Surgery is over
Hi all,
I had my exploratory surgery with Dr. Needleman on Wednesday. I haven't decided if it turned out good or bad. He did not find anything wrong with my stomach -- in fact, he was very pleased with how healthy everything looked. No revision was done ... I still have the RNY and I guess I'm headed for treatment for IBS and he wants to try some things to help me digest food better so I don't throw up as much.
I had been looking into going for the DS in California -- but Aetna still hasn't answered on my appeal. And, given what happened in the OR on Wednesday, I am not inclined to have any type of surgery again unless my life depends on it. When they took out the breathing tube after the surgery, I had some sort of spasms where the wind pipe clamps completely shut and you can't breathe. I had to be tubed again -- given a shot of epinephrin ... given a mask with some sort of medicine in it. I was awake and aware that I couldn't breathe. It was horrible. This happened like 4 times. The surgery only lasted an hour but I was in recovery struggling to breathe for 4 hours. I think I will count my blessings and stick with what I have. Dr. Needleman seems confidant that he can get me through whatever this is ... and as long as I can get back to being healthy and active, I don't really give a flying f** what size I wear!
I had my exploratory surgery with Dr. Needleman on Wednesday. I haven't decided if it turned out good or bad. He did not find anything wrong with my stomach -- in fact, he was very pleased with how healthy everything looked. No revision was done ... I still have the RNY and I guess I'm headed for treatment for IBS and he wants to try some things to help me digest food better so I don't throw up as much.
I had been looking into going for the DS in California -- but Aetna still hasn't answered on my appeal. And, given what happened in the OR on Wednesday, I am not inclined to have any type of surgery again unless my life depends on it. When they took out the breathing tube after the surgery, I had some sort of spasms where the wind pipe clamps completely shut and you can't breathe. I had to be tubed again -- given a shot of epinephrin ... given a mask with some sort of medicine in it. I was awake and aware that I couldn't breathe. It was horrible. This happened like 4 times. The surgery only lasted an hour but I was in recovery struggling to breathe for 4 hours. I think I will count my blessings and stick with what I have. Dr. Needleman seems confidant that he can get me through whatever this is ... and as long as I can get back to being healthy and active, I don't really give a flying f** what size I wear!
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