredness, from lack of sleep, constantly being poked and prodded, and the discomfort make for a hard time. I am tough as nails. I'm known for it and yet I turned into a babbling baby after the first week in hel...umm hospital. So I understand the "short visits aren't enough" etc. Fortunately your little one is small so she won't remember this, but you won't ever forget sadly. I have also spent two anniversaries and four Christmas's in hospital with my son, so I know it's not the funnest place (that's putting it mildly!) to be right now. We used to Celebrate when he would get out, which once was as late as March. Try finding a christmas tree in alaska in march!!!! LOL But we did and we had the only holiday party that didn't compete with the other holiday parties that year It's not my goal to make you sad, but to send support and inspiration for your future. My surgery and the aftermath was hell, but the hell did end and I am now doing very well. I've lost half of what I wanted to (just a little more actually) in the three months since my last surgery and aside from a few concerns due to the treatments (damaged lungs and blood transfusions) I am over the hurdle of the repairs. You are on your way to where I am, just a bit earlier in the process. I wish for you a very speedy recovery, cooperative stints, and a baby to hold in your arms soon!!!! Merry Christmas my dear!

Woo hoo you go cowgirl LOL I totally understand how flattering that would be. I'm deeply in love and committed to my marriage, but I do remember the days when I'd get hit on more often and I miss the confidence that gives you I think I'd be sky high LOL

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i think the terms are used interchangedly, though when my son was a baby it was always called a "feeding" issue verses an eating issue. His issues are also sensory (most kids are that have these types of long lasting problems). Feeding is used with babies because you "feed" them and when they are older they supposedly eat on their own so it's an eating disorder. Either way it's basically the same thing and the causes can be many. Down's is a common one, my son's is because he was very sick as a baby and decided not to eat at two weeks (it's a survival instinct, don't eat, don't feel pain). Once they go past certain sensory development hurdles without achieving them, it becomes a fear thing as well as sensory. For us it's multi textures or complex textures. My son can't eat something as hard as a carrot. He chews a little then tries to swallow too early because the min there is moisture included in his mouth he naturally swallows like it's Soup. Minestrone soup would kill him (or at least make a mess because he'd barf every bite). Some kids just can't stand some textures as the poster above noted, and some can't take mixed textures like a sandwich...they can do bread but if you add another texture (cheese, jelly etc) it's two textures in their mouth and they don't know how to process them. I'll follow up later...my son does not have a "get up late on Christmas Day" disorder and "Santa" needs to wrap some gifts LOL

It does not work as easily as you might think. Kids with a feeding disorder tend to have huge issues with texture, so putting fruit on their plate every day does not make them eat fruit. They live in a world of fear of vomiting, and an inability to process the food in their mouth (which is why they vomit). It's somewhat behavioral, but more physical than people understand. The way to success is unfortunately force feeding, but that comes at a price. My son could no more take a bite of cauliflower or broccoli than he can fly to school. It's physically not possible for him.

I was supposed to be outpatient but they kept me in recovery overnight at a clinic that didn't have the facilities a hospital has for a patient who lost a lot of blood. I nearly died due to a leak (no leak test) that was missed, which probably happened because I was having seizures for 24 hours after surgery due to loss of blood. It was a hell I can never explain, but the one thing I would say is NEVER have this procedure as an outpatient! Have the surgery at a real hospital and stay at least overnight. It's major surgery and things can go wrong after you get home that need immediate attention. I would talk to the doc and if they won't make it an overnight stay, go to another doctor.

i confess that i am toying with my goal and am thinking of leaving onederland just for fun lol (what is below onderland?) i confess that i have a pile of old cloths that is now taller than me....what am i saving them for? i confess that i have been enjoying wine and thought it was the cause of a long stall...but the scale is now moving again i confess that stalls suck lol even though i know they are normal i confess that i wish that i didn't feel lousy after eating. even though i eat on plan, slowly, blah blah, i always feel kind of yucky after food and i hate that i confess that dh is likely to freak when he gets the credit card bill this month I must also confess that I've been buying new cloths like crazy heh heh i confess that i wish my new cloths fit longer....but thats twisted cuz then id be in a stall which i already confessed i don't enjoy lol

I read that wrong so I'm editing. Do you think perhaps it's a twisted stomach? There is another gal currently in the hospital for that same issue who posts on here. Her stomach has turned into a J shape and she was experiencing similar symptoms.

I don't mean to be a putz...but it comes naturally to me so I must say this... If you can't handle two weeks...fourteen days....one millionth of your life on a two week program prior to having your stomach cut out..major surgery....don't do the surgery at all. You aren't ready. Flame away, but really, if you can't take that you risk screwing up after surgery, which is life and death.

darling, I didn't vomit until the first dose of liquid tylenol. It's horrifficly disgusting. kind of like a cup full of sugar with some syr up to dampen the pain....take pills dear. You won't have trouble with them but the liquid stuff will kill you (though to find it darling you need to look in the childrens section, not the adults...it's there at cvs) I stil worry for you but hope all is well. Listen to your body and don't dismiss any other pain. This is not normal my dear. So watch it like a hawk.

I went several weeks prior to discovery of my leak but from the very beginning I had side pain, weakness, a slight fever, dizzy, then the primary symptom became an inability to breath deeply (as my lungs collapsed). The weakness became an inability to stand. I had left side pain the entire time, extending from my waist to a higher concentration in my shoulder and arm. Severe pain is not normal. Ever! My doc dismissed my pain as other things and prescribed more and more meds so to add to the above I was drugged and dopey. I don't even remember many of the days I was in bed aside from crying because I couldn't even get to the bathroom (in the same suite) without help. So, if I push you to get help...understand I am coming from a place of horror I never want to see anyone go to!

His staff shadowed me on the site. They would say that I brought the leak on myself, etc, hinting it was my error or I didn't follow directions (which I followed to a T...I lived in mortal fear of a leak like I developed). It was kind of funny given it was so unprofessional. I'd be embarrassed to ever participate in something like that. I would fire anyone who worked for me who would do something that unethical. It's such a bad reflection on the employer. They still do it on occasion so I'm careful when I answer questions from people i haven't ever talked to. I'm sure they found the post with his name or the clinic name in it at one time. And the site was not worried. This happens to them a lot, but I just didn't want to put them through any hassle or expense due to my surgery. It was bad enough I had to suffer it, no one else needed to be brought into it. So now I just don't mention his name, which is nice. It brings up horrific memories of the pain and suffering I experienced and the pain I brought to my family to even think of him or his clinic. Life is better without that!

Honey I was NEVER nausiated prior to spending several weeks in the hospital from pain and damage associated with a slow leak. That is NOT the defining factor of illness. My body was literally poisoning itself and I didn't throw up until the day I had to be medivac'ed to a hospital across the sound. GO TO THE ER. The worst thing that will happen is you take some tests (xrays, cat scan, barium swallow) but this is not normal and should not be dismissed. Dismissed pain is what almost killed me.

i would have 50 csections again before undergoing this surgery. between blood loss, collapsed lungs, blood clots, etc and the procedures necessary to fix those...the c section was a cake walk!

i do not feel the effects more, i actually feel them less than prior.

there is a gal named liz who followed my story and my doctors lack of concern. liz is now in the hospital and has been for weeks. she remembered my story and insisted on care when she felt something was not right. you should do the same.