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03-16-2008, 12:34 PM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Virginia
Posts: 760
Weight Statistics 4/30/2007 Start Date:
9/5/07 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
233 lb Start Weight:
130 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
103 lb Weight Loss:
-10 lb Lb Left to Lose:
44.2060085837 % % Lost:
Nov 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 39.9899902344 BMI Start:
22.3120117188 BMI Current:
24.0283203125 BMI Goal:
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Heimlick: by pushing hard on the diaphram you are trying to force the air out of the lungs to "cough" the obstruction out of the way. The stomach has nothing to do with it, so no difference for us. Medic Alert bracelet: should state that you've had gastric bypass and date, and "NO BLIND NG TUBE". If you are unconcious the ER will push a Naso-Gastric tube through your nose and into your stomach (it's BLIND because they don't look, they just sort of shove it in) to control vomiting and if needed, suction the contents of the stomach. Since we no longer have a stomach, the tube will go into our intestines which is a bad thing. I'm a paramedic x 18 years. |
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03-16-2008, 03:45 PM
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| WLS Mentor  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: N.Y.
Posts: 1,476
Weight Statistics June 25,2007 Start Date:
June 25,2007 Surgery Date:
5' 7"
Height:
322 lb Start Weight:
189 lb Current Weight:
152 lb Goal Weight:
133 lb Weight Loss:
37 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.3043478261 % % Lost:
07/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 50.4268211183 BMI Start:
29.598351526 BMI Current:
23.8039652484 BMI Goal:
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Yep,Kenya is corrrect. I am an EMT and it is the diaphragm that is pushing the air out to dislodge the object.Anyway if you are choking you could die without your airway open so I would hope someone would do the maneuver for you. The new way of performing CPR ,at least in N.Y. state protocols, is once a person becomes unconscious the maneuver is done as chest thrusts now. Hope this helped a bit. Kathy
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03-16-2008, 11:31 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hawaii
Posts: 4,145
Blog Entries: 10 Weight Statistics 07/23/2007 Start Date:
July 23, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 2"
Height:
230 lb Start Weight:
125 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
105 lb Weight Loss:
45.652173913 % % Lost:
June 23 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.0629552549 BMI Start:
22.860301769 BMI Current:
22.860301769 BMI Goal:
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I carry a card in my wallet that says That I had RNY and even shows a diagram
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03-17-2008, 06:14 AM
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| Whipper Snapper  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: norway
Posts: 31
Weight Statistics 23. november 2007 Start Date:
23. november 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
287 lb Start Weight:
174 lb Current Weight:
133 lb Goal Weight:
113 lb Weight Loss:
41 lb Lb Left to Lose:
39.3728222997 % % Lost:
summer 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 50.8342151675 BMI Start:
30.8193499622 BMI Current:
23.557319224 BMI Goal:
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I have a card in my wallet that I got from the hospital in Belgium with information about the surgery.
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03-17-2008, 09:09 AM
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| Big Loser  Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Northern NJ
Posts: 134
Blog Entries: 3 Weight Statistics Oct 15, 2007 Start Date:
Oct 15, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
288 lb Start Weight:
153 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
135 lb Weight Loss:
3 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.875 % % Lost:
Oct 15, 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 47.9204733728 BMI Start:
25.4577514793 BMI Current:
24.9585798817 BMI Goal:
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This is all great info. I especially like the bracelet idea. Thx everyone!
