Hi Lady G, I wish I had lost the weight you lost! I only lost about 12lbs. I have put myself on partial Lactose free and partial Gluten free food. Not totally free but just eating Lactose &...
Thanks Denise...
Hi Denise, No , I am more constipated than the opposite.....Am trying to eat a bit less and it has quietened down a bit, not so bad as before but still there. Am eating rolled oats every day and lots...
Hi again Denise , I did forget to mention that every time I eat anything it sounds like a war is going on inside my stomach.......Its getting embarrassing, the noise I mean. Its very loud, a lot of...
Thanks Denise, the reason I am so confused is that this didn't happen in the first month or so ...it seems to have only started in the last couple of weeks. I haven't changed anything! The...
Hi Andy, No I'm not eating anything different or excess dairy....I'm eating exactly what I used to. Its really weird!!...
Well its 2 months after my wrap!! I have still continued to heal well...Am back doing everything I used to do. I do have a question though.... The one thing that this has left me with is excessive...
Hi all. I am only 4 weeks post surgery and I can eat almost anything now. The only things I haven't had is steak , chops etc. But pasta, salad, potato, sausages etc I can eat with no trouble. I had a...
Hi again Sarconastic, Please read my story "Having Partial Wrap 15th May".......I had most of what you have got including the lung problem and now I can lay flat again!!! The pain you go through is...
Hi Allie..........Four months ago, my husband was hospitalised with a massive panic attack. It stemmed from health fears as he had been in hospital 3 times in the prior few months with other...
Thanks again Denise, you are always an encouragement to everyone. I only wish I could help more people....thanks again. Believe & Receive.....By His Stripes I am Healed! AMEN!...
DAY 25.........Thanks Denise, I hope what I did wasn't enough to do damage to my wrap...I will be more careful in future. You certainly have a busy life......I wasn't intending anything at you....I...
Hi all, can anyone answer the questions I asked a couple of days ago?? I didn't get one answer!! Thanks all. /community/emoticons/turn.gif ...
Hi Sarconastic, I had this op, a partial wrap, 22 days ago and mine is definitely a success story. I am so glad I had it done and I recommend this op to anyone who needs it......also I am in the...
DAY 17-22......Well I haven't been back on here for a while.....Things were still going great until about day 19 when I did something rather stupid. Because I felt so well, and I wasn't thinking, I...
Hi Ian, Just some more reassuring......Before surgery I was on reflux meds for about 10 years...Was taken off these the day after surgery and no reflux since. Also I had to sleep 30 degrees upright...
Hi Ian, I had my wrap, a Nissen Toupet (Partial wrap) the same as Maggie the cat, 16 days ago...I live in Australia and my Specialist explained everything to me beforehand. He said he preffered to do...
Hi Milly43 How is the health system run in America...I presume that is where you are. I live in Australia and am privately insured. Here I can get my GP to write a referral to get an ultra sound and...
Hi Milly43, I also have cysts in both my breasts and at the end of last year, the largest one, 4cms, was swollen up and was protruding in the form of a lump about the size of a small egg in my...
Hi Denise, thanks again for your reply. I think you need to have a positive attitude in todays world or you would have trouble surviving. With all the doom & gloom on the media, you need something on...
DAYS..13...14...15...16...Well here I am again!! /community/emoticons/turn.gif I have been really well...I can't say I have much to report except good things!! Have had hardly any pain except a...
Thanks Denise for all your encouragement and help! It really has been a blessing to me. I'm hopeful that I will sail through that wrap swelling thing also.....will let you know what happens! Believe...
Hi Scubasue, I'm also glad to hear from someone else who has had little pain or discomfort since surgery. I am only 12 days post op but am doing extremely well...I am also in the senior age...
DAY 10, 11 & 12.............Day 10...had a good day again today....went to the Gold Coast as planned to see friends. All good...Day 11...went to church, then out to lunch with 10 friends after...
DAY 9...... /community/emoticons/tongue.gif .......Great day today....I believe I'm over the worst of it. Have had 3 great days in a row!!! Am eating most foods just mashed, not vitamised! Went to my...
