Anyone know what this means?

Hi all - I'm slowly getting closer to having a new bariatric Dr. YEAH!!!  I have all my paperwork that I'm faxing on Monday.  I hope they'll accept me as a patient soon after that.  But, I'm still trying to figure out as much as I can on my own -- since I'm still in pain, and quite frankly tired of it.

Although my Drs have told me that all my tests are normal,- I see this on the report for the Upper GI, and really wish I had a translator to put it in English for me.
*** On Upper GI - "mildly dilated small bowel in the proximal jejunum that I could not compress". When correlating with CT scan performed, there was some mildly dilated small bowl with some adjacent sutures from probable anastomosis".  (Note: CT report does not mention any of this)

Thanks to anyone that speaks "medical" language.

Sounds to me lik he was confirming that you have had RNY.  An anastemosis is when a segment of intestine is resected and the two remaining ends are sewn or stapled together (anastomosed), for example Roux-en-Y anastomosis. The procedure is referred to as intestinal anastomosis. (courtesy of wikipedia). 

Marcy, Are they going to see you at Hickory or did you find somewhere else to take you on as a patient???????????


Tamara

Hi Tamara - thanks for their number.  I'm really hoping that they'll see me at Hickory - they seem to be nice there and have returned calls quickly, which is always a plus sign. 

I have to fax all of my records to them on Monday.  I just got my records on Friday from my original surgeon, so I was held up waiting fo them. Then the doctor is going to review them and let me know if they'll take me on as a patient. I sure hope they do.

Keep your fingers crossed for me.