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Topic: Anyone had a wound vac??
I had my incision open up at an intersection after a thigh lift (5/23). Yesterday my doctor opened up my dime size wound to maybe 6x the size. On monday I will be getting a wound vac placed. Anything that anyone could tell me about them would be greatly appreciated. How did you carry it around, for instance? Did you work with it? Thanks for any help.
Topic: RE: Anyone have revision from proximal to distal gb?
Hope your recovery goes fast. Plz stay in touch. May i ask why the erny and not ds?
Topic: RE: Anyone have revision from proximal to distal gb?
I just had a revision surgery to a distal RNY with Dr. Greenbaum this past Monday. I will let you know how it goes.
Cheryl
Cheryl
Topic: Severe Stomach Pain
Hey guys. I am 33 months post op gastric bypass and have had no problems....until about a week ago. I started having these pains in my upper right breast..which ended up in my chest....and now is a sore dull feeling..very tender to the touch. im thinking maybe something is up with my pouch or stomach...i went to the er thinking it was a heart attack, and it wasnt. they did an xray and blood test and everything panned out...so im thiunking it may be my stomach/pouch.......i plan on seeing my gastric bypass doctor..but he cant get me in for a few weeks....they put me on ranitidine,l and its kinda helping. any suggestions or anyone else who has had this happen?! any answer would help.
God never promised it would be easy, but he did promise it would be worth it.
Topic: RE: Recovery time for internal hernia after D S surgery
I personally thought the internal hernia recovery was worse than the rny. Sorry, hope u feel better soon
Topic: RE: Major Complications
I feel for you, the same thing happened to me 4 yrs after my surgery. I got excruciating abdominal pain and went to ER. They did xrays and CT and transferred me to the hospital where I had the surgery done with a possible internal hernia, whi*****identally I had 6 months after my bypass and needed surgery.
I woke up on day 15 after being in critical condition on a ventilator. Unfortunately for me 21 days post-op I developed fistulas and had to wear a bag to collect fecal material. I was NPO and on TPN therapy at home for almost 8 months.
In Feb 2011 I had surgery to repair the fistulas, a 5 day hospital stay lasted for 3 weeks. I got an infection in my wound and had 5 more trips to the OR. 5 weeks after the surgery, I was getting ready for work when my wound opened up again and now I had 2 fistulas, a drain, and a hernia. After losing confidence in my surgeon I went to a surgeon in Philadelphia who seems to have fixed the problem. I am now suffering from short gut syndrome and struggling to keep my weight up.
It is a long road, but you will be okay, I've heard it takes a long time for the bowel to adapt, and I do hope this is true. Good luck!
I woke up on day 15 after being in critical condition on a ventilator. Unfortunately for me 21 days post-op I developed fistulas and had to wear a bag to collect fecal material. I was NPO and on TPN therapy at home for almost 8 months.
In Feb 2011 I had surgery to repair the fistulas, a 5 day hospital stay lasted for 3 weeks. I got an infection in my wound and had 5 more trips to the OR. 5 weeks after the surgery, I was getting ready for work when my wound opened up again and now I had 2 fistulas, a drain, and a hernia. After losing confidence in my surgeon I went to a surgeon in Philadelphia who seems to have fixed the problem. I am now suffering from short gut syndrome and struggling to keep my weight up.
It is a long road, but you will be okay, I've heard it takes a long time for the bowel to adapt, and I do hope this is true. Good luck!
Topic: RE: List of comps. after long term (89') BPD (Long Loop RNY) reversal
Hi Steph.,
When I have flare ups, I get joint pain, skin probs., etc. I've also been found to have bacteria in the bowel. I've tried courses of meds including, Flagyl, Xifaxan (note: this med won't work unless it comes into direct contact with the bacteria), E-mycin, etc. They don't work well for me.
Think about what a blind loop is. It's a section of bowel closed off at one end that wasn't "designed" that way. So, flow can become stagnant and or bugs may grow...
Take a look at Blind Loop Syndrome on WebMD, PubMed, or other good sites like Mayo Clinic.
When and what WLS did you have, what was the reasoning behind removal of 1 ft of your bowel?
Get your surgeon to draw a picture of your entire GI tract so you know how your plumbing is connected and you carry that in your wallet with medical alert scribbled above it.
When I have flare ups, I get joint pain, skin probs., etc. I've also been found to have bacteria in the bowel. I've tried courses of meds including, Flagyl, Xifaxan (note: this med won't work unless it comes into direct contact with the bacteria), E-mycin, etc. They don't work well for me.
Think about what a blind loop is. It's a section of bowel closed off at one end that wasn't "designed" that way. So, flow can become stagnant and or bugs may grow...
Take a look at Blind Loop Syndrome on WebMD, PubMed, or other good sites like Mayo Clinic.
When and what WLS did you have, what was the reasoning behind removal of 1 ft of your bowel?
Get your surgeon to draw a picture of your entire GI tract so you know how your plumbing is connected and you carry that in your wallet with medical alert scribbled above it.
Topic: RE: List of comps. after long term (89') BPD (Long Loop RNY) reversal
I haven't had mine reversed but have been seriously considering it. I have several of the side effects you have listed. The one that most struck me is the blind loop. They have diagnosed me with blind loop syndrome and took out about a foot of bowel last year. I have been doing somewhat better. But I am curious as to what you do when you have flare ups? Any info is appeciated.
Stephanie E
Stephanie E
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