losing to much weight

Hii am a year and half ou i have been having pain on right and let of surgery and weightloss has not stopped I am now done to 97 llbs and gastric doctor is treatening feeding tube I have to go back jan 21 i have been having pain for 6 months on both left and right side mostly left did have gallbladder out been to gastro dct, pcp and nut and counselor I had endo, utrasound, cat scan blood work has been fine I can not eat any carbs and can bearly drink 2% milk I am so scard and alone I have been trying reg fat food but they make me sick and I have basically been living on few ounces I can eat and protein drink and yogurt I appreciate any help. Thanks

What happens when you eat foods?

Which protein powder are you using, made up how? And how's your vites?

Vomiting? issues at the other end?

Have you been checked for small bowel obstruction? I'd hate to see you get a tube when you might have a relatively simple fix. BO is not "simple" but it is fixable, and theh if you could eat......

Maria,

I have had the complication of being unable to stop losing weight, and it has been VERY scary.  I am 5 feet tall and my lowest weight has been 82 pounds.  When I originally went to my surgeon concerning not being able to stop losing weight I weighed 102 pounds, which technically is borderline underweight for someone of my height, but he basically accused me of not eating and taking my supplements and said it was my fault...which was the FARTHEST thing from the truth.  I was eating around 3000 calories a day, getting in 120 mg of protein, and taking all of my vitamins.  So, I went on the hunt for a new surgeon.  The new surgeon said I needed to be revised, that too much of my intestines had been bypassed.  So, we did that surgery last January...by May my weight was down to 82 pounds.  He was stumped.  He had a PICC line (Permanent IV) put in and I got TPN (total parenteral nutrition) for 16 hours a day...that contanied 2400 calories and then I ate as much as I possible could on top of that.  Basically...the goal was to get me to a healthy weight and then do a complete takedown of my RNY.  Well, my PICC got infected in  September and I ended up with Sepsis...so the PICC had to come out...my surgeon wanted to do the complete takedown right then.  I chose to take the wait and see approach if I could now maintain on my own.  I struggle daily to keep at a healthy weight, but I have been successful in keeping my weight above 100 pounds.  

I don't know if that any of this is any help to you, but I just figured I would let you know you are not alone with that complication.

Laura 

Thanks for your reply Wow thats must of been a scary experience what frustrates me is my surgeon is great but I believe he thinks I have anorexia which ****** me off I have been supplementing w/ protein shakes I can eat yougurt , a few ounces of meat some veggies but no carbs at all I have been having this left side pain for like 6 months and had cat scan, ultrasound, endo, bloodwork so bypass pcp yhinks its in my head which it isnt i have gone to nut, pcp and bypass who is now treatening feeding tube I have appt w/ gastro Thursday and bloodwork wed I will let you know how i make out but it helps to know i'm not alone and your post helped alot how  are you able to keep weight at 100 Should I get 2nd oponion I really like surgeon. But pain is real and I just want answer I look like a corpse and fit in kids 12 pants . Thanks for your help

You can read my blog, but I have been on a feeding tube for going on 3 years.  I can only eat about 2-3 ounces.  Everytime I get an Upper Endoscopy they find thrush (fungle infection) which could be the culprit.  They always put me on some type of fungel medicine.  The last time they gave me the highest dose.  Being on a feeding tube sounds horrible, but if it keeps you living, do not hesitate to get one.  You can still eat.  I pump about eight hours while I sleep.  I use 3 boost each night.  I had to see the infectious doctor and he is working with my GI doctor.  Now I am hearing I have a narrowing down far in my esophagus.  I may have to have this reversed, but playing out all the odds first.  Good luck and do not hesitate to get a feeding tube to stay healthy.  I actually had mine taken back out because I was eating yogurt with my protein.  But I got malnurished and got some nerve and muscle damage so I went back on the feeding tube.  Again good luck.