October Surgery Date

[Jyoyonomore 319]

My mouth was literally watering reading your post!! I'm so excited for you!!! I cannot wait to have some cottage cheese!!!!

@@AuriP looking forward to cottage cheese 2 in about 3 weeks.

Edited October 18, 2014 by Jyoyonomore

[Jyoyonomore 319]

Funny thing is no one really got on me about my Protein or Water intake while I was in the hospital. It's like as long as they knew I was trying my best.

@@layknee I had to get in a steady amount of 4-5 oz and show I was steadily increasing for D/C

[Jyoyonomore 319]

@@kimodell69 I actually live in Frederick, MD. I am having surgery at Fair Oaks because that's where my surgeon does his surgery. He's one of the best in the area and I wanted the best! It's worth the travel to make sure everything is done well.

How do you like Florida? I think I'd miss the seasons. Besides, I love snow! LOL

@@Sherrib4health I know I would miss the snow.... Love my 4 seasons!!!

Edited October 18, 2014 by Jyoyonomore

[Jyoyonomore 319]

So I'm 4 days PostOp feeling Good now that I'm figuring out best way to get my 6 meds on top of the Multivitamin. Calcium & my 3 regular meds from my old life. I was in the hospital 2 nights with my surgery on Tuesday Oct 14 & came home Thursday 10/16 Just been very tired & had insomnia last night. Hoping I'm over the top now. Feeling good today I walked the dog ( a short walk) today & I'm out doing errands with my husband Home Depot and watching him eat lunch at a deli. I don't mind I even warmed up some dinner for him last night I'm not hungry plus I took a Protein Drink & one of my med drinking 1 oz cups with me and just got a diet iced tea. Still have some gas I think, no problem going to the bathroom but thinking a little milk of magnesium will get rid of a little fullness I'm still having. I love my NYC surgeon Dr Christine Ren-Fielding and all her staff minus me of the NUT's and I'am so glad I got the VSG!!!!! Good luck everyone!!!

[Jyoyonomore 319]

So I'm 4 days PostOp feeling Good now that I'm figuring out best way to get my 6 meds on top of the multivitamin. Calcium & my 3 regular meds from my old life. I was in the hospital 2 nights with my surgery on Tuesday Oct 14 & came home Thursday 10/16 Just been very tired & had insomnia last night. Hoping I'm over the top now. Feeling good today I walked the dog ( a short walk) today & I'm out doing errands with my husband Home Depot and watching him eat lunch at a deli. I don't mind I even warmed up some dinner for him last night I'm not hungry plus I took a Protein drink & one of my med drinking 1 oz cups with me and just got a diet iced tea. Still have some gas I think, no problem going to the bathroom but thinking a little milk of magnesium will get rid of a little fullness I'm still having. I love my NYC surgeon Dr Christine Ren-Fielding and all her staff minus me of the NUT's and I'am so glad I got the VSG!!!!! Good luck everyone!!!

[AuriP 420]

@@Sherrib4health I know I would miss the snow.... Love my 4 seasons!!!

You all can keep the snow! I live in MN and that polar vortex crap was for the birds. My kid stayed out of school about 2 weeks last winter.

[OnePhatWhoDat 54]

Checking in after 3 days! So far, so good, knock on wood! Finally sleeved! I was discharged after 36 hours, and took all my prescriptions to get filled. WARNING: my doctor wrote a script for liquid Lortab in the wrong dosage!! I could not get it filled that night, and the office could not call it in to correct it. Some law was passed on October 6 regarding narcotics. Make sure your doc writes the prescription correctly! I had to go and get another correct script, and bring it to a pharmacy that had it. Since my mom doesn't drive and all my friends were at work, guess who had to jump in her car and get my pain meds?? That's right! A sister had to do what a sister had to do! In the meantime crushed Tylenol worked just as well, but I didn't want to take any chances! Minimal pain, just at the largest incision, and so far no issues. I am walking a lot and am experiencing a good amount of flatulence (hope no one lights a match! Ha! Ha!). Yesterday I didn't do a good job with the Protein, but I'm getting everything today. Sip! Sip! Sip! So far today I got in 30 grams protein, and about 25 ounces of liquid (Apple juice, Water, and Popsicles). Cream of chicken Soup for dinner, and some Jello with unflavored protein for dessert.