Hi Andy, Yes i was on Parriot before surgery and was taken straight off after surgery, regards Sandy...
DAY 7 & 8..... /community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif ...Hi all, didn't write anything yesterday...Had a really good day yesterday & today. Saw my GP and he was very pleased with my recovery....
Hi Lady G......I am so sorry to hear what has happened to you. Was your doctor a specialist in this area of surgery?? I am stunned at what took place. I can only imagine what you are going through....
Hi worried sick 11 Please do yourself a favour and go and have a cat scan of the area. You'll need a referal from your GP. I had a cat scan and I only had a syst on the thyroid...not a problem, very...
/community/emoticons/tongue.gif Thanks Denise...I will...regards Sandy Believe & Receive...By His Stripes I Am Healed!! /community/emoticons/yeah.gif ...
Hi Andy 1986 I'm sorry I missed your thoughts yesterday...I'm not sure what ppis stands for???? Could you clarify please? Thanks Believe & Receive........By His Stripes I Am Healed! AMEN...
Thanks Denise, unfortunately the Maxalon tablets didn't work the next day so a friend had left me a couple of Stematil so I took one last night and it worked fine and I also had the best sleep since...
DAY 6.......Much better today!!! HOORAY!!!! Have eaten more today than any other day!!! 1/2 cup of porriage and yoghurt for breaky (Vitamised)......1/2 cup of mashed potato and gravy for...
Day 5...... Had another bad day today /community/emoticons/shocked.gif Started off fine and then by about lunch time I started feeling quite sick but only when I stood up. I was fine while seated but...
Yes Denise, I finally got an injection at 11-30pm last night and a script for today....will do an update now for maybe 2 days as I'm a day behind with it..... Believe & Receive!........By His Stripes...
Thanks Denise once again.....all good advice!!! Would you believe the receptionist at my GP would not fit me in yesterday, wouldn't allow me to even speak to my doctor and I had to call in an after...
DAY 4 Hi all...well today has been awefull!! /community/emoticons/rolleyes.gif Couldn't eat at all...felt sick all day long.....actually heaved several times!! As I was not sick in the hospital, I...
Thanks Denise for all your encouraging words...everything helps during this time. Having a "TOUPET PARTIAL WRAP" sounds like I'm getting a "WIG" I don't know where they get these names from???? Do...
Hi Wendy, /community/emoticons/tongue.gif I think I may have confused you with my lung problems. That was BEFORE the wrap...my doctor just sent me to ICU as a precaution as I also had some ashma as...
/community/emoticons/cool.gif Hi all, Going home today....HOORAY!!! Feeling realling good!! /community/emoticons/tongue.gif Still small ammount of pain across shoulder blades....pain only last about...
/community/emoticons/tongue.gif DAY 3.....Much better today!! /community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif Auto pain meds and Drip have both been stopped!! /community/emoticons/turn.gif Went for 2 long...
DAY 2...Improved quite a bit..able to burp & pass wind. Pain in shoulder still sharp but doesn't last long and is less frequent. Pain goes from shoulder blades then into your throat sort of like a...
Hi all, am home from hospital and am doing really well. As I said I wrote some notes in Hospital so will go from them...Thank you for all your well wishes and kind support! DAY 1....Operation of...
Thanks again Denise, I have read it cover to cover twice...very helpful. Well today I will be admitted and will have the endoscopy. I am staying in hospital overnight as my surgery is set down for...
Thanks Denise & Maggie for your wise advice....don't know what I would have done without this forum!!...
Thanks for the info Bill......... will do. Pillow I Mean!!!! regards Sandy...
/community/emoticons/tongue.gif Hi to all...I am having a partial wrap Wed 15th May so I thought I would just get something down beforehand. I am a 67 year old christian lady and live in Australia....
Thanks for the advice, I really appreciate it!...
Hope the gas gets better for you......Thanks for the reply...
Hi Maggie the cat, /community/emoticons/tongue.gif Thanks for all your story and advice on food etc. I am having the partial wrap on wed, 15th. I hope my recovery is as good as yours. My concern is...