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Topic: Up Date On My LapBand Issues And What Has Been Decided
Went to see my doctor today after having yet another fill last Friday, I have received 5 fills in the last few weeks and within a day of the each fill I had no restriction. The doctor has decided to replace the port with a smaller port at no cost but, the repair will be done in his office. If I were to have the replacement done at the hospital the cost would be $1500.00 to $2000.00. I was told I would receive a local to the area of the current port and that I would not feel much discomfort during the procedure. The new port would be placed back into the same area where the current port resides. It's been four months from the time the band was installed and the last month I have seen no weight loss. Hope to be on track again soon.
Topic: RE: Internal Hernias and Bowel Obstructions
Hi all,i had a internal hernia .had sugery 2 weeks later it brust again.was sent dallas and had my sugery .i was so sick .i had a twested bowel, lost lots of blood .did'nt know if i was here r not ,3 day's later my splin brust .i was in my own world for 3 mo's .then 2 mo's for rehab had to learn to walk ,use my upper body .had wound care on my but ,went to another rehab for that for a mo .so all together6 mo's in a hosp.came home ,i'm still with home health .my but just closed up 2 week's ago .still hurt's though.got down to 98 pounds thats from 400 pounds .they said all i went though had not a thing to do with my WLS ..lol.. ps sorry about my spelling it's not good ..lol.. also i type with 1 finger ..lol..
Brenda in tx
Brenda in tx was 400+ june 15th,06,..now 145-150 as of may15th,09 ...
wow!!!what a ride 
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wow!!!what a ride . 
Topic: Anyone had food get into their afferent limb?
Just curious? I'm having surgery Tuesday to section off my Afferent limb.
After eating I get extremely bloated and nauseated and some pain. Sometimes the pain episodes are very very very bad and during the worst ones I can't pass gas. I can't sit up, can't lay down, can't straighten up but can't double completely over. It's weird. Anyways my surgeon thinks food is getting in there and causing my problems and shes going to explore as well to check around, so I'm just curious if anyones had this?
After eating I get extremely bloated and nauseated and some pain. Sometimes the pain episodes are very very very bad and during the worst ones I can't pass gas. I can't sit up, can't lay down, can't straighten up but can't double completely over. It's weird. Anyways my surgeon thinks food is getting in there and causing my problems and shes going to explore as well to check around, so I'm just curious if anyones had this?
Topic: Problems after WLS?
If you have experienced any problems after gastic bypass or know someone who has, would you pease contact me personally. I would like to share stories.
TIA,
Shannon
TIA,
Shannon
Topic: minor problems
all
had open rnyon 8/5/08
staples out and hemotombia drained on 8/18/08.
I went back in to the hospital on wednesday night after spiking a fever of 101.5 with incisional pain. After going to the emergency room and having xrays and a cat scan they determined I had a bluid up of fluid under the incision. they admitted me and started antibiotics, my surgeon did not want anyone but himself to drain the incision. He came by the next morning a put a one inch slit in the existing incision and drained a bunch of fluid off. He then inserted a tube so it would not heal shut and told me I could take out the tube today if the draining had stopped. So early this morning I removed the tube as the drainage had just about stopped. Since removing the tube I have had to change the bandage 3 times today, This is a minor set back but it is annoying. I have to be on antibiotics for ten days and that has caused a good case of the trots. now I am worried about getting dehydrated. I have over 32 onces of fluid in today and still working on more liquids. I am taking immodiium ad but for the first time ever it has not worked. any suggestions for stopping the trots or the draining or getting more fluids.
Last night I drained through the bandage with blood water and snought like substance. has anyone else had anything similar?
thanks
had open rnyon 8/5/08
staples out and hemotombia drained on 8/18/08.