[Mariew24 51]

@@AuriP I'm in MN too. I tried talking my husband into going south for at least part of the winter. Anyway, my surgery is scheduled for Wed, October 22nd. I have Dr. Bradley Pierce at FVS.

[Jyoyonomore 319]

Checking in after 3 days! So far, so good, knock on wood! Finally sleeved! I was discharged after 36 hours, and took all my prescriptions to get filled. WARNING: my doctor wrote a script for liquid Lortab in the wrong dosage!! I could not get it filled that night, and the office could not call it in to correct it. Some law was passed on October 6 regarding narcotics. Make sure your doc writes the prescription correctly! I had to go and get another correct script, and bring it to a pharmacy that had it. Since my mom doesn't drive and all my friends were at work, guess who had to jump in her car and get my pain meds?? That's right! A sister had to do what a sister had to do! In the meantime crushed Tylenol worked just as well, but I didn't want to take any chances! Minimal pain, just at the largest incision, and so far no issues. I am walking a lot and am experiencing a good amount of flatulence (hope no one lights a match! Ha! Ha!). Yesterday I didn't do a good job with the Protein, but I'm getting everything today. Sip! Sip! Sip! So far today I got in 30 grams Protein, and about 25 ounces of liquid (Apple juice, Water, and Popsicles). Cream of chicken Soup for dinner, and some Jello with unflavored protein for dessert.

@@OnePhatWhoDat Yes the new law Re Narcotics went into effect earlier this month here are the details below so make sure you to read your scripts to confirm you have what you expected.

Updated Aug. 22, 2014 12:18 p.m. ET

Thursday the Obama administration moved to restrict prescriptions of the most commonly used narcotic painkillers in the U.S., seeking to curb widespread abuse. WSJ's Louise Radnofsky joins the News Hub with the details. Photo: iStock / smartstock

The Obama administration moved Thursday to restrict prescriptions of the most commonly used narcotic painkillers in the U.S. in an attempt to curb widespread abuse.

The Drug Enforcement Administration said it would reclassify hydrocodone combination drugs such as Vicodin and put them in the category reserved for medical substances with the highest potential for harm. The "rescheduling" means people will be able to receive the drugs for only up to 90 days without obtaining a new prescription.

The opioid pills are taken by millions of Americans, including after dental surgery, for back problems and broken bones. Currently the pills can be refilled up to five times and prescriptions can cover a 180-day period. The new classification will take effect in 45 days, the DEA said.

"Today's action recognizes that these products are some of the most addictive and potentially dangerous prescription medications available," said DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart.

The change means that, in most instances, patients will have to present to a pharmacy a prescription from a health-care provider and no longer can rely on a phoned or faxed-in one.

The move had been resisted by drug makers, wholesalers, drugstores and patients with pain. They said there were other ways to reduce painkiller abuse and were concerned that people suffering acute pain could be harmed by barriers to treatment.

Seriously ill patients will now have to visit their doctors more often than necessary to receive the drugs, said Mark Fleury, a policy analyst at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, a lobbying group that opposed the change. The move also will limit the ability of nurse practitioners and physician assistants to prescribe the drugs in some states, he said.

Most people who abuse prescription drugs illicitly obtain them from friends or relatives with legitimate prescriptions, said David Belian, a spokesman for Actavis ACT +1.20% PLC, a maker of generic hydrocodone-based medications. He added in an interview that the change "will place a significant burden on patients, the vast majority of whom use them in a legitimate manner."

The new restrictions also will place additional burdens on pharmacies, which will have to store the drugs in secure locations, said John Norton, a spokesman for National Community Pharmacists Association.

