Subj : MEDICAL UPDATE AND INQUIR
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Wed Jan 06 2016 17:39:00


  Several medical updates...

1) The butt cyst wound has only a large scab on it now, which will fall off in 
time. The surgeon told me that "the wound is otherwise healed", and no further 
bandage or health care is needed. At least no more "hair removal" from the butt 
cheek when they pull off the bandage. :P

2) The scrotal cyst removal surgery was postponed a week. They have to do it at 
the end of the day, as it would delay them seeing other patients, but there was 
a screw up when it was scheduled. I'm told that it will be with "a local 
anesthetic", but I'm still apprehensive. My fear is that if I don't do 
something with it (which has been there for 30 years), it could become 
abscessed or turn into a boil. The latter hurts like heck to be lanced...and in 
the groin area, any laceration could turn into fatal bleeding.

3) I am pre-type 2 diabetic, and am overweight (273)...and I know my Body Mass 
Index (BMI) is high. One of the gentlemen in the waiting room this morning was 
telling me about "gastric bypass surgery", and that he was originally well over 
300 pounds...but he has lost over 100 pounds, after having it done.

  I did some research on it from the WebMd website, and while it'll apparently 
cure type 2 diabetes, cause 60 to 80 percent weight loss (from a much smaller 
stomach), and lower cholesterol and triglycerides (which have been a major 
problem for me)...vitamin and mineral deficiencies are likely to result, with 
changed eating habits...so special diet, exercise, and medication (if not 
shots) are required the rest of ones life.

  I am still waiting on the blood work for checking if I am type 2 diabetic, 
and have gout...and then to see if my PCP feels that gastric bypass surgery 
would be an option for me. I wonder if anyone in this echo has had, or knows 
someone who has undergone it, and what their experiences were. So, I'm not 
going to rush into this, but would appreciate any feedback.

Daryl

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