I went back in to the hospital on wednesday night after spiking a fever of 101.5 with incisional pain. After going to the emergency room and having xrays and a cat scan they determined I had a bluid up of fluid under the incision. they admitted me and started antibiotics, my surgeon did not want anyone but himself to drain the incision. He came by the next morning a put a one inch slit in the existing incision and drained a bunch of fluid off. He then inserted a tube so it would not heal shut and told me I could take out the tube today if the draining had stopped. So early this morning I removed the tube as the drainage had just about stopped. Since removing the tube I have had to change the bandage 3 times today, This is a minor set back but it is annoying. I have to be on antibiotics for ten days and that has caused a good case of the trots. now I am worried about getting dehydrated. I have over 32 onces of fluid in today and still working on more liquids. I am taking immodiium ad but for the first time ever it has not worked. any suggestions for stopping the trots or the draining or getting more fluids.
Last night I drained through the bandage with blood water and snought like substance. has anyone else had anything similar?
thanks
MrBill
Topic: Anniversary of my story....
This time of year makes me revisit my experience. I post it here as a reminder to myself and others that this surgery can be life saving and life threatening. I am doing well now and can honestly say that I am glad that I had this surgery....even with all the complicationscomplications that I experienced.
About a month ago I vomited for no apparent reason, and vomited blood. They did a EDG and found nothing wrong. Other than that I really haven't had any additional complications and I have been working on a healthier lifestyle.
My advise to anyone researching this surgery is that you really find out as much information as you can about your doctor . Always remember too that doctors are human and can and do make mistakes.
Here is a re-post of the short version of my story:
Hi -I wanted to share my story (a condensed version) with others who may have had similar issues and who can relate. It is hard to talk with others who can't relate. I went in for a lap RNY on 8/17/05. That evening I passed out cold on the floor when they got me up to go to the bathroom a couple hours after surgery. The next day they sent me for the leak test and said I could begin liquids. None stayed down. They kept doing swallow tests and they were inconclusive. I eventually dehydrated and had strong pain in my back. By 8/22/05 they decided to move me to ICU. That is my last vague memory. I have been told that I continued to vomit and run a fever. I had bile and BM coming out of my mouth, and they rushed me into emergency surgery. During the surgery I aspirated into my lungs and went into total respiratory failure, they continued with the surgery and found that my staple line had ruptured and the pouch had abscessed. They had to cut away the pouch and re-create a new one. I also had a hernia with a twisted bowel,. They had to cut away more of the intestines and re-attach them. I was put on a ventilator / life support. I was not expected to live. My family tells me I had IV'sdifferent IV's running into me as well as all the other equipment. I kept running high fevers and my blood pressure kept bottoming out. I had no respiratory function of my own and I developed pneumonia and a yeast infection in my lungs. I had ICU induced psychosis and was very combative and agitated. I kept trying to pull everything out of me. They put me on paralytic drugs to keep me calm. Every time they tried to bring me up out of the drugs I would fight the vent and they eventually had to do a tracheotomy. They felt they needed to get me out of ICU so I could be weaned off the vent. They moved me to a special care hospital that specializes in vent weaning. They were able to get me off the vent. I woke up at the end of September. My muscle function was gone (muscle atrophy) and I could not even roll over let alone walk. I was moved to a rehab facility where I had PT & OT. I finally left the hospital in October,and continued with Out-Patient therapy. I am doing remarkably well for all that happened to me. The doctors still cannot even believe I am alive. My family is still recovering though from all of the stress. How have you helped your families to cope? Thanks for listening and letting me tell my story. Lynne UPDATE- It is now June 2006. I just want to tell everyone that I am doing very well. I am pretty much back to normal......minus 100 pounds. I am physically doing well with just some minor muscle stiffness. My site trachfrom the trach is what bothers me most...but that too is pretty much better. Overall I am doing very well. I wish the best to all.
About a month ago I vomited for no apparent reason, and vomited blood. They did a EDG and found nothing wrong. Other than that I really haven't had any additional complications and I have been working on a healthier lifestyle.
