Hi everyone!  I had RNY 7 years ago.  I have also had every single complication there is to have, some more than once.  I have had 9 surgeries, about to be 10, in 7 years.  My weight, once stable at years 3 and 4, has plummeted to a mere 105 lbs.  I look and feel anorexic.  My latest struggle started in Sept 2010 when I had a stricture (yes, you can get them this far out) and I went to a gastro doc to get dilated.  He perforated my stomach.  I was rushed to the hospital, repaired and sent home only to return the next day in god awful pain.  My intestine had ruptured.  From there I spent 7 weeks, 10 days of it in a coma, in the hospital in ICU.  Imagine the bill...........I had liver failure, kidney failure, dialysys, transfusions, another surgery, double pnemonia (apparently I aspirated some fluid) and I was septic.  I also contracted MERSA.  Lovely.  Here I am, 3-1/2 months later, still unable to work, weak as an infant, unable to eat much and facing another surgery on March 7 for a giant hernia (I'm not kidding when I say giant).  My question is:  when I had the emergency problems back in September they asked if I wanted a reversal.  Me, being out of it, said no.  This time is different.  I have been practically bedridden since I got out of the hospital in early November.  I want to ask the doctor if he can draw up papers that say when they are in the repairing my hernia, and find my RNY to be malfunctioning, could they reverse it.  I don't want to have yet another surgery.  I am leaning more and more for the reversal.  Do you think the doc would do that?  I have an appointment next week to go over blood work, which I'm sure is in the pits, and I will discuss this with him.  I would like your opinions and thoughts.
Thanks, Kathy

I totally agree!  thanks for sharing!!

My tests did not show an obstruction either....but the exploratory surgery showed a huge internal hernia near the "jj" in the messentary area that had been causing my unexplained bowel obstruction pain.  Surgeon said these do not always show on catscans or mris.

I had my surgery on the 8th, probably saved my life.

Good luck and be proactive about your health...get multiple opinions.

It has been awhile since I have been on this forum. It has been 3 years since my ryn surgery. I lost 140 pounds. However six months into the process I started to have alot of problems. I started to have seizures, low blood pressure, high heart rate, severe hypoglycemia, sleep apnea, migranes. Lately the more I go to the doctor the more problems are added to the mix. I have always taken my meds and supplements. I went from being on 2 medications and supplements to seventeen medication. No one can find the root of my problem. Ever specialist just sends me to another person and all of them just fix their issue and medicate and more stuff comes up. Today I was told I need iron transfusion,low vitamin D, low potassium, low iron. I have gained almost all my weigh back. I have moved and now have to find a new doctor. I seriously am thinking of asking for a reversal. Has anyone had any of these problems or know of a good doctor near cheaspeake virgina. I have no idea how to become normal. I am so tired and depressed. I feel like all of this was done and I should have never had it done. Yes I orginally lost the weight but now with all the medication I am gaining weight. Please someone shed some advice.

Just had my GB out about a week ago so the pain is fresh in my brain. Mine was sharp pain under my right rib cage but my whole stomach felt bloated and tender. Also lots of nausea. Good luck!