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Topic: 4th Yeast Infection in less than 3 months post op??????
OK, so what's up with this?! I eat Yogurt every single day without fail! I take the Diflucan to get rid of it and it comes back a few weeks later. I'm calling the WLS today, my OB has Fridays off.
Am I the only one this is happening to? Any suggestions?
Had RNY 12/28/09 and am doing well, down 69 lbs so far. Yippie! But really the Yeast thing needs to stop now, ya know?
Thanks!
Am I the only one this is happening to? Any suggestions?
Had RNY 12/28/09 and am doing well, down 69 lbs so far. Yippie! But really the Yeast thing needs to stop now, ya know?
Thanks!
RNY 12/28/09
Topic: RE: possible internal hernia?
Just thought I would let you know how things went. I went in on Feb 11 to have the surgery and had to have 4 units of blood instead. My hemoglobin was down to 5.8. I went back in for surgery on Feb 22 and after surgery still had to have 2 units of iron through the IV. I was in VERY bad shape. My intestines was wrapped through the hernia twice and they were twisted. I was told that I was very fortunate that I did not have a blockage. I went back to work last week and man did I pay for it...lol. I am on the way to recovery. I tell everyone that was one heck of a diet. I ended up loosing 20 lbs. from Christmas until I had surgery. I wouldn't recommend that diet to anyone and I sure don't want to do that again. The pain at times was so bad that when it would ease up I would fall asleep. I told my dr that the pain from this surgery was much more painful than the Gastric Bypass I had. He agreed with me.
Have a wonderful day!
Sara
Have a wonderful day!
Sara
Topic: RE: possible internal hernia?
I found out shortly after Christmas about my internal hernia (Peterson's Hernia) and I finally had surgery on Feb 22.
Topic: RE: Pain...Plz Help!!!
It could be that you may be experiencing a blockage. You need to seek medical attention because it could be life threatening.
I had similar symptoms and continue to do so once in a great while. All test done have not shown that I have a blockage but the pain is BAD! My doc think that the blockage is not enough to show in the CT Scans. Good luck because pain is no fun!
Topic: RE: Exploratory surgery for stomach pain....
I have had very similar issues...four separate episodes and the final one landed me in the emergency room. Severe pain in my abdomen around my gall bladder, naval and radiated through my back. When I went to the ER they did a CT and couldn't really find anything...I think the PA was stuck on the diagnosis of kidney stones so she didn't pay attention to much else. They gave me Delaudid for the pain and some Septra for a slight urinary tract infection they found on accident and sent me home. I felt so silly after leaving the ER...I thought it could have been gas the three times before so I figure I just spent 6 hours in the ER with gas pains. The next day I emailed my surgeons nurse just to give her the run down of what on in the ER and to check and see if she had received my last set of labs and she was immediately concerned. I came in to the office with all my recent labs and the CT Scan and long story short...the following day I was schedule for pre-op testing and an upper gi with small bowel follow through. The following day I was scheduled for an exploratory lap. My sugery was yesterday and last night I was home on my couch.
It was clear that my distal stomach (the one I no longer use) had an opening because in my CT scan from the ER visit it was about the size of a softball...full of gas and fluid. And apparently, the ER Radiologist didn't think there was anything suspicious about a huge pocket of gas/fluid in my gut!
So, my surgeon closed up the distal stomach, repaired and interal ventral hernia and closed up another hole he found elsewhere. Hopefully, this has fixed everything and it will be my last hernia. So far so good...he went in through two of my original incisions but had to make an additional one due to the suspsect location of my hernia.
Moral of the story...always address any symptoms that could even be loosely related to your bariatric surgery with you surgeon. This was a minor issue in the grand scheme of things but if I had let it go it could have caused very serious problems.
It was clear that my distal stomach (the one I no longer use) had an opening because in my CT scan from the ER visit it was about the size of a softball...full of gas and fluid. And apparently, the ER Radiologist didn't think there was anything suspicious about a huge pocket of gas/fluid in my gut!
So, my surgeon closed up the distal stomach, repaired and interal ventral hernia and closed up another hole he found elsewhere. Hopefully, this has fixed everything and it will be my last hernia. So far so good...he went in through two of my original incisions but had to make an additional one due to the suspsect location of my hernia.
Moral of the story...always address any symptoms that could even be loosely related to your bariatric surgery with you surgeon. This was a minor issue in the grand scheme of things but if I had let it go it could have caused very serious problems.
