I am 15 months post and having problem. I have had this problem for 14 months. I have severe pain on my right side almost like gall bladder attack ALL the time but they took my gallbladder during bypass. They put me on oxycontin which helped some but not much, now from all the med's I have a 25mm x 25mm ulcer on my stomach. Which is not the cause of the pain as the pain was there before the ulcer. Anyone else had this?? No doctors can seem to figure it out. Now I am on 2 100 microgram Fentanyl patches every two days. My doc says this dose would normally kill a person. Not me, barely masks the pain. And I am nauseous ALL the time. For no reason, even if I dont eat or drink still nauseous. I had an Endoscopy last week which should have been an ERCP but the dumb doc saw the ulcers and stopped the test thinking thats what the problem was. If anyone else has heard of this let me know. I am desperate. At this point I would rather be dead then live EVERY day with this pain. I am no good to my family in this condition. Thank you!!

Hi Frank, I just wanted to reply to your message you posted on obesityhelp.com. I was taking a medicine called Vioxx for my severe back pain (I have a herniated disk) The Vioxx removed the mucous lining in the stomach that prevents acid from eating away the lining on the stomach. Well in most people, they can take antacids or pepsid etc to fix the problem and keep that from happening. However, the Vioxx was taking away the mucous from my "bypassed" stomach and the antacids had no way to get to that stomach. No only that, but it never got food or drink in that part to coat the lining therefore it just ate away at the lining of my bypassed stomach giving me horrible ulcers. I had the same symptoms you had, unbelieveable pain, nausea and so forth. I was miserable. The doctor had to do three surgeries to fix this. It could have been done in 1 procedure but the insurance required it to be in 3. First he put me under anesthesia and and a tube with camera down into my new pouch to see if there were any ulcers in there. The next day, he cut into my bypassed stomach to see if there were any ulcers in there. There were. So one week later, he went back in and completly removed my bypassed stomach. What an ordeal! But I am grateful it is over. No more pain. I am probably giving you more info than you needed but I am just trying to help. If you would like to ask me any questions, feel free to write to me. Laura Waters [email protected]

Excelent weigth loss!!!! Keep it up!!! Here is mine: Pre-op 312 Current 188 Lost 124 Goal 125-130 Desiree

Pre-op wt 400 lbs open Rny 14th month wt loss - 192 lbs todays wt 208 lbs

This was posted on the main board, Hope it helps someone. RE: I need opinions~ the thing to keep in mind about carbs is that there are two kinds---simple and complex. Simple carbs are found mostly in bread, white rice, potatoes, grain, corn, pasta, and such---the starchy things. Simple carbs are very quickly broken down into sugar, which raises the blood sugar level and causes insulin to be released. These are the carbs that trigger carb cravings. Complex carbs are found in veggies and fruits, and they require more 'work' to be broken down into sugar. They don't raise the blood sugar level, so they don't cause insulin to be released. Most docs say these complex carbs are something we NEED, and shouldn't really worry about. They give us energy, and don't make us crave more. If you can just stay away from the starchy stuff, yo