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03-17-2008, 10:22 AM
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| WLS Mentor  Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: upstate ny
Posts: 1,453
Weight Statistics 1/10/08, the final endeavor, I WILL SUCCEED!!! Start Date:
3/12/08 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
298 lb Start Weight:
181 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
117 lb Weight Loss:
41 lb Lb Left to Lose:
39.2617449664 % % Lost:
7/09 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 52.7825648778 BMI Start:
32.0592088687 BMI Current:
24.7971781305 BMI Goal:
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very interesting, i may need to make something up to put in may purse with my id.. did you purshase this card or make it yourself??? LOL, |
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03-17-2008, 04:17 PM
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| Big Loser  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 149
Weight Statistics 10/15/07 Surgery Date:
4' 11"
Height:
250 lb Start Weight:
119 lb Current Weight:
142 lb Goal Weight:
131 lb Weight Loss:
-23 lb Lb Left to Lose:
52.4 % % Lost:
10/15/09 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 50.4883654122 BMI Start:
24.0324619362 BMI Current:
28.6773915542 BMI Goal:
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My doctor gave me the card, mainly to let restaurants know that I should be allowed to order a child's size meal. However, some restaurants don't care. We went to a buffet...Adult 9.95, child age 4-8, 6.95, child age 9-13, 7.95...anyways, I ate WAY less than my 7 year old and was charged $7.95. I was so mad, I have not been back since and don't plan to go back. I think the med-elert bracelet is a great idea. I am going to have to investigate that one. Have a good day.
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03-17-2008, 05:28 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 8,170
Weight Statistics all my life Start Date:
4/19/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
260 lb Start Weight:
143 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
117 lb Weight Loss:
-17 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 38.3910943079 BMI Start:
21.1151018694 BMI Current:
23.6252888049 BMI Goal:
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i think thats a different card. i carry one that says i have a bypass, it has drs info on it, the name of the hospital where i had it and a small diagram of the procedure i guess in case anyone would need to know in the event i couldnt explain. it was in the back of my info packet when i first inquired and i cut it out and laminated it  its for medical purpose. its not the same as the "please let me pay you less for food" card lol. i saw one of those as well. thats for eating out.
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03-18-2008, 10:39 AM
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| Newbie  Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 5
Weight Statistics 3/13/08 Start Date:
6' 1"
Height:
445 lb Start Weight:
428 lb Current Weight:
200 lb Goal Weight:
17 lb Weight Loss:
228 lb Lb Left to Lose:
3.8202247191 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 58.704259711 BMI Start:
56.4616250704 BMI Current:
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The wallet card is not a great idea if you are trying to notify medical folks of your surgery in case you are unconcious. Honestly, once your ID is found, almost no emergency room will continue to dig through your wallet in the first minutes you are brought in. The necklace will be found by hospitals most of the time because it is usually a team working on the patient, and someone is likely to notice. In an ambulance (which may or may not have standing orders for NG tubes), the necklace almost always goes unnoticed. It shouldn't be this way, but it is... there's just so much to do with an unconcious patient, and so many people wear regular necklaces, that it is going to get missed in most cases. The bracelet is not a bad idea, though. While almost everyone seems to wear a watch, a bracelet is more likely to catch the attention of the medic or EMT. The first spot for a pulse check is the wrist, a bracelet is not as uncommon, and usually no clothing has to be removed to see it fully. That being said, 13 years in EMS in both extremely urban (Dallas, Honolulu) settings and rural (Montana, Vermont), I have only dropped an NG tube twice. If you are bad off enough to need it, I am probably more worried about other things first.
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03-18-2008, 11:54 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North West, NJ
Posts: 1,919
Weight Statistics 1/14/2008 Surgery Date:
5' 10"
Height:
330 lb Start Weight:
240 lb Current Weight:
180 lb Goal Weight:
90 lb Weight Loss:
60 lb Lb Left to Lose:
27.2727272727 % % Lost:
Summer 09 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 47.3448979592 BMI Start:
34.4326530612 BMI Current:
25.8244897959 BMI Goal:
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Thanks for the info Massive Medic, I'm getting conflicting stories. I spoke to a young man who is an EMT and he said 2 things: 1) AN EMT doesn't have the training to use a NG tube, only a paramedic (or higher) can 2) A NG tube is usually used to clear lungs, one that reaches (or is pushed??) to the stomach would only be used if say you had an alcohol poisoning (or for some reason needed your stomach pumped) He also said what you said, they wouldn't necessarily find a card, and they'd be more concerned with the problem at hand, but that if you are truly concerned, the bracelet is the better way to go.
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