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Hi, I went to my regular GI because I didn't like my VSG that much. He was an excellent surgeon technically, just not very empathetic in my view so I determined once I didn't need to continue treatment f/up with him to change focus. I have not had motility testing done and it sounds like a good idea. It is very mysterious how the body decides what it can and cannot tolerate. For example, I can eat beef and meat much better than I can chicken, pork, or fish. It's very weird to say the least and from one meal to the next something I've tolerated before may also cause me problems. I have omprezole on hand but stopped once I started with the protonix. I think you should definitely get an endoscopy if you are throwing up mucous and blood. That shouldn't be happening so you may have either an area of your sleeve stuck together or a tear higher up. Get it checked out as it may resolve all your problems. :)
G/BMI=25 or less, normal weight
1st goal = 215#, MET 2nd goal = Onederland, MET
3rd goal = 175#, MET 4th goal = > BMI of 29.9, MET 5th goal = 155#, MET Final WL goal = 140# or less and normal BMI
Thank you so much for responding. I tend to get this issue even though I have not eaten much. It just depends on the texture of the food and however my esophagus decides to react. It happened this week and I threw up mucus then blood. Probably a small tear to my esophagus. I have heard of another person having this issue but it was because their esophagus was somehow stretched unintentionally during endoscopy and other folks with this issue have esophageal motility issues. Have you ever had esophageal motility testing? There is something called esophageal manometry where they test the air pressure etc in the esophagus to determine if its working properly to push food through.
I'm going to work on chewing more and with some foods like pork I'm just steering clear of them. I take omeprazole daily 20 mg. did you have your endoscopy done by your VSG surgeon or a regular gastroenterologist. I have been debating what to do because I don't want a GI who is not knowledgable about the DS to mess up my sleeve. I have heard of that happening.
Congrats on your success.
Hi, I have had ongoing problems with nausea and vomitting if I eat "too much" or too fast. I have been checked several times and, in my particular case, I have a very narrow esophagus on top of the small stomach from surgery, so there's just not a lot of room there to maneuver. I would suggest that you have an endoscopy just to make sure you aren't having any post-surgical complications of your sleeve sticking together anywhere. That's a horribly lame description from a layperson for a medical possibility, but I have had a couple done over the years to ensure that wasn't causing my problem. I'm just a rare outlier when it comes to the continued nausea and vomitting which happens 2-3 times a month still to this day.... I would suggest cutting pills in half when you can and thoroughly, I mean THOROUGHLY, chewing your food which I sometimes neglect to do. By now, I know when I start burping or hiccuping it's time to STOP eating. Also, I am on prescribed protonix daily to help with digestion because apparently although one's stomach is smaller the amount of acids it produces isn't, so that can be a concern for many. And, I have the prescribed medicine Ondansetron to help with the nausea as needed. All this said, I don't regret my surgery and never will; it has truly been life changing in the most positive of ways :) Good luck to you; most people do pass through this phase so I hope you will too!
G/BMI=25 or less, normal weight
1st goal = 215#, MET 2nd goal = Onederland, MET
3rd goal = 175#, MET 4th goal = > BMI of 29.9, MET 5th goal = 155#, MET Final WL goal = 140# or less and normal BMI
Hi, I read your old post. Did you ever find out why things are getting stuck in your esophagus? I had a duodenal switch surgery and I'm having difficulty with pills getting stuck and sometimes food. Sometimes a bunch of phlegm will build up other times I just feel like food and pills are stuck. It varies from day to day. Would love to hear what your diagnosis was. How you are doing today and how you treated it.
I had the duodenal switch surgery 3 months ago. I have been having problems with feeling like pills and sometimes food getting stuck in my esophagus. When i swallow a capsule it feels like it gets stuck at the top of my esophagus. It's very uncomfortable. Do any of you know what could be causing this and what one can do to remedy it? Would be grateful for any input.
I'm not sure what brought me to this forum topic site, but I feel the need to comment on your post. I haven't had any complications at all from my sleeve surgery. My mom had RNY surgery in 2004. About 4 months later she was having problems so had some tests done. (They said it was damaged from her diabetes, not the RNY surgery.) She ended up having "Gastroperesis", which means her stomach muscle stopped working. She was admitted to one of the Mayo hospitals and once she got her strength up and was well enough the same surgeon that did her bypass ended up doing a near complete gastroectomy. She was malnourished so they put a PIC line in and fed her through that for a couple of weeks. I expected her to get super skinny and malnurished looking from this procedure, but the lowest she got on the scales was 155 pounds. She's 5'4" so that wasn't super skinny and actually kept her in the overweight category on the BMI charts. She has had some regain since then, but is still down around 140 pounds from before her initial surgery.
I'm telling you all this because the worst thing would not be to have his stomach removed or to revise his sleeve. The worst thing would be for his stomach not to heal. I hope you and your husband are able to get him back on the mend and that he doesn't require further surgery. 4 months is a long time to be dealing with a leak.
Surgery weight 255 GW 140 CW 128
I'm writing to you as I'm researching options for my husband. He had a VSG in Mexico on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, flew home to Georgia 3 days later, and had emergency surgery on Tuesday, Oct. 29th to deal with a leak.
He spent 35 days in the hospital, had 3 stents placed that all migrated within 24 hours, and has a j-tube and a drain. He has been admitted 3 more times since then.
The most recent procedure was done on Jan. 23, 2014 by a bariatric gastroenterologist at Emory and he placed a "bear claw" on the hole to help it heal. A CT done two weeks later revealed that the leak was much worse.
The same MD went back in yesterday to make adjustments, suture, and/or glue to close up the opening, but he reported that the surrounding tissue is too sick/weak and the hole will not heal on its own.
He wants to refer us immediately to a surgeon for transition to a roux-en-y or complete removal of the stomach. I am extremely hesitant for my husband to take that extreme step yet, and I'm encouraged by the posts stating that most leaks can heal over time.
We are looking for any thoughts, feedback, experience and recommendations that could help him avoid losing his stomach.
Thanks!
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Well, it ended up being "anxiety" that I didn't really know I had! With some medication and lifestyle changes, I have gained some of the weight back. Its unbelievable that anxiety and stress can do this to a person! Everything else checked out normal for me.
thinthing
SW 242~CW 147~GW 140~Lowest 129 (normal BMI 24.8) Total Loss: 113 lbs
I have begun to have issues with losing too much weight, but we're just now investigating. I am definitely between a rock and a hard place, and I'm fearful about this...