My advise to anyone researching this surgery is that you really find out as much information as you can about your doctor . Always remember too that doctors are human and can and do make mistakes.
Here is a re-post of the short version of my story:
Hi -I wanted to share my story (a condensed version) with others who may have had similar issues and who can relate. It is hard to talk with others who can't relate. I went in for a lap RNY on 8/17/05. That evening I passed out cold on the floor when they got me up to go to the bathroom a couple hours after surgery. The next day they sent me for the leak test and said I could begin liquids. None stayed down. They kept doing swallow tests and they were inconclusive. I eventually dehydrated and had strong pain in my back. By 8/22/05 they decided to move me to ICU. That is my last vague memory. I have been told that I continued to vomit and run a fever. I had bile and BM coming out of my mouth, and they rushed me into emergency surgery. During the surgery I aspirated into my lungs and went into total respiratory failure, they continued with the surgery and found that my staple line had ruptured and the pouch had abscessed. They had to cut away the pouch and re-create a new one. I also had a hernia with a twisted bowel,. They had to cut away more of the intestines and re-attach them. I was put on a ventilator / life support. I was not expected to live. My family tells me I had IV'sdifferent IV's running into me as well as all the other equipment. I kept running high fevers and my blood pressure kept bottoming out. I had no respiratory function of my own and I developed pneumonia and a yeast infection in my lungs. I had ICU induced psychosis and was very combative and agitated. I kept trying to pull everything out of me. They put me on paralytic drugs to keep me calm. Every time they tried to bring me up out of the drugs I would fight the vent and they eventually had to do a tracheotomy. They felt they needed to get me out of ICU so I could be weaned off the vent. They moved me to a special care hospital that specializes in vent weaning. They were able to get me off the vent. I woke up at the end of September. My muscle function was gone (muscle atrophy) and I could not even roll over let alone walk. I was moved to a rehab facility where I had PT & OT. I finally left the hospital in October,and continued with Out-Patient therapy. I am doing remarkably well for all that happened to me. The doctors still cannot even believe I am alive. My family is still recovering though from all of the stress. How have you helped your families to cope? Thanks for listening and letting me tell my story. Lynne UPDATE- It is now June 2006. I just want to tell everyone that I am doing very well. I am pretty much back to normal......minus 100 pounds. I am physically doing well with just some minor muscle stiffness. My site trachfrom the trach is what bothers me most...but that too is pretty much better. Overall I am doing very well. I wish the best to all.
Topic: RE: Seroma? MTHFR?
Hi...I know all about seroma's as I am recovering from one. I had that feeling like there was a ball under my left breast, right next to my largest incsion for a little over a week. I woke up one morning and the incsion had split open due to the growing seroma. IT SUCKS and it scared me and it hurts. My hole was 6cm deep and I had to see a wound care specialist everyday for 7 weeks. It's now only .4 cm deep, almost healed but I have done so much research and experienced this first hand. Let me know if you have any questions or if there is anything I can help you with. It sounds like yours hasnt opened yet and you don't want it to. But if it does, it's just your body getting rid of the ball of fluid which is exaclty what a seroma is. Keep in touch!
Topic: RE: Help!
I have not yet had WLS...waiting. I have, however; had my gall bladder removed in 1996. Within months i started having the same symptoms you're describing. I had also become jaundice. The dr. said that the whites of my eyes were yellow.
The surgeon found that excess bile had been backing up in the bile ducts between my liver and pancreas and had infected my pancreas...causing pancreatitis.
They performed an Endoscopic Sphyncterotomy where they had to snip the sphyncter of the common duct. (He had to draw a picture for me...lol) In other words...they cut the opening of the hole to make it bigger so the bile could flow thru.
They will be able to see if this is the case when they do your endoscopy next week.
Hope this helps!
The surgeon found that excess bile had been backing up in the bile ducts between my liver and pancreas and had infected my pancreas...causing pancreatitis.
