I am 5 years out from a RNY revision (from a VBG in 2003). I have a flat stomach in the morning but blow up after eating just about everything. I almost never am able to burp (it has to be really bad and then it's only a small burp) and interestingly, I pass no feed on the rare occasion I "vomit".

I have told my Bariatric surgeon and he told me to stop chewing gum, don't talk while I eat, decrease gas-producing foods, etc.

I don't think he grasps the severity of swelling I have: my abdominal circumfrence can expand over 9 inches from morning to night (upper abdomen)! I have to change from medium to large scrubs by the end of a 12 hour shift, MOST days!

Am I alone in this symptom or are there others out there with similar end-of-day bloating?

Thanks.. Feeling Pudgy in Dallas!

March 10,2009 Had rouenx y gastric bypass. 2 wks later had gastritis. 6 mos later I developed my first ulcer. I followed the rules to a T and still had issues. Yes, I lost 130 lbs at my lowest. Due to ulcers had to have a revision May 10, 2011 surgeon said no one had ever developed ulcers after a revision. 2 mos later ulcers were back. Was in the hospital a total of 36 days from Aug-Dec of 2011. Ulcers were so bad they said they would kill me unless I had a complete reversal of the gastric bypass. My surgeon treated me crappy since I was not one of her success stories. Jan. 31, 2012 I had the reversal they said I probably wouldn't make it off the table, but I did. I have regained 70+ lbs which is very depressing. I had 3 strictures following the reversal. I am now going thru 6 wks now of being unable to eat & keep food down. Severe nausea, vomiting & pain. I have seen 2 different surgeons, 2 GI dr's, & now waiting for July 22 appt with another GI specialist in Indy. They are thinking I may need a gastric pacemaker. Stomach has been cut so many times it doesn't work properly. Food pools, then once it doe**** my intestines it takes forever to move thru causing bad constipation alot. I feel isolated & like I am never going to be fixed. Tonight has been a rough one as I try not to take pain meds, but the nause & pain was so bad it was grating on my nerves. It is very hard to keep my spirits up. I even made a facebook page Complications After Gastric Bypass hoping to meet others who have had complications after WLS so we can share information, support & encourage one another. Please look me up on facebook. Veronica C. David is my name. Also join my page & invite others you might know who could use some support.

Thanks,

Veronica

HI I'm a nurse from Poland. I'm suffering from the morbid obesity science I remember. In my country there is a difficulty to undergo the bariatric surgeries, it's still not popular and the people do not have a knowladge about it. I'm trying to write a master thesis about the quality of life after bariatric surgeries. The main aim of it is to make a surgeries more popular by showing how life saving it can be. I'm interested in every opinion either it's good or bad. It in NOT for any marketing reaserch or anything like that. I'm studying nursery on Jagiellonian University, the resulsts will be analysed and used in a masters thesis, and hopefully If I will get enought of respondents I will publish the results for the use of medical stuff in Poland. My opinion is that the feedbeck from the patients is the most valiable sourse of how the procedures are recieved. I kindly request your help in conducting research aimed at improving the quality of life of people after bariatric surgery. The questionnaire is anonymous. The questionaire contains 39 questions it takes about 5-10 min. It is very important to answer all of them. Please help me to help other people who struggle with obesity. http://moje-ankiety.pl/respond-49823.html