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Topic: RE: reverse gastric bypass
Did you ever get the reversal done. Do you keep any food down. I have the same problems.
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Topic: RE: 10yrs post op and abdominal pinching
Do you still have your gallbladder?
Carol
SW/276 CW 150 GW 185
9 Years out.
SW/276 CW 150 GW 185
9 Years out.
Topic: RE: PISSED!!!!
this really ticks me off, this is about the 10th post this weekend about someone with gallstones and none of you have taken actigall. To me it is worth the risk on the liver to save an organ - almost everyone post op ends up within 6 months to a year having it out, so then if thye won't give the drug, then they need to just take it out at the time of the RNY. It isnt fair to the patients to need 2 surgeries when it can be avoided - this just really ticks me off.
the problem with you waiting is it is only going to get worse and the longer you wait it can become an emergency and if you are in Japan or on a plane when it happens, you are in troulbe. the stones can shift and get lodged in the bile or pancreatic ducts and then it is an emergency - they get stuck and can also cause pancreatitis.
Many years ago I had 1 stone, 3 months later I had 9 stones and by time I was in surgery 6 weeks later I had 25 stones. All that sludge just turned into a ton of stones. they said it was amazing I wasn't so much sicker and if I had waited any longer, my ducts would have been clogged.
So, May 10th is pretty far away and alot can happen. Gallbladder surgery is simple - it is same day and if you can have it in a few weeks, you can be recovered by then.
the problem with you waiting is it is only going to get worse and the longer you wait it can become an emergency and if you are in Japan or on a plane when it happens, you are in troulbe. the stones can shift and get lodged in the bile or pancreatic ducts and then it is an emergency - they get stuck and can also cause pancreatitis.
Many years ago I had 1 stone, 3 months later I had 9 stones and by time I was in surgery 6 weeks later I had 25 stones. All that sludge just turned into a ton of stones. they said it was amazing I wasn't so much sicker and if I had waited any longer, my ducts would have been clogged.
So, May 10th is pretty far away and alot can happen. Gallbladder surgery is simple - it is same day and if you can have it in a few weeks, you can be recovered by then.
46_11tobeme
on 3/3/12 10:42 pm - NJ
on 3/3/12 10:42 pm - NJ
Topic: RE: Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Hi - I havent posted but have been reading about your complications and wondering how you are doing? Havent seen an update from you in a while. Hope you are doing better.
Topic: RE: Sleeve???
FYI, no refux here! Life is way better than with the band, honest!
I'm losing slower but I can eat and I eat well and healthy (90%) of the time. I will reach my weight loss goal in my own time. What matters is that I am happy AND I fit my size 12 suits and size 10/12 other stuff. Probably why I am no longer freaking - cuz I feel so normal.
I wish you the very best with your sleeve - it has been a blessing for me.
(((BIG HUGS)))
Leila
I'm losing slower but I can eat and I eat well and healthy (90%) of the time. I will reach my weight loss goal in my own time. What matters is that I am happy AND I fit my size 12 suits and size 10/12 other stuff. Probably why I am no longer freaking - cuz I feel so normal.
I wish you the very best with your sleeve - it has been a blessing for me.
(((BIG HUGS)))
Leila
3/30/2005 Lap Band installed 12/20/2010 Lap Band REMOVED
6/6/2011 Vertical SLEEVE Gastrectomy
Topic: PISSED!!!!
So I went for my ultrasound today and they found gallstones. She didnt see any sludge but definitly saw stones. I dont want to get it removed. I am going to Japan on May 10th and this surgery is really putting a damper on things. Not only can I not afford the surgery right now but also dont want to deal with pain of surgery, dealing with insicions, going on a 22 hour journey that includes 6 different planes so early after a surgery b/c of blood clots and to top it off...finding a way to take time of work to have this freaking surgery. I am super pissed off because I talked to my surgeon after I had RNY about going on Actigal. He said not everyone has problems and actigal can put alot of strain on your liver so he is against it. Well thanks a lot buddy. Now Im stuck dealing with this **** I would really rather keep my gallbladder. There's really no other option for me huh?
Sorry about my rant.
Sorry about my rant.
[Starting Weight: 311] [Surgery Weight: 287] [Current Weight: 141 [Goal Weight: 150] 9 lbs BELOW goal! Yay!
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Topic: RE: hand spasms
Pinched nerve somewhere? It could be totally unrelated to your eating.
I hope you can get in to see someone.
I hope you can get in to see someone.
Carol
SW/276 CW 150 GW 185
9 Years out.
SW/276 CW 150 GW 185
9 Years out.
Topic: 10yrs post op and abdominal pinching
I had Roux n y surgery in 2002. I have been experiencing an occasional pinching in my upper right quadrant, a little below my right rib, and extending just to the right of my surgery scar. I was thinking maybe it was a hernia. I have horrific pain if I stop taking my prevacid so that has been a constant since my hernia surgery/bleeding ulcer back in 2003.
My other thought was maybe this is abdominal adhesions but I do not know if they would cause a pinching. My bowel movements have been mostly normal, but I have been more constipated than usual. Alot of pushing is sometimes necessary. Other times I have a worm of a BM. No matter what the color and texture seems to be the same no matter what I eat. (sorry I know gross).
My question is if anyone has experienced this type of pinching?
Thanks for your help
My other thought was maybe this is abdominal adhesions but I do not know if they would cause a pinching. My bowel movements have been mostly normal, but I have been more constipated than usual. Alot of pushing is sometimes necessary. Other times I have a worm of a BM. No matter what the color and texture seems to be the same no matter what I eat. (sorry I know gross).
My question is if anyone has experienced this type of pinching?
Thanks for your help
Topic: RE: Bleeding Ulcer 3 + Yrs Out
Thank you both for your replies. It is so helpful to speak with the jury of my "true peers". I have gotten myself confused about reversal vs revision. So thank you for straightening me out on that.
Update: PPI # 5 Dexilant has not gone well but the new symptoms are not the same as before and not so clear cut to be able to say the Dexilant did it. But I saw the GI doc on Monday and it doesn't matter anymore. I'm still having problems eating and GERD and weakness, etc. So, I will be re-scoped next Wed and if ulcer isn't healing well (and how could it in 1 month since last scope?) GI doc says he can't help me further, the ulcer is too dangerous and he will send me back to my bariactric surgeon.
I will insist on IV nutrition which I should have done and did ask for 6 months ago when GBS referred me to GI. If I have to face another major surgery, I'd be in much better condition to come through the recovery.
Jessica - did you have the revision you explained so well? If so, has it helped to stabilize your weight and improve your overall health? Again, I am so grateful for the help. K1DG
Update: PPI # 5 Dexilant has not gone well but the new symptoms are not the same as before and not so clear cut to be able to say the Dexilant did it. But I saw the GI doc on Monday and it doesn't matter anymore. I'm still having problems eating and GERD and weakness, etc. So, I will be re-scoped next Wed and if ulcer isn't healing well (and how could it in 1 month since last scope?) GI doc says he can't help me further, the ulcer is too dangerous and he will send me back to my bariactric surgeon.
I will insist on IV nutrition which I should have done and did ask for 6 months ago when GBS referred me to GI. If I have to face another major surgery, I'd be in much better condition to come through the recovery.
Jessica - did you have the revision you explained so well? If so, has it helped to stabilize your weight and improve your overall health? Again, I am so grateful for the help. K1DG
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