Big FAT PIG!

[GinnyWhite 0]

Congrats on your surgery keep your chin up and get some rest. Ginny

[DeLarla 22]

Oh my gosh you guys, my stupid puter is crashing every 2 minutes.... I'm so desperate to read posts and post posts that I just told someone about my surgery that I had no plans on telling. I wanted it to be my (our, meaning all you guys) secret, and now I've let the cat out of the bag to someone I barely know, while I haven't even told my friends or family. I'm getting rid of my dial up connection next week. I just ate dinner, which consisted of one Gax X with an ounce of juice. I haven't had any pain med today because I feel very poisoned from everything in the IV and all the pills and potions I'm on. I was warned to postpone my surgery till after my cold was gone, but I was determined to go through with it. Unfortunately, it wasn't a cold, but the worst upper respiratory infection of my life. So no, the procedure was zero fun, although I'm very impressed with the doctors, staff, and facility. I have so much to say but need to lay down now. Thanks for all your great wishes and hope. Wow. I keep saying "wow."

[GeezerSue 7]

Sasser virus? If so, you'll need a patch.

http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.asp

[nightingale2u 42]

Hi Delarla...

Just hoping you are feeling a bit better today and that your puter probs are resolved! As I wait for approval from my insurance company to approve my request... I do feel lucky that my surgeon is somewhat close at hand for post-op probs... did you ever get a hold of anybody in regards to your problems with wound drainage?

Darcy

[DeLarla 22]

Hi Darcy. Yes, I got some answers to my leaking. Donali has instant answers when I posted. Nobody from the clinic ever called me at work, but there was a message at home that they left at noon. Meanwhile, I had called my local doc, who said she'd help if the problem didn't resolve. But last night I finally talked to my doctor. Dr. Lopez is so nice, but it's really hard to understand him, however, he did say leakage is completely normal. I'm leaking as we speak. I could have stopped it again like I did yesterday by using tight bandages, but Dr. Lopez said this is fat that accumulates and drains.... let me get this right.... fat is leaking out of my body and I'm trying to stop it? NOT!

So I leaked all Tuesday night, then it stopped. Then I leaked all Wednesday night and it stopped. But today I'm wearing snug slacks, so maybe that's putting pressure since I'm leaking again. I'm using clean gauze, which I'm changing every 10 min.

Donali said she manually expressed the liquid with her hands. So last night I massaged my belly to help some come out. Kinda like milking a cow.

This kind of thing usually completely grosses me out. But what is even grosser to me is knowing that the stuff wants to come out, and if I bandage myself and keep it in, it will have to get processed through my body, which will take longer.

Please let me know if I have any of this wrong! Thanks for asking, Lis.

[donali 57]

Leaking fat?!?!

If I'd known THAT's what it was, I would have opened up a few more exits for it to help it along...

Maybe that's why I have that big dent under my incision, now - all the fat in that area leaked out.

:sick

[nightingale2u 42]

Glad to hear it DeLarla! I'm also glad that your local M.D. is also willing to help out if you have questions. I'm watching everyone's recovery VEEEERY carefully... some of it has given me pause for thought but happily...none of it has changed my mind. I'm just glad that I will be prepared and super glad that I can come to this site and ask questions! Funny about the fat trying to escape from your body... certainly not something I can relate to right now! I am a fricking fat magnet!

TTFN Darcy

[DeLarla 22]

Donali, shhh... but I did kinda open the exit last night. By the time my doc called, the wound had dried. All it took was a little pokey-poke to get it started, so that's what I did, and it's been weeping ever since.

My port incision is indented, also. Are you saying it will remain that way? I had the same thoughts last night, so I was kneeding all the rest of my belly towards the leak. But now I just have an indented wound. I'm leaving it alone as soon as it stops, but it's leaking pretty good now.

Hmm, should I bind it up or spend the day changing gauze?

[~c~ 1]

Quit pokey pokeying!!!

Sorry i know Donali's name is on your post but i couldn't help it!

Chantal

[DeLarla 22]

Thank you! I did quit poking, but I should have made a bigger effort at making it clear that "I think Dr. Lopez said it was fat." For those of you who know Dr. Lopez, he's very difficult to understand. He had to explain it a couple times, then transferred me to Dr. Carmen to translate. At this point, I'm not sure what is coming out of me, but I'm pretty tired of it and wish it would stop. Yesterday I stopped it with bandaids.

Does everyone have the indented port incision? Donali, do you think it has something to do with this Fluid?

*** slaps own hand ***

[~c~ 1]

My port incision was indented but i never noticed that it looks just like a scar now(i had to turn around in my cubicle and look!)

C

[DeLarla 22]

What's a POM? A little white dog?

[donali 57]

A POM is a pomeranian - those cute little miniature sled-dog looking dogs - they're basically bred down from the spitz.

Here's the pic of my dent, and the weeping wound (towards the end of the weeping). Scroll all the way down to the bottom.

http://lapbandtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=794

Before I changed it to all caps, Bright was kind enough to congratulate me on being brave and admitting to the world that I was a porn lover (pom,porn). lol The all-cap thing really helped with that...

[DeLarla 22]

I figured you meant Pomeranians, but one can never be too sure. I can't believe I forgot to take a picture of my weeping wound. My weeping was much worse than yours. Mine was a steady stream. I went into the bathroom an hour ago and plastered 6 bandaids across it because the excitement wore off. You have more of a dimple compared to my mild indentation.

I meat a wonderful new San Diego band girl when I was in the hospital. I'll tell Francesca to read these posts so she can join your San Diego group.