Recent content by imeister

It's worth doing some research about what to take with you to the hospital. I took more with me than I needed, but I'm eternally grateful to whoever recommended that I take the dissolving GasEx strips. I'm also told that a heating pad does WAY more good for post-surgical gas pain than the...

High, FLAMING hoops, it seems like for some people. I'm sorry this is happening to you, but I agree with the other responders: don't give up. Insurance companies are in business to make MONEY, and how are they going to do that if everyone gets the timely, quality healthcare they need? If they...

My process also took 5 months, which I thought was going to be an eternity, but wasn't. I had a lot of double-team appointments in the process too. The thing I wish I could have skipped was the "life skills" classes. Complete waste of time for me, and many others, especially since most of...

I just had my surgery on 9/10/13. I did a lot of reading about what to take to the hospital, and everyone with gas pain swore that heating pads were the way to go. Everyone said that the heating pad was WAY more effective than pain meds at resolving gas problems. That, and the dissolving...

Ashley, I just had mine on Sep 10 -- the day before you. And I'm right there with you on the emotional roller-coaster. I've spoken to several bariatric nurses though, and there are simple explanations. First, morphine. Morphine and its derivatives have mood alteration as a common side...