OMG. I know we have all THOUGHT it - but - this is something else. I have even posted about it.
I have a serious issue with my peers who <poot> without thinking about their personal air radius. It's AN ISSUE, A BIG STINKY ISSUE in our community.
Don't pretend it isn't. It is. Can you imagine an all WLS Office? *dies* I would have to build a bubble for myself. A Yankee Candle Impentrable Aromabubble.
Q: What are the rights of co-workers when another experiences side effects (i.e. malodorous flatulence) due to gastric bypass? The surgery is not recent, and to add insult to injury, the offender does not maintain a healthy diet, which only exacerbates the problem. The office manager has supplied the office with various oder-eliminating products, which we all use, except for the guilty party. He has absolutely no regard for his co-workers, and to my knowledge our HR person has not counseled him on any kind of office etiquette. There are laws in place to protect those with medical disabilities, but what type of protection is there for those having to be around such an inconsiderate person? This may seem like a joke, but it is not! I think people are leery to say anything to this person for fear of being accused of discrimination.
A: Unquestionably, your employer should be doing more to resolve the problem than merely leaving bottles of Beano sitting around. It’s not clear whether your co-worker’s flatulence is truly disability-related. You mention other factors, like poor diet, that may point to this being simply a hygiene issue (which is not a protected class under discrimination statutes). It’s for your employer to determine whether there’s really a disability issue here and, if so, whether the Americans with Disabilities Act applies and there’s an accommodation that will resolve the problem. If your company is sophisticated enough to have a dedicated HR person, it probably has an HR manual that outlines grievance procedures. Following those steps should make it clear to your employer that you (and others) mean business and that this issue must be addressed.
"The study authors documented the case of a woman who had biliopancreatic diversion surgery for obesity seven years before the birth of her child. At nine weeks' gestation, the mother was diagnosed with severe deficiencies of vitamins A, D and K, as well as iron-deficiency anemia. Despite treatment, the woman's vitamin A level remained critically low throughout her pregnancy.
Her son was born with significant malformations of both eyes, and his vision remains poor despite treatment, the researchers reported. They noted that the first eight weeks of gestation are the most critical period in the development of organs, including formation of the visual system.
The article was released in the June issue of the Journal of AAPOS, the publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.
"The mother's description of night blindness, recurrent low vitamin A levels during the pregnancy, and demonstrated vitamin A deficiency in the neonate support vitamin A deficiency as the cause. This case illustrates that vitamin A is very important for normal eye development in the fetus, particularly for pregnant women who have undergone gastric bypass surgery in order to improve their fertility," lead investigator Dr. Glen Gole, of the department of ophthalmology at Royal Children's Hospital and Discipline of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, said in an AAPOS news release.
"Weight-reduction surgery is becoming more common, especially with the potential for health benefits that result from reducing obesity," commented journal editor-in-chief Dr. David G. Hunter, in the news release. "Unfortunately some forms of this surgery cause vitamin deficiency, and in this case the problem led to a birth defect that caused blindness in one child. We are not aware of any other cases of this particular problem, but it is important for any woman who has had this form of gastric bypass surgery to be checked for vitamin deficiency -- and have it corrected -- before considering having a baby."
Weight-loss surgery can lead to resolution of type 2
diabetes in some patients. Patients who do not maintain weight control are at risk of diabetes
recurrence.
I personally never had diabetes BEFORE my roux en y gastric bypass, though I am SURE I was pre-diabetic, I probably would eventually have been diabetic had I remained super morbidly obese. I have had serious blood sugar problems since having gastric bypass -- for the same reason the bypass resolves diabetes. IT WORKS. Sometimes too well! If I gain a lot of weight -- or reverse my bypass - I may resolve my problem. (Ironic.)
Weight-loss surgery allowed a majority of obese type 2 diabetes patients to stop or reduce medical therapy, according to three studies reported here.As many as 90% of patients had improved glucose control following bariatric surgery, investigators told attendees at the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
By Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Published: June 30, 2010 Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner
LAS VEGAS -- Some bariatric surgery patients may trade one type of addiction for another, according to a small study of patients who entered substance abuse programs after surgery.
LAS VEGAS -- Smoking appears to make bariatric surgery more risky, particularly with respect to development of strictures and surgical-margin ulcers, data from a large cohort study suggest.
LAS VEGAS -- Adjustable gastric banding achieves only modest weight loss, and even that benefit deteriorates over time in most patients, a Dutch surgeon said here.
Five years after surgery, about two thirds of patients maintained 25% excess weight loss. At 10 years the success rate dropped to less than a third (31%).
I've never heard of this show before -- you know I don't watch much/any TV -- fiction is not my thing. Give me PBS, give me 20/20!
But, this is on topic!
On this episode of Royal Pains, WLS gets a shout. OR -- I should say -- complications get a shout out. Go deficiencies! "Memory loss?" HI THERE! HAVE YOU MET MM?
I have to say it's awfully goofy listening to stuff like this that I know all about when it's not coming Dr. House fashion. O-o
Episode 203 - Keeping The Faith. (There's no embed code, I am trying.)
