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Glad to hear that it is the lesser of the evils, I know how painful they are. You will continue to be in our prayers. Take care.
 
I hope that your recovery is swift and complete. I went through Gastric Bypass back in 2001. If you ever want to chat about the affects PM me.
 
Rob,

You are in my prayers. I turn 50 this year too. I guess I better make a well visit to the doc to make sure all the systems are at their best.

Take care buddy. I hope your lapband works well for you too.
 
Update:
Day 2 and I'm starting to feel better. The stone may still be there, or it may have passed already. The fever broke yesterday too.
Thanks for your prayers.
Rob
 
Cav, & all,
Any speed right now would be a blessing. LOL This post has been so uplifting and is a powerful aid in my recovery. I seldom see prayers answered this quickly. The pain is all but gone, at this point and the cold sweats left yesterday afternoon.

Financial prayers are being answered as well. My wife is a state employee (teacher) and our state is facing a 10% cut in pay. We keep getting foreign students signing up to stay with us, so the cut is made up for, for the next 8 months. Oorah!!! For you non-former-Marine friends, that means Yippeee!, Yahoo!, Amen,! or something of the kind. God is Good and His love is reflected in this thread. aka you.

Rob
 
Big Rob

Hang in there, don't leave the Dr.s office without some kind of diagnostics being done. On some occasion I have heard pneumonia can produce some vague back pain (depending on where it is). Anyway my prayers are with you, good luck, keep us posted.

Dan
 
well i just finished reading all the posts. Glad it was "just" a stone. Been there done that. Carry on & feel better.

Dan
 
Rob,

Sorry that I didn't find this sooner, but I normally don't check this forum. Anyway, prayers are on the way even though the stone may have already passed. I had one stone and it was not fun. So hang in there.

I hope that your wife's teaching position becomes a little more secure. I worked in education for 35 years and know the ups and downs all too well.

Jerry
 
Hey Rob, Get better. I had my first major (for me it was major) stone a couple months ago. Damn thing put pain into a whole new realm, and I have a very high threshold. I'd hate to have them on a regular basis, but I do have a prescription of Oxycodone in my nightstand waiting on the next one.
 
Billy,
What? You moved again? Where are you living now?

Mike,
Oxycodone doesn't even scratch the surface of kidney stone pain. I've been on it for 14 years. Ketorolac is the only thing that works and I'm not sure if its a pain pill, but it knocks the pain right out.
Rob
 
Well, I've been on antibiotics for 4 days or so and my temperature comes and goes. It's only a degree and a half, but I've got the sweats and major weakness and dizziness. I don't know what it is. It seems to be related to either my cough, or my stone/infection. I'll call my Dr. tomorrow. I'm usually OK, if I don't stand up, but that's unavoidable. Your continued prayers are coveted.
Thanks,
Rob
 
Hang in there, Rob. Don't put it off, call the doc for sure tomorrow. Chin up, it will get better.

Not to compare, but tomorrow will be my first day at work for about 3 weeks after a reaction to medicine combined with a bout of mononucleosis.

I'll make you a deal; let's both wish each other luck!
 
Rob, William and the rest of you who keep getting sick - start taking 2000 IU of vitamin D-3 twice a day. It will boost your immune system. Feel better friends!
 
I know that you mentioned it was a stone, but you also mentioned that you had your band adjusted. Was this a surgical procedure? If it was, you might ask your Dr. if it could be an infection, rather then a stone. Hope that it clears quickly and that you begin to feel better sooner.
 
Lou,
I've never heard of vitamin D3. I have to take mini pills, or cut them into small pieces. Big pills just don't work for me (like 1,000 mg of vitamin c), they're too big to cut up. Trust me, Cipro (I'm taking it for my kidney stone infection) tastes like crap cut up. I actually have to take childrens' vitamins and chewable C. It isn't that bad. The dinosaur shapes are pretty cool. LOL

Cav,
Good luck and thanks. I blew my nose today and came really close to passing out. If I weren't standing perfectly balanced, I would have hit the deck. That's never happened from using a kleenex before. When I was a steel worker, I stood up, after sitting for a while and the same thing happened. Fortunately, I was standing in a bulkhead door (like a submarine's hatch) and I was too big to fall through. It was a 20' drop onto a pile of 1/2" thick, man-sized pieces of steel scrap. Back then, it was from high blood pressure, but my pressure is great now. It's just this bug that caught me. I know it isn't swine flu, because I didn't lose my appetite. I'm calling the Doc tomorrow (well, rather, later today, as it's pushing 1:30 AM). Time for some ZZZZZs.
Rob
 
