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From: "Nancy Monroe"
Date: Sun Jan 1, 2006 4:49pm
Subject: RE: [OSSG-MiniGastricBypass] NEED CONTACTS
I had the surgery on 7/19/02 with Dr. Robert Rutledge, weighing 285 lbs. I
had been heavy all my life, trying different diets and diet pills just to
lose the weight and regain it all back plus more. I couldn't sit in a booth
at a restaurant and would have to ask for a table, couldn't climb stairs
without being out of breath, ask for an extension belt on a plane and
couldn't even enjoy playing with my grandchild. I felt so worthless and had
very low self esteem. This was my last chance for a healthy life.
My surgery took 45 minutes because I had some scar tissue from having a
spleen removed in 1989. I had no nausea after surgery and only used the
pain pump once to get some sleep. I was up walking in the hall by late
evening. My girlfriend picked me up the next morning and stayed with me for
the weekend.
It took several weeks for me to get my energy back. During this time, I was
hired for CLOS. The staff is very compassionate to patient needs and care
and we are here to answer any questions or concerns you may have.
Our doctors are very skilled, knowledgeable, compassionate surgeons and have
all been trained by the pioneer of the MGB, Dr. Robert Rutledge.
The hospital staff is also great. Everyone is understanding to your needs
and very caring.
Would I do it again? In a heartbeat. The first 2-3 months are the hardest
because there are so many changes taking place. It is quite a challenge to
see what your body will tolerate after surgery.
Do I have any regrets? Yes, just one..My only regret is that I couldn't
have had the surgery years ago. WOW, what a difference it would have made
in my life.
This is a very special gift that has been given to me by Dr. Rutledge and I
will forever grateful to him. I have lost 145 lbs. and I thank God that it
has changed my life.
Nancy Monroe
Human Resource Administrator
704-682-0260 (cell)
704-871-0031
npm@...
www.clos.net
>Can anybody tell me some items they ate right after surgery ( Stage
>1 ). Do the hospital give you a list of recomdations on what would be
>good choices to eat. I know yogurt, chiken noodle soup, saltine
>crackers can be eaten right after but what else. Same question for
>Stage 2, whats good.
At the hospital, they brought me yogurt, chicken broth, saltines and
Gatorade a few hours after surgery. Same thing the next day. When I came
back to my hotel, I stayed with that, plus V8, and 'classic' (not cream)
tomato soup. There was a Wild Oats market with fresh, hot soups nearby, and
I ate some of the strained, non-creamy broths from the vegetable soups.
I'm three weeks post-op, and I still stick mostly with the stage 1 foods,
plus some runny mashed potatoes made with lactose-free milk, some applesauce
and a tiny bit of guacamole on saltines. I also eat the noodles from the
chicken soup and tried a bit of butternut squash soup diluted down with more
chicken broth. I did eat a little baked fish the other night, which tasted
pretty good, and yesterday I ate a graham cracker with a thin layer of
creamy peanut butter on it. Yogurt is still a mainstay---good source of
calcium and protein and very easy on your new stomach connections.
The first week or so I lost about ten pounds, and since then, seem to be
consistently losing about half a pound a day, so today I'm down 20 lbs from
pre-op. I feel good, have plenty of energy and can happily jog two miles
five days a week---and no, I WASN'T doing that pre-surgery.
I know this sounds pretty dull, but your tastes and appetites *will* change
after surgery. Believe me, I love good food, but post-surgery, you really
are (or at least I am) pretty ho-hum about food. It recedes back into a
mildly interesting fuel source, not the central driving force of your
universe. You'll lose the craving to drive twenty miles for a favorite
meal, be able to drive past the pizza joint down the street without drooling
and will have to remind yourself to go find a bite or two of something,
rather than fighting with yourself to order the medium fries instead of the
super-size with a double cheeseburger.
Don't worry about being satisfied with food post-op---you will be, even on a
fairly restricted regimen at first. Food loses its magical (dominating)
attraction and you really will be perfectly satisfied with a few ounces of
yogurt or a cup of brothy something or other. Don't look at post-op as "I
have to stay on this really boring diet". Look at it as "food no longer has
a hold over me." That really is how it feels on the other side.
Good luck, I know you'll do great.
Susan G
Dr. Rutledge, Las Vegas 12/14/05
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