Migrated staples?

chels82
on 12/8/09 12:40 am - Fresno, CA
I had emergency surgery to remove my gallbladder and appendix last week, and while doing the exploratory bit of the surgery, they found that staples from my RNY had migrated inside and were catching food.  I've NEVER heard of this happening.  I'm about 6 days post op from that surgery and I feel like absolute poop.  I feel like I did after my RNY in 2005.  I'm an emotional mess.  I have my tummy tuck scheduled for February 8 and that's the last thing I want to go through right now because I feel so crappy.  

Is anyone familiar with migrated staples?  I can't find out much about it online.
250/125/120

RNY - 5/05 - Kelvin Higa, M.D.
Tummy Tuck - 2/8/10 - Carl Askren, M.D.

the920.wordpress.com/2010/04/19/chelsea-andrus-is-my-thinsperation-of-the-week/
vitalady
on 12/11/09 10:00 am - Puyallup, WA
RNY on 10/05/94
They never dissolve.

You were transected?

So, they're not calling it a staple line disruption, right?

Where did they find them? How many? Like a gob or 2?

Michelle
RNY, distal, 10/5/94 

P.S.  My year + long absence has NOTHING to do with my WLS, or my type of WLS. See my profile.

nascar24n48
on 1/9/10 7:30 am

I am interested in how they migrated and where they migrated to.  I havent had any complication but my staples on an xray look jagged. Can you give a bit more detail? Thanks!!

Preop 242  Height 5'4"  Current: 145 Want to get back to 135. ZERO Complications! ZERO Vomiting  (Chew, chew, chew)! ZERO Regrets!

Gus H.
on 1/27/10 4:30 am - La Puente, CA
Yeah...I'm interested too.
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