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estherchaya

Catching Up and Diving Back In

May 23, 2012 15:30

I haven't posted to Live Journal since June of 2011 - when we lost Julian all together and it looked like we would never see him again. I'd like to get back to posting, and I've tried several times, but after such a long lapse it always feels like there's too much to catch up on. So I'm just going to dive right back in with some salient points.

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cahwyguy May 23 2012, 20:18:13 UTC

Thanks for the update. I just love that picture.

estherchaya May 23 2012, 21:36:26 UTC

I do too. We got some great ones that day!

either_or May 23 2012, 20:27:15 UTC

i've been following your posts on FB. i am glad the kids are well and cannot belive how fast they grow! sad abour julian, though...

this might be a ridiculous question, but is there such a thing as a stomach transplant?

estherchaya May 23 2012, 21:37:34 UTC

I don't know if there's such a thing as a stomach transplant. I think not, since you can live without one. I've been wondering the same thing, to be honest. But since you can live without it, I think the risk of being on anti-rejection drugs outweighs the inconvenience of being without a stomach.

eyelid May 23 2012, 21:02:44 UTC

wow, has it really been that long?? crazy.

triplets are so old! I still think of them as one-year-olds.

re: your health: I was hoping for better news... do they actually know what's wrong yet?

yeishlitikvah May 23 2012, 21:09:31 UTC

I'm glad you posted an update. While I keep up with the ongoings on fb, there is something so lovely about thought out posts that seems to be the dying art of lj.

estherchaya May 23 2012, 21:38:45 UTC

I know. I miss LJ. I just haven't had the time or energy for it.

Another crazy question morganminstrel May 23 2012, 22:16:08 UTC

Would a gastric bypass (RNY) help you? Or is that the kind of operation you were talking about?

Re: Another crazy question estherchaya May 23 2012, 23:21:14 UTC

Columbia has had some small-scale success with sleeve gastrectomy for gastroparesis. I know a few folks with gastroparesis who've had RNY bypass, but it's more rare. A total gastrectomy or a sleeve gastrectomy is more common, though I'm not sure why. I'm not comfortable committing to a total gastrectomy at age 36. But I'm very tempted by the possibility of a sleeve gastrectomy, to be honest. At least that preserves a portion of my stomach and enables me to keep some stomach function. (Not that I have much stomach function right now...).