Antiaddiction advocates said the decision would prompt health providers to be more vigilant about how they store the drugs and offer them to patients.

"If you're treating someone with a condition so painful they require treatment with a highly addictive drug, that's someone who should be monitored closely," said Andrew Kolodny, chief medical officer for the nonprofit addiction treatment organization Phoenix House, who campaigned for the change for five years.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that more than 16,500 people died after overdosing on opioid-based painkillers in 2010. No other class of drugs, legal or illegal, is responsible for as many deaths, its figures show.

Hydrocodone combination drugs are largely sold as generics. Major makers include Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. TEVA -0.81% and Mallinckrodt MNK +4.10% PLC. A few are known by brand names, including Vicodin, made by AbbVie Inc. ABBV +0.89%

Mallinckrodt said it backed the DEA's decision as part of a "comprehensive approach" to reduce opioid abuse. "We do not believe the rescheduling of these hydrocodone combination products is likely to have a significant impact on our business," said Lynn Phillips, a Mallinckrodt spokeswoman.

Some 127.86 million prescriptions for them were dispensed in the U.S. in 2013, down 6% from 2012, according to data provider IMS Health Holdings Inc. Sales reached $1.05 billion in 2013, up 21% from 2012, IMS estimated.

The DEA in 2009 asked the Department of Health and Human Services to weigh in on the merits of rescheduling. The food and Drug Administration, a unit of HHS, said nine months ago that the drugs should be reclassified.

Hydrocodone combination pills had been in the less-restricted category since 1970, when Congress passed the Controlled Substances Act that set the categories used by the federal government. Pure hydrocodone drugs had always been in the highest category for medical substances, the DEA said.

Linden Barber, a former DEA attorney who now heads DEA compliance operations with the law firm Quarles & Brady LLP in Indianapolis, said he didn't believe the action would have a significant impact, given abuse of drugs such as OxyContin that already had tougher classifications.

He also warned that it was possible that doctors would lose any incentive to prescribe lower-strength hydrocodone combination products once they entered the same category as higher-strength products.

Write to Louise Radnofsky at louise.radnofsky@wsj.com

[Beni 1,484]

@@OnePhatWhoDat

By the way the Vicodin your doctor prescribed was it a liquid or a pill? What was the actual medicine he/she prescribed? Just curious.

[smiley922 447]

I got liquid lortab enough for 4 doses a day and it will last thru sunday into monday with no refills, he dont do refills. Dont expect a refill. Can I get a refill NO. They pound it in your head.

[freelyme 149]

I got liquid lortab enough for 4 doses a day and it will last thru sunday into monday with no refills, he dont do refills. Dont expect a refill. Can I get a refill NO. They pound it in your head.

Now that the new law has taken effect they couldn't give a refill if they wanted. They'd have to physically write out a new prescription to have you hand carry to the pharmacy.

[freelyme 149]

Now that the new law has taken effect they couldn't give a refill if they wanted. They'd have to physically write out a new prescription to have you hand carry to the pharmacy.

tomorrow,Sunday, or the next Sunday?

[OnePhatWhoDat 54]

@@OnePhatWhoDat

By the way the Vicodin your doctor prescribed was it a liquid or a pill? What was the actual medicine he/she prescribed? Just curious.

It's liquid Lortab. Old script said "10 -325/15ml". New script said "7.5-325/15 ml". Huge bottle of the stuff. Icky sweet! Ugh! And just now I realized I'm in the wrong forum. This is the BYPASS forum, not the SLEEVE forum! Ha! Ha! :-)

Edited October 18, 2014 by OnePhatWhoDat

[smiley922 447]

tomorrow,Sunday, or the next Sunday?

tomorrow sunday, it was about 16 doses 7.5 lortab/325 acetaminophen. Started Thursday night. I may try just plain liquid Tylenol a couple doses tomorrow to stretch it out.