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Hi Nopenname: thank you so much for your post. I am approaching one month from my surgery date of having a DS and I am nervous about the first six months in particular. Since you've already gone through it and have come out the other side successfully, will you give some advice on how to get through the first six months?
on 7/16/23 9:16 pm
Well. I've learned the hard way this past six months that doctors don't always listen. I had emergency surgery for a bowel obstruction in early May and had been reporting symptoms since March to any and everyone who would listen. I got punted several times over that time between my WLS clinic and the GI clinic and my PCP.
Even after clearing the obstruction, I still have all the same symptoms. You can bet I'm being vocal about it but my next follow up is in over a month. I'm trying to get it moved up. All of that to say, she may have been reporting it and not being heard.
HW 282, LW 123.4 (8/29/23), CW 144.4
Pre-op-33, M1-12, M2-17, M3-14, M4-11, M5-14, M6-5, M7-6, M8-5, M9-22, M10-6, M11-5, M12-2, M13-2, M14-5
yep - like Batwingsman said, she supposedly had abdominal pain for MONTHS and never went to see a doctor about it. Bowel obstruction is a potential complication, although it's pretty rare - but for God's sake, if you have abdominal pain for months on end, you really should see a doctor about it. Sheesh!! She'd very likely still be alive if she had.
RNY 06/03/15 by Michael Garren (Madison, WI)
HW: 373 SW: 316 GW: 150 LW: 138 CW: 163
Here's more info on small bowel obstruction, so that post-ops may know what to be on the watch for. Strangely enough, the article says that Presley had been complaining of the painful and distressing symptoms of the obstruction for months before she passed. 
No idea why she didn't contact her bariatric surgeon in regard to the matter all that time. By the time of her death, she had about 30 feet of blood-starved bowel as a result of the obstruction, the autopsy reports. 
https://www.today.com/health/news/lisa-marie-presley-death-b ariatric-surgery-rcna94299
Frank talk about the DS / "All I ever wanted to be was thin, like that Rolling Stones dude ... "
HW/461 LW/251 GW/189 CW/274 (yep, a DS semi-failure - it happens :-( )
OMG .. Now something for all of us who have had the surgery to be concerned over .. I wonder how long ago her D.S. was performed? 
However, looking at past news articles, about 10 years ago she was beaming over her weight loss success, telling media that same was supposedly due to diet and exercise changes on her part. 
https://www.aol.com/news/lisa-marie-presley-death-brings-230 948759.html
Frank talk about the DS / "All I ever wanted to be was thin, like that Rolling Stones dude ... "
HW/461 LW/251 GW/189 CW/274 (yep, a DS semi-failure - it happens :-( )
Aloha teacha, I do still have good lab work on all vitamins including B6 in the desired range :) Sorry, I don't really know what you mean by bariatric multivitamin? If you are referencing the pre-packaged A-D-E-K I have never been a fan as I need different amounts than they contain (e.g. I take vitamin A once a week, vit E and 50K of D3 every day, and K (all 3) twice a week. Hope that helps & good luck on your journey!!
Hi There!
Did you still have good lab work on all the other vitamins after taking this multivitamin because it is not a bariatric multivitamin, or do you still need to supplement with the other vitamins? Thanks!
Addendum to my last post. My farts and stool no longer smell really bad. If you decide that the D/S is the weight loss surgery for you, know that you can no longer eat processed carbohydrates if you do not want to gain your weight back and have farts and stools that stink to high heaven and linger long. But I will add that I have no regrets.
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on 7/6/23 1:26 am
Thanks for sharing your story! It's great to see long-timers come back with experiences. Glad things are going well for you.
HW 282, LW 123.4 (8/29/23), CW 144.4
Pre-op-33, M1-12, M2-17, M3-14, M4-11, M5-14, M6-5, M7-6, M8-5, M9-22, M10-6, M11-5, M12-2, M13-2, M14-5