It's been a while since I posted any updates about 'Seizures After WLS,' but mostly that's because I'm simply stuck, and I don't really like to post repeatedly about things that are so pin pointed like seizures after weight loss surgery, because it scares the bejesus out of people. (124 people so far, though I haven't actively been looking for people lately.)
I get a lot of flak about being "negative," and in fact, was asked again if I might Be More Positive! to make my blog, you know, <quote fingers> More Supportive! </quotefingers>
As to THAT -- which is another blog post in the works - Honey? We Don't Need Another WLS Cheerleader, especially not the from the girl who has always hated the cheerleaders. <grin>
Personally, I'm still seizing. I had one this morning. 9:30am. Great, thanks for asking! I think I had two the day before yesterday. I can't tell most times, unless someone tells ME that it happened, unless I feel something "off," and I make a mental note to look at the clock and etch that into my brain and sit "safe" until it's over.
I'm on the near maximum dose of Topamax now and Dilantin/Phenytek. It seems that I am most likely to have a seizure around 6-10am, and sometimes in the very late afternoon. I wonder if it's the absorption of Dilantin, considering, I take THAT at 10pm nearly every single evening, and if I seize, it's almost always in the AM after waking.) Anyway.
I just got a very disturbing cell-phone video (uploading now to add) from one of my Facebook friends and WLS peers.
And, before I show you, I wanted to say something.
It JUST occurred to me, because she mentioned it? People think she's faking it.
Wait, what? OMG.
So, when I am on the floor, pissing my pants and frothing at the mouth, that's all for show? Oh.
Because, she/we can't get a diagnosis -- it isn't REAL?
This is Beth D, and this is her very quick story:
"I had the DS on 10/31/2008. Starting BMI 52, current 26.something weight loss total 148 to date.
I began eating solid foods sometime in November, this is the ONLY thing I can relate to them time around it started. It seemed to happen when I was hungry, if I didn't eat ASAP then my head would start to twitch. (blood tests/meter confirmed at that time it was NOT hypoglycemia) After that, it seemed as though it was related to my need to poop. Each time the "session" would end, I would have to go #2.
Then it seemed like it was stress/ hormone related. When I got stressed, it would start. When time was close to my "faux cycle" (i had a partial hysto but still have my ovaries so i get the fun of the emotions without the bleeding, YAY!) it would intensify. (to this day they intensify around my cycle)
Dr #1 (neurologist) checked labs as he was POSIITVE it was my B levels (600 at the time) and my ADHD meds. Because it wasn't happening at that time, he wrote to my PCP and said I was all but faking it.
Back to PCP. 1st vid recorded of mild episode. He does EKG to check for seziures & CT to check for possible stroke. Both negative.also rechecks all my labs- perfect
By this time (Feb) my speech was being affected. At times I can't speak, when I do it has NOTHING to do with what I'm trying to say. Other times I can stare blankly at you & my lips won't move but the voice is in my head of everything I'm saying..
PCP decided to do drug trials. First 2 weeks was muscle relaxers to see if it was muscular, did nothing, next 2 weeks he put me on valpac to see if it was seziures, that med turned me into a demon & didn't do anything so again stop.
Went back to surgeon seeking answers, of course he did nothing wrong, no way possibly he could have nicked my Vagus nerve. Told him what my PCP was doing, he agreed and sent me on my way.
Next neuro, "Well you've been doing it for over a year now, it has to be Tourette Syndrome. He said he has never seen this before, would consult some of his peep's and get back to me.. That was 6 months ago:(
So here I am today, they are far worse then they were before. I have tried food elimination (including gluten) I have checked my sugars a billion times over, cut out carbs, added carbs, changed every thing I've eaten, not eaten or even looked at, all failed. The ONLY thing that has ever made me stop at least for a bit.. MORE SURGERY! WTF? I have had 2 other surgeries since my WLS. Hernia repair & obstructed bowel. Both times I was in there, I stopped completely and I figured out it was because they had me drugged up.. When I came home, I was taking my narcotics and within 3 days of stopping, my tics started to slowly come back.. I'm sorry but I'm not gonna live on narc's the rest of my life.."
What is happening? Could be? http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/dystonias/detail_dystonias.htm
There is an obesity plague in America that costs the nation as much as $147 billion -- and an untold number of lives -- every year. Nearly two-thirds of American adults are either overweight or obese. Childhood obesity is triple what it was a generation ago. Together, they add up to a public health crisis that feeds a $60 billion industry of products, services, diets and foods designed to help people lose weight.
CNBC correspondent Scott Wapner reports on the war on fat, with intimate profiles of Americans struggling to overcome obesity, some of whom have resorted to surgery. He takes viewers behind the scenes of a pharmaceutical company developing a cutting-edge drug that could be a medical and financial blockbuster, and goes inside a weight loss boot camp called The Biggest Loser Resort – an enterprise that is helping some lose pounds, and others make money.
The obesity crisis has placed a crushing burden on the nation's healthcare system and has even convinced some in the medical community that the current generation of American children may be the first to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents. In this CNBC original documentary, you'll see the real cost of obesity, and find out who's profiting from it, too.
From the CNBC Report - "One Nation, Overweight."
On any given Saturday morning at the Cleveland Clinic, you’ll find a crowded room filled with patients attending seminars on bariatric surgery.
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