Topic: RE: Exploratory surgery for stomach pain....
I am doing great. My exploratory surgery corrected all my problems and they never came back. I am now 17months out and have had no pain since May of 09 when I had the Exploratory surgery and everything was corrected.
I am sorry you are going through all this. I cant really say much because I have never heard of a Flobe band, so I don't know what it is or what the complications are. I do know that adhesions and hernias are very common, and cant be diagnosed without exploratory surgery.
I wish you luck.
I am sorry you are going through all this. I cant really say much because I have never heard of a Flobe band, so I don't know what it is or what the complications are. I do know that adhesions and hernias are very common, and cant be diagnosed without exploratory surgery.
I wish you luck.
Topic: RE: Exploratory surgery for stomach pain....
I can really sympathize with you -- I hope you are doing better / any updates? This is my post from the Complications main forum.
This past couple weeks have been HELL for me...It started with MAJOR pain in my stomache and it was sore to touch - I would tear up. I know the importance of going to the doctor and I thank GOD I have insurance - good insurance to cover the ever so rising medical costs. I ended up going to the ER last week - all they did was some blood work - came back all normal and said I "might" have a viral stomache infection. I followed up with my doctor due to four days of pain, constipation and weight loss (-8lbs). My PCP said it was my diet and told me to take stool softners and Phillips MOM. The pain got so sever, that when I ate - I was crying afterwards and then it would disapate 30-60 minutes after a pain med was taken. I was then sent for a CT scan - Normal. WOW! So then I saw a TV ad for Dr. John Alexander here in Dallas, TX who takes Gastric Bypass patients for revisions. After speaking to him - we scheduled a endoscopy next Saturday 03.27th. He is 90% sure due to my "flobe" banding w/the gastric bypass 15-20% of patients have dillticulume - which causes the small intestine to streech and will lead to a revision and removal of the banding. More disheartning news - My 1st Gastric Bypass Doctor - Dr. Steven C. Simon out of Phoenix, AZ when on medical leave in November '09 and never came back to his practice. Now, feeling abandonded and concerned that if I need to have a bowl movement - I must take MOM. Plus, all my diet is now soft foods like bannanas, yogurt, yogurt, yogurt, bread and soups - with a pain med before I eat for fear of the pain coming back and the nausea from time to time. My new WLS - Dr. Alexander - states the other 10% could be a hernia or ulcer - but the endoscopy will determine the cause.
Does anyone have any suggests or advise to share?
Thank you,
CJ
This past couple weeks have been HELL for me...It started with MAJOR pain in my stomache and it was sore to touch - I would tear up. I know the importance of going to the doctor and I thank GOD I have insurance - good insurance to cover the ever so rising medical costs. I ended up going to the ER last week - all they did was some blood work - came back all normal and said I "might" have a viral stomache infection. I followed up with my doctor due to four days of pain, constipation and weight loss (-8lbs). My PCP said it was my diet and told me to take stool softners and Phillips MOM. The pain got so sever, that when I ate - I was crying afterwards and then it would disapate 30-60 minutes after a pain med was taken. I was then sent for a CT scan - Normal. WOW! So then I saw a TV ad for Dr. John Alexander here in Dallas, TX who takes Gastric Bypass patients for revisions. After speaking to him - we scheduled a endoscopy next Saturday 03.27th. He is 90% sure due to my "flobe" banding w/the gastric bypass 15-20% of patients have dillticulume - which causes the small intestine to streech and will lead to a revision and removal of the banding. More disheartning news - My 1st Gastric Bypass Doctor - Dr. Steven C. Simon out of Phoenix, AZ when on medical leave in November '09 and never came back to his practice. Now, feeling abandonded and concerned that if I need to have a bowl movement - I must take MOM. Plus, all my diet is now soft foods like bannanas, yogurt, yogurt, yogurt, bread and soups - with a pain med before I eat for fear of the pain coming back and the nausea from time to time. My new WLS - Dr. Alexander - states the other 10% could be a hernia or ulcer - but the endoscopy will determine the cause.
Does anyone have any suggests or advise to share?
Thank you,
CJ
Topic: Stomache pain .... Any advise or similiar issues?
