James Marusek

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It seems that Haribo sugar free Gummy Bears can lead to diarrhea. That may be the reason to avoid this solution. I remember hearing a story where an office worker brought in a bag of the stuff and put it in a bowl. The other workers passed by and took some. After a while many of the people in the office began making frequent trips to the restroom. Since the individual didn't eat any, some in the office accused him of trying to make everyone in the office sick.

There are several signs the signal dumping. They include generating excess saliva, foaming, hiccups, sneezes, a change in the taste of food. Generally when these signs begin to appear, it is time to stop eating because you are nearing your limit and eating anymore will lead to dumping syndrome. But since you are only in your first week post-op and haven't started on solids yet, what you are experiencing is probably something else. But I am not sure what that something else is. It is hard to recommend a solution without knowing a cause. But here is a couple items to consider. Generally during surgery, they put you on antibiotics while you are in the hospital. This destroys not only the bad bacteria but also the good bacteria in your gut. You will need to reestablish the colonies of good bacteria by taking Probiotics. After surgery, I became lactose intolerant. Whenever I drank milk or products with lactose (some Protein shakes have lactose) it would lead to an upset stomach and then diarrhea. After about 2 months after surgery, this intolerance disappeared and I was able to consume milk products again.

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From past threads, some of the ways to deal with constipation are: Apples with the skin Smooth Move Herbal Tea Prune juice (warmed) Prunes (4 in the morning and 4 at night) Magnesium citrate Insoluble fibers (Garden of Life Raw Fiber or Renew Life Triple Fiber). Haribo sugar free Gummy Bears Aerobic Magnesium 07 Low Fat Bran Muffin (recipe). 80 calories each 1 cup flour 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon cinnamon 2 cups bran Cereal 1 ¼ cups milk 1 egg ½ tablespoon applesauce optional: banana, berries, mini chocolate chips Bake 400° F for 22 minutes

I put a recipe for a Berry Smoothie at the end of the following article. http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery.pdf I love the stuff and the grandkids make numerous visits just to get some of it.

Research studies show that mortality rates are higher for those that are obese along with those that are underweight. It is important to have a little extra fat on the body because when major injury or illness strikes, this fat is the reservoir of energy that the body draws on until recovery. So my end goal is to maintain a normal healthy body weight a little on the high side. For this reason I choose a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 24.2 as my goal weight. Normal (or ideal) BMI is defined as 18.5-24.9.

If you have strep throat and received a prescription for antibiotics, I think it would be very important to continue taking the antibiotics so that you don't develop an antibiotic resistant form of the strain. Consult the doctor about your adverse reaction to this particular antibiotic. When you take an antibiotic, you not only kill off the bad bacteria but also the good bacteria in your gut. This can lead to diarrhea. It is very important once you finish your antibiotic treatment to restore the culture of good bacteria by taking Probiotics.

I'm one of those people whose Type II diabetes went into remission quickly. Two days after surgery when I left the hospital, I was off all by diabetes medicines. I am now 34 months post-op and this condition has remained in remission ever since. From what I observed from individuals that spoke about this condition on this website, they seem to say that it depends on 1) how long you were diabetic taking medication prior to surgery and 2) whether you had progress to the point of taking insulin shots prior to surgery. I was on 2 types of diabetic medicine prior to surgery, and I was taking these for at least 3 years prior to surgery. My physician wanted me to advance to insulin but I declined. Others have indicated that even if they did not totally get off their meds, they saw a decline in the amount of meds they were taking for this condition.

Another option is to drink tea. I drink hot tea with a squeezed lemon in it once or twice a day.

Good luck and let us know if we can be of any help.

This has nothing to do with bariatric surgery. It just caught my eye and was humorous. There are positive benefits to growing beards. The added facial hair harbors various bacteria and some of these bacteria are deadly to very harmful bacteria such as E. coli. It is analogous to why we take Probiotics to restore the colony of good bacteria in the gut after receiving antibiotics. Except this is on the outside of the body rather than the inside. http://acsh.org/news/2016/02/13/beard-microbiology-grubby-hipsters-may-be-on-to-something/

After surgery, my face developed very fine wrinkles. The kind of wrinkles you see on people that are 100 years old. I am 67 years old, so I can accept some wrinkles but this was extreme. My wife suggested I use a product called Bio-Oil which can be purchased in CVS, Walmart and other stores. I tried this and it corrected the problem. It took away all the wrinkles.

