havent been on in a LONG time

ok, so i have not been on here in a LONG time it seems like.  i have had a really rough couple of months.  just thought i would tell you what has been going on... sorry if it is tmi... i guess it started about feb 26thish.  i started vomiting/dry heaving.  and i did it every single day numerous times... i thought i had a sinus infection or the flu so i went to my family dr and he gave me antibiotics and stuff and nothing was helping.  i kept vomiting 15-20 times a day, every single day! it was horrible.  sometimes the only thing comingup was foam.  i couldnt eat.  finally on the 15th my mom took me to the er (my hubby was working, and i had stayed with my parents bc i had no energy and needed help with my daughter). anyway they said i was dehydrated and stuff, so i spend the night there with fluids all night and came home omnday night.  on tuesday i went up and got a scope and they said i had an ulcer.  gave me meds and said you should feel a lot better in a day or 2.  the next monday i was still vomitting, so we called dr jones' office again and they had me come up on tuesday.  they ended up putting in a picc line.  i was told to only eat ice chips and popsicles and then after about 3 1/2 weeks they said i could have broth (which was the first hot thing i had had in 6 weeks), applesauce, things like that.  then i moved up, and they took the picc line out this week.  the thing i dont get (and trust me i wanted that thing out more than anything!!!), is why they took it out, but then tell me i am still dehydrated, my blood pressure has been 80/50 (it was low when i went to the er and stayed low until about 2 weeks ago.. it had come up to i think the highest was 110/70), i am still anemic (which my female problems i do not think are helping... going every two weeks can not be healthy can it?!?!?!?  i am going to my obgyn in 2 weeks) , and my protein levels are still low.  i am trying to eat as much protein and things as i can, but man does it hurt sometimes.  anyway, i say all that to say this....
in 6 months i had lost 118lbs, but then i gained 18lbs back, and now i am back down to where i have lost 116lbs.  i have good and bad days, but i am still glad i did it... well, most of the time.  sometimes i wonder if i had known then what all i was going to have to go thru, would i have done it?!?!!? i like to say yes, but my hubby and mom said they would not have let me!!!  there was one point in which i thought i was litterally dying.  please keep me in your prayers bc i am still struggling.  i am sorry i have missed out on a lot on here i am sure, and dont know that i will get caught up reading about things/updates/whatnot, but i am going to try to be better.  thanks for listening
cassie

Cassie, I'm sorry to hear about all this. I suffered with a similar issue in February. I also ended up with a PICC line, TPN, etc. I was diagnosed with an ulcer, but Dr. Evanson still does not believe that was the cause of all my issues. He said that he has seen in younger women, a serious issue with nausea/vomiting. He said they are beginning to research why it happens, but he thinks it is a hormonal thing.

I also said in the midst of everything that I would have still done the surgery, but my gut says, "I don't know." Both my husband and my family say if they knew then what they know now, they'd have tried to talk me out of it.

Take care of yourself and keep me posted. Please let me know if there is anything I can do for you.

Melissa

I also had complications after my surgery - its a long story - but the short of it is I also had a PICC line at one point, a g-tube and months of nausea.  I also spent months after my surgery wondering if I made the right decision and doubting if I could do it again. 

But I am here to say that at almost 2 and a half years after my last surgery I would do it all again.  It took me until I was over 6 months post-op to be able to not regret my decision.  And a few more months to be happy with my decision.

And I am maintaining my loss and getting ready to do the Mini Marathon in the morning!

Don't loose hope - you will get to a good place in time.   Some sail through with no problems and others have a struggle.

Good luck to you!

Jennifer