Home from hospital and another surgery

Original Post by Janette S. at 7:37 AM PST on 11/02/2006 Peoria, AZ - RNY (07/13/2004) - Steven C. Simon, M.D. I am still having complications since last time i wrote. Had surg In Aug for necrcotic adhesions, fistula, ulcer, partial gastrectomy(removal of orginal stomach, and take down and rebuilding of new pouch and partial removal of intestines and reattachment to pouch. Well I never recovered. continued to lose weight even with g tube feedings( tube into the old stomach with formula feeds) Went into the hosp the 19th of Aug for complete bowel shut down. It was not mechanical but functional and I was so diteneded I actually looked like I was 15 months pregnant. After 10 days they finally got everthing moving again and now I need to see more specialists to find out out whats causing it. While in the hosp. my blood sugars kept bottoming out even with IVS and they had to keep giving me stratight dextrose IV and my Graves disease(thyroid) went completely haywire. To add insult to injury I also have a abdominal wound infection.I am finally home after almost 2 weeks. I am now again on TPN IV continous and am back up to 119 lbs, should be @ 135 plus. Still on nausea meds, zofran at $1500 for 50 pills and can still only take very minimal by mouth. What a nightmare. But I am also like the energizer bunny and just keep going. Just thought I would give an update. Janette RNY 7-13-04 363/119 - 243 lbs 5-24-06 abdominoplasty, brachioplasty and thigh lift 8-21-06 Revision of RNY r/t complications 10-19-06 Abd surg r/t complications and intestion shut down

Wow. Hope you are feeling a lil' better. I too had complications. I am need of hernia repairs AGAIN. Had 2 taken care of a couple of yrs ago and now have 2 more. I am in need of a ct scan now to see what might be going on. Ugh. I had my surgery in Feb. 03. Had 8 surgeries from then to May of 04. I too had a fistula, leak, the tpn thru the picc line, etc. Hope you stay energized like the bunny.