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I have this too and after the first couple times of it happening, I know exactly how my body feels when it's coming on. When I start to feel that shaky feeling, the only thing to stop it is to EAT. Trust me..eat some carbs when you feel this coming on and it'll subside. Even if you just ate, eat again. Then don't eat what you ate to cause it anymore or it'll keep happening. It's definitely hypoglycemia but I'm not sure if it's a part of the dumping syndrome or not since I haven't really had dumping (3 yrs out now). The only thing I do know is, eating will stop it..dont ride it out. Having blood sugar 40 or lower could cause a seizure or worse. Eating will raise your blood sugar and stop the decline.
On May 5th, it will be 10 years since my open RNY Bypass.
I originally lost 149 lbs. About 4 years ago started gaining weight back. Could eat more. But just thought it was cause I wasn't eating correctly. 8 weeks ago started having heartburn. My surgeon retired several years ago. Seen a new surgeon this past Thursday. He reminded me that we should never have heartburn. He thinks that I have a fistula. I'm having a scope on April 4th and then a barium swallow.

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Carol May
Amanda
Gastric bypass RNY
5/8/2006 - Dr. James Koren
290 initial/165 goal
Could be appendicitis. When I had mine it was a dull ache that felt like gas, When the pain increased and nausea kicked in I went to the ER.
Amanda
Gastric bypass RNY
5/8/2006 - Dr. James Koren
290 initial/165 goal
on 2/26/13 3:31 pm
I just found out I have a bezoar. Has anyone else out there had one? I am taking meat tenderizer with water, drinking Coca-Cola and on a clear liquid diet (per Dr's orders). I was in the hospital all night with major pain, throwing up like 15 times (eventually it got to where I drank a sip of water and thew up hours-old food!). I had an endoscopy where they discovered it wasn't "esophageal spasms" or "nausea due to vertigo." Yes, the ER doc thought it was spasms and the GI guy thought it was nausea due to vertigo. The whole time I was telling them this happened after I ate and it felt like there was something STUCK in there. I wonder if they felt bad after they found the bezoar. I sure would have. I am glad I can listen to my body and didn't accept "spasms" or "vertigo" as answers.
Anyway, does anyone have any wisdom about bezoars? I am getting anxious about the thought of surgery. I have until Friday for this thing to either go down or come up! Right now it's stuck in my esophagus and moves down periodically. I am terrified! :( Also, I find it ironic that I FINALLY weaned myself off all sodas (for over a year now) and here I am drinking them at will, per doctor's orders. It doesn't even taste good!
LAP RNY 2004
Highest 284/Lowest 165/Current 185 (2 babies post-op)/GOAL: 150