NEW POST OP SUPPORT We have had a few requests for a post op support group... well we have created one... it is still best to remain in the support of your ...
I have gas and I'm spitting up blood/bile/foamy stuff. The gas is really uncomfortable, but everyone says it's normal. still i haven't really heard others talk...
I just had surgery 9/5/08. Returned home to Arizona last night, 9/9/08. First thing I did, as soon as I got out of the car, was weigh myself. Imagine my...
The gas I had, and the pain associated with it. Not too bad, but enough to make me uncomfortable. I did not spit up any blood, but my mouth always had a...
Gas is normal, blood is not. Call Dr.Joya right away. Also, did you bring a heating pad? That should help with the gas. Call the desk and tell them that you...
It is normal. You got a lot of IV fluids, you retain fluid when flying because of sitting for so long and it will pass. Sip sip sip... get your fluids in and...
Sorry you are not feeling well. I too had alot of nausea, blood throwing up the night of surgery. I asked for nausea meds but only after really feeling...
Good work Mike !!! In a message dated 9/10/2008 10:51:39 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, jasstevens@... writes: The gas I had, and the pain associated with...
Hey Mike, Congratulations on the weight loss....!!! I'm pretty even with you at this point (down 65 pounds) and we had surgery close to the same time. I've...
I had alot of gas pain but nothing else. I hope u told the doctor about this...whoever came to see u.. My hotel room was great....didnt have a problem with it...
this is very normal. You still have all the water from the IV's and meds.. Plus, u are still swollen. In a week or so...u will see a decrease. Try not to...
I can't believe I have finally made the decision to do this. I am very excited but I am getting a lot of grief from my family, who want me to have the...
Hi It's a problem for most. People just seem to think of Mexico as a third world country and that their health care is the same. It is not. There is state of...
In a message dated 9/10/2008 8:25:02 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, athina561@... writes: I can't believe I have finally made the decision to do this. I am...
Yes, I had the same situation, especially one son in law who sells heart valves, because he was convinced that only doctors in the US have the standards...
Hi Gerald. I would like the names of some plastic surgeons in PV and costs. I'm specifically interested in face and neck lift. Thanks Jane In a message dated...
I had my surgery 3/19. I went from 252lbs to 179 lbs since then. I am only 9 lbs away from my ideal body weight and size 12s are fitting nicely. On my 5'10...
Wow, thanks so much for your response. I am more excited than ever and I am so looking forward to it. I think I may do the same thing that you are...
I wasn 't going to tell ANYONE but my daughter, who was going with me. Well, SHE needed a babysitter and asked my dad, who REFUSED to lie to my mother (the ONE...
TYPO - make that FORTY since surgery (5/27!) ... -- Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did...
I don't think it is a good idea not to tell anyone in your family until after - they might be upset that you would keep something so serious from them - not...
I understand, but my mother is a worrier and has had a stroke - much LESS stress after I was home and ok than WORRYING about me for three weeks before - you...
I'm with you Joyce. My mom would have been worried sick. After my wt loss started to show, she told me that she was so glad that I had NOT told her ahead of...
Well, I decided to come clean to just my parents and my sister. I asked them not to tell anyone else, because I don't want to deal with distractions and...
Beware of Health Travel Guides There is a company out there trying to promote and send patients to Dr. Joya but in reality they are selling time share and...
I returned 9/5 from PV with my friend Toni, who had the gastric sleeve. I had it done feb 08 and I went with her for moral support and as her nurse. Surgery...
I returned 9/9 from PV with my friend Toni, who had the gastric sleeve. I had it done feb 08 and I went with her for moral support and as her nurse. Surgery...