25.5 wks prego w/abdominal pains 20mths postop

This is my first post on the preggers board. I have been having a rough pregnancy anyways, but about 2 weeks ago I started having burning in my pouchy whenever I eat or drink pretty much anything, I have been having A LOT of upper and lower abdominal pain which my OBGYN thinks is related to WLS-his theory is that I have something wrong with my gallbladder and possibly a "blind loop" in my intestines or some sort of adhesions that are being aggravated by my expanding uterus. . . Anyone else have any similar pains or complications with their pregnancies after WLS?

 

towards the end i had alot of pain that felt like my muscle was going to rip open... its not unusual for pregnant women to have gallbladder problems.... but that the hell is a blind loop?

"but that the hell is a blind loop?"


guess we'll find out soon enough--bariatric surgeon wants to see me tomorrow morning.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_loop_syndrome

Saw Dr. Custer today. He said he doubts that it's adhesions or blind loop, more than likely just extreme discomfort from the uterus pushing things around, but the only way to really be certain is to do ct scan or x-ray with contrast dyes that need to wait until after I deliver. So, we're just going to try some pain management and reduce my fat intake even more and get an ultrasound of my gallbladder because he does think I have a diseased gallbladder from my symptoms, so we'll go from there.

Thanks for your replies and the link!

I am so thankful for my pregnancy and my baby boy, but I have to say I cannot wait to get him outta me so I can get rid of this much pain and get back to normal!

ohh good.. glad its nothing serious...