Hi,
  Well my PCP finally found something in a XRAY!!!!  YEA!!!!! I have a partical obstruction, and an internal hernia.  The internal hernia is probably a retroanaastomic hernia, which is common in gastric bypass patients.  The reason they found it this time was that my large intestine was clear, and I was having an attack at the time, with gas built up behind it.  The doc also help set off the attack worse, when she was feeling around.  I think the reason they didn't fined it before was with the CT scan, was they did it with contrast, and not barium.   From what I read they need barium, it shows the blockages and hernia better.  I also think the bariatric surgeon didn't find it, was because he was to focused on the gallbladder.  Air should of been add to my digestinal tract during surgery, this would of helped find it sooner.  But enough dwelling on what ifs.

  Monday she's going to be setting me up with a gastro intestinal surgeon, so that he can look at it, and operate to get rid of it I'm so glad!!! I'll keep you posted on what he finds.  This surgeon is known to take on the hard cases, which is what rny patients are.  No one really like to deal with us, and there is very Little out there about after bariactric surgery complications.  I have found about all my information about complications here on this site.  You people here have been great, and the ones of us that have had complication after need to post.  So that better decision can be made.  From what I read about 2.5 to 5% of people who have bariactric internal hernias, but some research suggests as many as 30% have hernia problems after RNY.
  Well I hope my information can help someone.  If anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask.  Like I said I'll keep everyone up to date on what going on.
Bobbi-Jo

 Jeannine,

I am not in your area, but I am always happy to provide what support I can via the internet.  I hope that your new doctor has been able to give you some good care and put you on a path toward improving your health.

Hang in there - and I'll be here...

Molly

Good morning,  I am 3.5 yrs post-RNY and last year found out that I was iron deficient. It was so bad that the red blood cells that are manufactured in the bones, were incomplete and had sucked all of the ferritin (iron) stores out of the bones. The only way to replenish those stores was through an IV infusion that took about 5 hours, sitting in the hematologists office hooked up to a bag of ferritin. It worked, but it also took about 6-8 weeks to feel s difference. The lifecycle of a red blood cell is 120 days, so as the incomplete ones died off, the new replenished cells were introduced into the bloodstream.
I currently take 60mg of chewable iron from Bariatric Advantage and am monitored every 3-4 months to see how the iron & ferritin stores are holding up. So far, so good. Not sure if the chewables are what's holding me, or that big old infusion, but he wants to monitor for a year to determine that. I'm totally fine if I have to do IV infusion every once in a while, as it far outweighs the crappy way I felt!!

Good luck, and feel free to contact me if you have any more questions.  -Darlene

Constipation?  I just had a Exp. Lap... and I know this is what my problem is?  I would like to hear different views.....  Please HELP!

I did try Precose and it worked for a while then I was right back to where I started.  Hopefully it will continue to work for you. 

Yup, my PCP told me I just needed to be "educated" by the nurse on how to eat.  That went over really well with me!  NOT!  I told him that I'd been eating the same way for 2 years and suddenly it was an issue.  It took me almost a year to get diagnosed.  And that was with me doing the research and taking it to my endo.  He then referred me up to Mayo.  They are doing research on it.  The endo I saw was a horse's backside.  He no longer sees patients, does only research, which is a very good thing. 

I try to eat about every 2 - 2 1/2 hours.  Seems to help but not with the wt loss.  Catch 22 - stay upright and thinking clearly or get stupid and fall on the floor but lose wt.  Hummmm.

Even after having 60% of my pancreas removed, I still have some issues, but not nearly as severe.  If I'm not stupid with what I eat, I can usually do okay.  But some days, it makes no difference in what I eat, and I still drop.

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