Might be a little too soon for scramble eggs. For me eggs didn't become an option until week 5. But the other items should be O.K. I am not sure what medication you are taking but it might cause some interference. Generally, you don't experience dumping syndrome until you transition to solids. One item to focus on is strictures. Here is a link. https://www.realself.com/question/stricture

Everyones experience will differ. I had minimal pain. After leaving the recovery room, I declined all pain medicine primarily because I didn't need it. I began walking almost immediately while I was in the hospital and it really helped in the recovery process. Don't expect much sleep while in the hospital. Good luck on your surgery.

It probably wouldn't bother me but since you asked this question and it is heavy on your mind perhaps you need to come to grips with it before you make the decision. Perhaps the property manager might let you spend one night there before you decide. Grab a sleeping bag and see if the experience affects you.

I had surgery because my obesity lead to a number of medical problems including high blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea, severe acid reflux (GERD) and a few others. Surgery was one way to nip that in the bud. My weight fell like a brick but my medical conditions went into remission even faster, almost overnight. Here is my before and after photo taken at the 6 month mark. And here is a link to my experience with RNY gastric bypass surgery. http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Operation.jpg http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery.pdf

Sorry to hear about your fall. When I was obese, I had a little extra padding, so when I fell, the damage was generally less severe. But after weight loss surgery I have to be more careful because the padding is gone. When we have freezing rain my steep driveway becomes a sheet of ice. I have fallen a couple times. The last time it happened, I resolved to solve the problem by purchasing a set of crampons (or ice spikes, ice cleats) that fit over my shoes. The metal grips into the ice and provides good traction on a sheet of ice. I haven't fallen since then.

I believe in my case my insurance required only a referral letter to open the door to the surgeon's office. It was the letter from the surgeons office that met the requirements for surgery. I had my surgery in a Center of Excellence. There are so many parts to the qualification process that a team is a better approach (psycological exam, insurance facilitator, medically supervised weight loss program, integrated support group meetings, extensive pre-op physicals and medical testing, training for the operation, post-op blood testing, post-op evaluations, dietitians). I had to undergo a 6 months of medically supervised weight loss and exercise program in order to qualify. Those requirements were a lot more detailed than anything my PCP could provide. I asked my PCP for such a letter and all I received was a blank look, because he had never done one of these letters before and didn't know where to start. After I met with the surgeons office, I was then linked to a doctor's office that specializes in performing this function and generating this type of letter. So after I completed the 6 month requirement (including attending bariatric surgery support group meetings), that doctor sent a letter to the surgeon's office whose insurance facilitator then included it with the packet she sent to the insurance company. And after biting my nails for a few months, it was approved. I think in your case, you are trying to do all the steps yourself. The surgeon's office normally includes a letter that supports the fact that you have been attempting to lose weight. If the surgeon doesn't receive this letter, the package the surgeon submits to the insurance office will be incomplete, and your insurance company will likely decline the surgery. This letter will describe your effort to lose weight. What was your initial weight, what steps did you take to lose weight, did you attend support group meetings, what exercise did you do, did you track the food you eat (keep food journals), what co-morbidities do you have, did you lose weight during the medically supervised program. The surgeon takes this letter and combines it with your medical testing results (such as the testing that determines that you had sleep apnea), and other documented co-morbidities and recommends that you receive surgery.

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This is an issue that you should verify with your surgeon. The directions that I received prior to surgery was: * Do not take any over-the-counter medication the morning of the surgery. This includes herbal preparations, Vitamins, cold/allergy medication and pain pills. * If you normally take daily medication such as heart, seizure, blood pressure or diabetic medication, check with your surgeon about which ones should be taken the morning of surgery. If you use an inhaler, bring it with you the day of surgery. If you take nebulizer treatments, bring one dose of each medication you use in the nebulizer to the hospital with you. Another paper said: For one week before your surgery day, do not take the following medication: * Aspirin or medication contining aspirin * Ibuprofen * Non-steroidal medication * Estrogen oral medications * Birth control pills * Any other medication your doctor or surgeon has directed you to avoid. For pain relief, tylenol can be taken. You cannot have surgery if you are on blood thinners the day of surgery. But again your requirements may be different than mine.

Good luck on your upcoming surgery. You might want to purchase a pill splitter and a pill crusher for your Vitamins for when you return home. It can be very difficult to swallow for a few months after surgery.

You may have a stricture. https://www.realself.com/question/stricture

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Be patient, there are many steps that you must go through prior to surgery. Good luck on beginning the process.