Cindy,
No, it's just an injection of saline solution into a port. It's done by my surgeon, so it's safer. Some nurses do it for other doctors, but mine does his own. He's the lead Dr. in his practice and I believe the best in the state. It's amazing how simple it is to adjust the band. It's like an inner tube, inside a hose clamp, with a tube and port attached. The port is sewn in under the skin, but you can't see it (yet). My weight loss is still continuing, but it is slowing down (as it always does). I'm down to 378.5 today.

Thanks for your concern. It was an intelligent perception. The fill/adjustment did take place about 7 - 10 days, before the fever started. Every once in a while, I take an extra bite, before I realize I'm full and it's uncomfortable, but now I know what that feeling is. I thought that my stomach was just sensitive before. It's a different feeling than normal fullness.
Rob
 
BigRob777 said:
Billy,
What? You moved again? Where are you living now?
Click to expand...

I've actually moved only once, but it took awhile to get into a house.

And I don't even want to talk about not having anything resembling a shop set up yet. :frown: But we are back in San Antonio and that's the most important thing. I've really been enjoying watching my oldest grandson play ball. I only missed one of his basketball games, and so far haven't missed a baseball game. Life it good, my friend!:good:

My hope is to have a workable shop by the Fall.
 
Billy,
Too bad you're not in Delaware. I have two and you could use them whenever you wanted. I can never seem to find enough back to do any work, what with planting season just finishing up. I love fresh vegees. I experimented cooking with bok choi this year and now I want to plant some again. It's something like clery mixed with chinese cabbage. I use it instead of pasta and just love the taste, when it's cooked soft.

I'm also doing the salad gig again and want to use my garden to supply us with lots of romaine, tomatoes and cucumbers.

I love gardening, but hate the back-work it takes to keep it weeded. Enjoy your life with your grandkids. Oh, I'm also getting into smoking meat. I know that's popular in Texas. I did chicken legs first and they sucked. I did a brisket, with Hawaiian Mesquite and a rub I made up without pepper (my wife can't handle any pepper) and it was blazing!!!!! Fish is next. Trying to eat healthily, healthy,...er...good.

Rob
 
Hey Rob;
HIGH Protein; makes you feel full. Watch out for the salad thing, leaves me hungry and I always put way to much dressing on it to make it healthy.
keep up the good work.
 
Rob I'm glad that you're OK, now if you like gardening ( like I do ) and if you have bad back, them rised you vegie bed up, I mean get some sleepers and make some land boxes 2' or 3' high then you can grow what you want without bending over picking the weed and vegies, your smoke meat sound and smell good but will suggest plain steam vegies and grill lean meat use olive oil if you can, keep well, all here need you.
 
UPDATE:

Now for a twist. On top of a kidney stone infection (I think the stone may have passed), I picked up bronchitis, or something of that sort and also the E-Coli virus. I think I may have either gotten it from sorting through produce in a couple of asian markets, or through a spoiled piece of chinese sausage. I spit it out and tossed the batch, but that might explain why I'm the only one in my household that is sick. We have a chinese man and my wife here and neither are ill.

My fever is cut in half and the runs isn't as bad. I'm not as dizzy today, as I was yesterday. My Dr. said that the cipro may be reacting with the E-Coli, which was causing the dizziness. I should be getting another prescription today and should be feeling better soon. I hope!

Thanks for your continued prayers and concern.
Rob
 
Serge,
Smoked meat is a no-fat-added method of cooking meat, which allows the fat to drip off. I eat either simmered/steamed, or raw veggies, so I agree with you.

Mark,
I know what you mean, but I load up the salads with protein, both meat and a little cheese. I also use low-fat dressing, but do add too much. I don't do salads every day, but it's a nice change from plain cooked veggies. I do need to cut back on cheese, but it's good for people with limited stomach capacity, as an alternative to eating meat all of the time. I wish I could eat raw veggies plain.
Rob
 
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