toodlerue

Anyone have to do a bowel prep before a RNY? I can see the benefit since the doc will be attaching your intestine to your new stomach. Just tell me it’s not as bad as getting ready for a colonoscopy! Toodles, Rue

It took me 2 years to get use to wearing mine. I have had surgery 12 different times & only had to take my Cpap to the hospital once. Toodles, Rue

Bye Atorvastatin. My PCP said I could stop taking this. After my surgery I can also stop Pantoprazole. Toodles, Rue

When my primary 1st suggested WLS he put a notation of all the things that would justify me having WLS in my chart. Sleep apnea (I have used a clap for 13 years), back pain, joint pain, depression, GERD, trouble walking. So when insurance asked he already had all the bases covered. I saw him this week. He was very informative & wants to see me a month after my surgery. Toodles, Rue

There is an English show on Netflix called Embarrassing Bodies. On S3:E7 a man has a buried penis after weight loss & has the excesses skin removed between the penis & his tummy. Toodles, Rue

How exciting!!! Toodles, Rue

Wondering what others have done about cooking dinner for their family. I am the family cook. I'm not sure how I am going to feel after surgery. Am I going to want to meal plan, shop, cook & clean up for my family? 5 years ago I had major back surgery & friends bought over dinners for the 1st week or so that I was home. I'm not telling everyone about the WLS so friends won't be bringing any food over. I know that most of the cooking is going to fall to my daughter. She's plenty old enough, but she's not very good at cleaning up after she cooks. Guess I will just have to let somethings go. How did you handle it?

I see a pain specialist because I am in constant pain after having my back fussed 5 years ago. I told her about my upcoming surgery. She said that she should be managing my pain after the RNY. Anyone else have a pain specialist do this for them after WLS? Toodles, Rue

I had a reduction & lift 7 years ago! Insurance paid for it because of the back pain it caused me. Check into it.

I’m 2 days after you! Going under is the easy part! I have had 13 different surgeries in my life & lots of other things I have been put out for. I always sing [emoji445] I Wanna Be Sedated by the Ramones to the doctors before I go under. I’m sad because I just realized I won’t be able to have my “last meal” the night before because of the liquid diet! I always stay up late & eat something crazy like ice cream or Froot Loops the night before!!!! Toodles, Rue

Anyone get a medic alert tattoo after surgery? I wear a bracelet because I am allergic to 5 medications. No more words can fit on my bracelet. I’m looking for ideas for a tattoo, so if you have one with your WLS info will you please share it with us. Toodles, Rue

So what y’all are saying is that I don’t even need one to wear a medic alert bracelet at all? Toodles, Rue

I’ve been wondering the same thing. Toodles, Rue

My daughter & I were practicing chewing our food today at lunch. We were cracking ourselves up be cause one of us would started talking & then we would loose count. One thing that helps is laying your fork down between bites. Toodles, Rue

How exciting! That is going to be so amazing to not have a saggy muffin top any longer! Best of luck to you! Toodles, Rue

Well I’m always gonna be allergic to at least 5 different meds & after a RNY I’m always going to not be able to have a blind tube inserted down my throat. Toodles, Rue

I can see your point Fluffychix but I only have a tramp stamp so I wouldn’t be adding that info back there. It would be on my right wrist with the symbol & pertinent info. Toodles, Rue

I can’t get any sound [emoji30] Toodles, Rue

No, it was a special test I had to have done. I did get an Endoscopy done later that day & I was knocked out for that! An Endoscopy has to be done before the WLS to make sure everything is ok in your stomach because it’s going to be a lot harder to look in it afterwards! Toodles, Rue

A narrow but long tube was inserted through my nose. It was supposed to pass all the way down to my stomach & then I had to drink water though a straw to test the pressure in my esophagus. Because my fundolpacation has come undone my esophagus is L shaped so the tube never made it to my stomach. It was an awful experience! Toodles, Rue

It’s probably just getting blood work done. Some hospitals will give you a special soap to wash your body with the day before. Toodles, Rue

You will have to change into a hospital gown. You will be knocked out & won’t remember a thing. When the pressure was tested on my esophagus I was awake & had to swallow, that was horrible & I hope I never have to do it again! Toodles, Rue

How do you take your daily meds after surgery? I take gabapentin, estradiol, pantoprazole, citlopram, atrovatatin, & montelukast daily plus pain meds as I need them. How are meds broken down after a RNY?

I told my husband & kids the only reason to tell my husband’s dad that I have had WLS is when I’m dead! I have always felt looked down on by his family for my weight. Toodles, Rue

Throw it out! Toodles, Rue