I know its been a long time but I'm desperate for help and answers...

Okay as some of you may know i have had issues since my gastric by-pass with my stomach bothering me...i have had my gallbladder out (14 weeks post op) due to issues...well in sept 2009 i started having this really bad feeling in my stomach of tigh and loss almost like contractoins only iin my stomach...had upper and lower gi's done x-rays and all...nothing showed...well then my  started hitting me every two weeks in oct...joys...here is it january (1 year and 1 month pos op) and i am having the worst pain of my life....the only way to describe it is having something stuck in your throat only its in the pit of my pouch...nausa...vomiting and tenderness up the wazoo...no one can touch my stomach it hurts to eat and I get right hot after i do...i feel sick to my stomach after i eat and it feels heavy...i have tried the BRAT diet to bring my pouch around well all that did was give me the poopies. not what i wanted after dry heaving for 24 hour due to nothing in the stomach...i have lost a lot of color and was sent home from work from being in so much pain....I'm at wits end and don't know what to do...everywhere i turn everyone tells me im fine and there is nothing wrong, but my b/f, kids, sitter, brother, co-workers, and family all disagree...there has got to be something going on theat noone is seeing....I don't know what to do anymore there are times that i give up...PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!!!!!!

Oh Sarah I'm so sorry you're going through this and I wish I had some words of wisdom.  I would say that they probably need to do an exploratory lap and actually see what's going on in there.  It could be an issue with your stomach remnant or something.  Have you gone back to your surgeon?  I'll be praying you get some resolution soon.

Yes i have been back and he said that it sounds fine with all the tests coming back normal...i'm thinking or talking to my pcp about going to speak with a local surgeon to get this looked into

 

Second opinions are always good when it comes to dealing with your health.  Please follow up with your PCP... Take care... Thoughts and prayers are with you at this time.

I have no answers, but can you have another surgeon evaluate you, or a gastroenterologist. It definitely doesn't sound good. I am sorry and hope you feel better and get answers soon.

I'm sorry you are going through such troubles.

What happens when you go back to liquid proteins for the day/week? Does the problem continue? Are you eating slowly, chewing everything to mush, eating small quantities? The nausea, vomiting, fever sounds like dumping syndorme. I have to be very careful to chew meats to a pulp or I will have problems similar to what you explain.

Deffinitly go to your PCP. I would ask for a referral to Dr. Neil Smith,. a local gastroenterologist. He's good and may be able to assess this problem. I would also Northeast Surgical and request to be seen by Dr. Toder

Yep, second opinion.  This could be something totally unrelated to RNY and you need to find out either way.  It's hard to be assertive with doctors, but for your own health please try. Or take your BF with you and have him do it, I'm sure he wouldn't have any problem!  Best of luck.

Thank you all for the help...ii am going to call my pcp tomorrow and talk to her....this round was horrible...feeling much better today...was able to clean and get ticked off all at once..my horomones are completly out of wack right now...

 

I eat so slow that i get full very quickly...when i eat out with my b/f i get one meal that lasts for about 3-4 days....that never used to happen.,...i'm hopin to get answers soon. this really sucks hopefully this is the last time..

Sorry to hear you are still having issues.  I know I'm late chiming in but a second opinion is a great idea.  You said you've had upper Gi and xrays done.  Have you had an endoscopy too?  Could this be a stricture? an ulcer?  I don't know, but calling your PCP is a great first step.  You need to feel better to keep yourself healthy!  Please keep us posted!  Good luck!

I think that i figured out what was wrong...i think that i have a blockage....thursday my stomach stopped making noises which it has never done and then friday the pain hit severly...started dry heaving and vomiting....got the shakes from dry heaveys and extreme amount of pain...saturday had a hard time eating, but had a little stomach noise...sunday stomach started talking like crazy and last night i got cramping the kind where you have to go to the bathroom cramping...well (NOT FOR THE QUEZY) it felt like someone shoved dynamite in my butt and i exploded....my stomach stopped hurting just like that and passing gas went back to normal (well for me..i pass all the time a little embarssing)...i think that i should have gone to the er when my supervisor told me to on friday they might have been able to find it and make it less painful for me to get trhough it....i am going to have to slow down when i eat steak from now on....that is what i was eating when it happened...IF AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS AGAIN I WILL GO TO THE HOSPITAL.....i know that this could have hurt me in more than one way and it might not have cleared on its own