This past couple weeks have been HELL for me...It started with MAJOR pain in my stomache and it was sore to touch - I would tear up. I know the importance of going to the doctor and I thank GOD I have insurance - good insurance to cover the ever so rising medical costs. I ended up going to the ER last week - all they did was some blood work - came back all normal and said I "might" have a viral stomache infection. I followed up with my doctor due to four days of pain, constipation and weight loss (-8lbs). My PCP said it was my diet and told me to take stool softners and Phillips MOM. The pain got so sever, that when I ate - I was crying afterwards and then it would disapate 30-60 minutes after a pain med was taken. I was then sent for a CT scan - Normal. WOW! So then I saw a TV ad for Dr. John Alexander here in Dallas, TX who takes Gastric Bypass patients for revisions. After speaking to him - we scheduled a endoscopy next Saturday 03.27th. He is 90% sure due to my "flobe" banding w/the gastric bypass 15-20% of patients have dillticulume - which causes the small intestine to streech and will lead to a revision and removal of the banding. More disheartning news - My 1st Gastric Bypass Doctor - Dr. Steven C. Simon out of Phoenix, AZ when on medical leave in November '09 and never came back to his practice. Now, feeling abandonded and concerned that if I need to have a bowl movement - I must take MOM. Plus, all my diet is now soft foods like bannanas, yogurt, yogurt, yogurt, bread and soups - with a pain med before I eat for fear of the pain coming back and the nausea from time to time. My new WLS - Dr. Alexander - states the other 10% could be a hernia or ulcer - but the endoscopy will determine the cause.
Does anyone have any suggests or advise to share?
Thank you,
CJ
Does anyone have any suggests or advise to share?
Thank you,
CJ
Topic: RE: Pain...Plz Help!!!
This past couple weeks have been HELL for me...It started with MAJOR pain in my stomache and it was sore to touch - I would tear up. I know the importance of going to the doctor and I thank GOD I have insurance - good insurance to cover the ever so rising medical costs. I ended up going to the ER last week - all they did was some blood work - came back all normal and said I "might" have a viral stomache infection. I followed up with my doctor due to four days of pain, constipation and weight loss (-8lbs). My PCP said it was my diet and told me to take stool softners and Phillips MOM. The pain got so sever, that when I ate - I was crying afterwards and then it would disapate 30-60 minutes after a pain med was taken. I was then sent for a CT scan - Normal. WOW! So then I saw a TV ad for Dr. John Alexander here in Dallas, TX who takes Gastric Bypass patients for revisions. After speaking to him - we scheduled a endoscopy next Saturday 03.27th. He is 90% sure due to my "flobe" banding w/the gastric bypass 15-20% of patients have dillticulume - which causes the small intestine to streech and will lead to a revision and removal of the banding. More disheartning news - My 1st Gastric Bypass Doctor - Dr. Steven C. Simon out of Phoenix, AZ when on medical leave in November '09 and never came back to his practice. Now, feeling abandonded and concerned that if I need to have a bowl movement - I must take MOM. Plus, all my diet is now soft foods like bannanas, yogurt, yogurt, yogurt, bread and soups - with a pain med before I eat for fear of the pain coming back. My new WLS - Dr. Alexander - states the other 10% could be a hernia or ulcer - but the endoscopy will determine the cause.
Does anyone have any suggests or advise to share?
Thank you,
CJ
Does anyone have any suggests or advise to share?
Thank you,
CJ
Topic: RE: Exploratory surgery for stomach pain....
I had severe abdominal pain for months. It was in several areas of my abdomen and had a terrible burning throughout - felt like my stomach was being eaten away. I had every test in the book - really thought I had an ulcer but I didn't. Finally after seeing my surgeon after about 4 months (was seeing my Gastro doc and Nurse practitioner at surgeons office), he said I needed exploratory surgery. That was the best thing I ever could have done. I went in 2 weeks later and he found I had severe adhesions in 4 areas - 2 from the RNY and 2 from previous abdominal surgeries. These adhesions were so bad they caused my intestines to kink up and I had a 1 inch hole in my intestines which had to be sewed up. If the surgery hadn't been done when it was, I could have ended up with a full fledged bowel obstruction and hernia. He also did something very different since we suspected an ulcer in the blind pouch. He tacted my blind pouch up and marked it so that at a future time, I can have a GTube put in through with a radiologist and not surgery and then a scope can be done through it to check for ulcers.
Within days, my pain was completely gone. I felt the burning was gone immediately when I woke up. I was so glad I had the surgery.
Within days, my pain was completely gone. I felt the burning was gone immediately when I woke up. I was so glad I had the surgery.
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