They performed an Endoscopic Sphyncterotomy where they had to snip the sphyncter of the common duct. (He had to draw a picture for me...lol) In other words...they cut the opening of the hole to make it bigger so the bile could flow thru.
They will be able to see if this is the case when they do your endoscopy next week.
Hope this helps!
Topic: Help!
Hi All! I haven't been on here in a very long time, but I have been back and perusing everyone's posts and profiles trying to find some answers for myself...
Basically, I had my surgery in July of 2005 (GB) and it didn't go quite as planned...it was 4 hours long, a lot of bleeding (so I came home with a JP Drain). Exactly a week after the surgery I had spiked a 102 fever and had to go back into the hospital for a week. It turned out, after a ton of testing that I had contracted an infection through the drain site.
Now fast forward three years later to this past May. I had been having pains in my abdomen that I thought were normal side effects of the GB and never got them checked out. Well, May 2nd I was rushed into the hospital for emergency surgery. The surgeon found adhesions, a very small internal hernia, and took my gall bladder.
For about the past month I have been having severe pains in and around my belly button and up by my sternum. I have been extremely weak and tired and put on about 10 pounds. Just as of two days ago, hot and cold have been wreaking havoc on my insides. Anything I eat causes excrutiating pain on my right side, directly on my waist. The incision site from the last operation that I had (lap) on the right side of my belly button has become EXTREMELY sensitive to the touch, however I feel no significant lump to indicate hernia. There is however a small cyst like feeling way underneath my skin. I don't know if it is an abscess, the beginning of a hernia, or if I just strained myself (although as I said before I have been very lazy as I am weak and can afford to be for the summer on a teacher's schedule!)
I have an endoscopy scheduled for Wednesday, and have done a ton of research, but I am at a loss. Has anyone else had anything similar to this at 3 years later? I just cry because I don't know what else to do. The Pepcid hasn't been helping. The only thing that actually feels like it is semi-effective is the Carafate, and that's not even anything to really brag about. I was told not to take it for up to 72 hours before the endoscopy.
HELP!
Sincerely,
Diane
Basically, I had my surgery in July of 2005 (GB) and it didn't go quite as planned...it was 4 hours long, a lot of bleeding (so I came home with a JP Drain). Exactly a week after the surgery I had spiked a 102 fever and had to go back into the hospital for a week. It turned out, after a ton of testing that I had contracted an infection through the drain site.
Now fast forward three years later to this past May. I had been having pains in my abdomen that I thought were normal side effects of the GB and never got them checked out. Well, May 2nd I was rushed into the hospital for emergency surgery. The surgeon found adhesions, a very small internal hernia, and took my gall bladder.
For about the past month I have been having severe pains in and around my belly button and up by my sternum. I have been extremely weak and tired and put on about 10 pounds. Just as of two days ago, hot and cold have been wreaking havoc on my insides. Anything I eat causes excrutiating pain on my right side, directly on my waist. The incision site from the last operation that I had (lap) on the right side of my belly button has become EXTREMELY sensitive to the touch, however I feel no significant lump to indicate hernia. There is however a small cyst like feeling way underneath my skin. I don't know if it is an abscess, the beginning of a hernia, or if I just strained myself (although as I said before I have been very lazy as I am weak and can afford to be for the summer on a teacher's schedule!)
I have an endoscopy scheduled for Wednesday, and have done a ton of research, but I am at a loss. Has anyone else had anything similar to this at 3 years later? I just cry because I don't know what else to do. The Pepcid hasn't been helping. The only thing that actually feels like it is semi-effective is the Carafate, and that's not even anything to really brag about. I was told not to take it for up to 72 hours before the endoscopy.
HELP!
Sincerely,
Diane
Topic: RE: Have you had your Lap Band removed? Help!
My story with the band is the same as yours Anita, I am having the removal tommorrow. I am going to look into the sleeve in a few months. I want my stomach to be healed before, just in case. I was wondering about the recovery from the removal, I hope mine is just like yours!
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