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04-01-2007, 08:40 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006 |
Location: Villa Ridge Missouri |
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calling all peeps! I'm home with a question
Hello all,
I am home I had my surgery on March 28. All went well except I had some blood in my stool the day I was leaving. They were not going to let me go because my hemaglobin was lower than what it was when I cam in but still in normal range. They drew my blood again in the afternoon and it went up a number. I feel good but still a little sore. I am so glad I can sleep in my own bed. Hospital beds SUCK!
I have a question. It seem I am getting a lot of fluid out of my drain. I sometimes empty it 4 times in 24 hours. It looks good it is pink with some fatty tissue in it but I don't know if I am not suppose to have all this fluid. They left me with an emergency number but I don't think this is an emergency. I don't want to bother doc on his day off. I have no fever an fell pretty good. I am walking 30-40 min a day and drinking all of my fluids. What do you think should I call? Anyway it's good to talk to you all.
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287.5/187/140(preop/current/goal)I'm on my way! 
Surgery date March 28, 2007 
Christy
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04-01-2007, 08:45 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006 |
Location: Oceanside |
Surgeon: Dr. Charles Callery |
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I'm not a medical person, but wanted to say "welcome home" and welcome to the losers bench! You're doing awesome with the walking and fluids! I say call. they gave you that number for questions...better safe than sorry...the person on the other end of that line will be just as relieved as you if it's NOT an emergency. Please call.
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July 11,2006
Dr. Callery
309/198/150
Century 6/1/2007
Onederland 8/26/2007
LyndieBear
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04-01-2007, 09:25 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006 |
Location: Red Deer, Alberta, Cananda |
Surgeon: Dr. Nohr, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada |
Age: 34 |
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great advice lynda
welcome back, congrats on your surgery, and please listen to Lynda, better safe than sorry
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Open RNY - Sept. 11, 2006
5'3" Start 239 / Current 110
One-der-land Club October 1, 2006
Over-weight Club December 13, 2006
Doctor's goal: 140lbs March 23, 2007
Open Gallbladder Surgery: August 13, 2007
TT Gym rat club member #4
Current: 16% BF
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04-01-2007, 02:26 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006 |
Location: Rhode Island |
Surgeon: Dr. Harry Sax |
Age: 50 |
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I came home with one drain. I was told to measure it and record it. I could see the output started really decreasing about a week after surgery, perhaps 8 or 9 days. Then it went down drastically. I was emptying mine twice a day. I wasn't worried because no one else seemed to be. I would say, if it was increasing, or the color was looking wierd, call. Heck, call anyhow! Most offices call and check on you anyhow, at some point!
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I live in my own little world, but it's okay because they know me here.
Height 5'2"
Highest: 335
Surgery:328.6
Current: 223.8 as of 7/1/08
Goal: Who cares? I feel great!
Surgery Date: 2/12/07
Open Roux-en-Y at The Miriam Hospital, RI
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04-01-2007, 02:48 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006 |
Surgeon: Dr. Donald Czerniach |
Age: 40 |
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Pink= good
Bright red blood=bad
Green=VERY BAD
Foul smell=very, very bad
If the amount of drainage keeps increasing then call but right now I would not worry hon.
Welcome to the loser's bench!
 Nurse Duckie
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04-01-2007, 07:00 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006 |
Location: Alabama |
Surgeon: Dr. Edward Facundus |
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Welcome
we share the same re-birth date! You've gotten good advise from nurse duckie and the others. I just wanted to add my welcome to theirs and wish you the best.
Carol
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January 11, 2007 - BCBS approved
Surgery date March 28, 2007 Lap RNY
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04-02-2007, 02:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Duckie
Pink= good
Bright red blood=bad
Green=VERY BAD
Foul smell=very, very bad
If the amount of drainage keeps increasing then call but right now I would not worry hon.
Welcome to the loser's bench!
Nurse Duckie |
Like many other things it isn't just the quantitiy, but the quality. If you drink something blue, and blue comes out....call your MD.
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Lap RNY 1/4/06....
46/ 19.8/23.5 BMI's 167.9 pounds gone forever as of 9/12/07 116.3%to goal
294.4/ 126.5/150
5' 7''
Jupiter, Florida
Dr. Jefferson Vaughan: GBP
Dr. P Duddly Giles: Plastic surgeon TT/BL 03.20.2007
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04-02-2007, 02:02 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006 |
Location: Alabama |
Age: 43 |
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Originally Posted by Dyann
If you drink something blue, and blue comes out....call your MD.
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Dyann, I'd be drinking blue all day just to make sure there was no blue coming out since I'm so paranoid. LOL
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Lap RNY 06/07/06
357/197 /170
Pre-Op/Current/Goal
Century Club - Nov 7, 2006
I MADE IT!!!! ONEDERLAND FEELS SOOOO GOOD! - March 15, 2008
160 lbs GONE!!
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