4 yrs post op: Food sticks, iron deficiency, elevated PTH, etc....
Hi gang,
It's been awhile since I've posted and lots has happened.
I am 4 years post op RNY; lost 110 from the surgery and 170 overall. I'm down to 220 range which I know is not great, but it's okay for me for now. Anyway...
I've always had this ongoing problem of food gettting stuck. Many of you seem to have similiar problems...back pain, chest pain, nausea and finally vomitting. I've even been hospitalized recently with a bowel obstruction. I had my gallbladder removed (thinking that was the cause of the chronic nausea/vomitting) and adhesions taken down, etc. I felt fine for a while and now my pain is back with a vengeance. I've had all the usual tests (ct, mri, countless endos with small bowel ft) and now I'm gearing up for a capsule endoscopy this week. After reading about the indications for this test I really don't think this is going to get to the bottom of my problems. My doc thinks it is just a motilty disorder that I may have to live with! Not exactly what I signed up for when I had the gastric bypass!
In addition to all this pain, I am not anemic from an iron deficiency. I 've already had one infusion and am getting ready with the hematologist to get another one and also possible blood transfusion from the severe anemia. My parathyroid hormone is triple what it should be and we're still looking into the cause. Right now I'm not calcium or D deficient although I've been put on 50,000 iu's of D until the cause of the elevated PTH is found
Help!!!
Anyone having extreme digestive issues and if so has anyone had a resolution to the problems?
Thanks for reading,
Toni
It's been awhile since I've posted and lots has happened.
I am 4 years post op RNY; lost 110 from the surgery and 170 overall. I'm down to 220 range which I know is not great, but it's okay for me for now. Anyway...
I've always had this ongoing problem of food gettting stuck. Many of you seem to have similiar problems...back pain, chest pain, nausea and finally vomitting. I've even been hospitalized recently with a bowel obstruction. I had my gallbladder removed (thinking that was the cause of the chronic nausea/vomitting) and adhesions taken down, etc. I felt fine for a while and now my pain is back with a vengeance. I've had all the usual tests (ct, mri, countless endos with small bowel ft) and now I'm gearing up for a capsule endoscopy this week. After reading about the indications for this test I really don't think this is going to get to the bottom of my problems. My doc thinks it is just a motilty disorder that I may have to live with! Not exactly what I signed up for when I had the gastric bypass!
In addition to all this pain, I am not anemic from an iron deficiency. I 've already had one infusion and am getting ready with the hematologist to get another one and also possible blood transfusion from the severe anemia. My parathyroid hormone is triple what it should be and we're still looking into the cause. Right now I'm not calcium or D deficient although I've been put on 50,000 iu's of D until the cause of the elevated PTH is found
Help!!!
Anyone having extreme digestive issues and if so has anyone had a resolution to the problems?
Thanks for reading,
Toni
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