Enlarged Stoma

Does anyone know if you can still lose weight with an enlarged stoma?

It still comes down to calories in vs. calories out. Tek

you are correct; but if i were able to abide by that fact; i wouldn't have needed the surgery anyway. i am realizing that the surgery "REALLY" is just a tool. I have to focus making it continue to work.

How was your enlarged stoma diagnosed? Nowhere Man/PH/Jay

I haven't been officially diagnosed; but I NEVER get full. I can literally feel the food go straight to my instestines. I can consume large amounts of food, when mentioned to doctor, he says its not possible. That I probably just eat more frequently than I should. Weight loss is at stall for 6mos. Some others from same center have been officially diagnosed with enlarged stoma and, are recommended for revision. I really don't want to go that route. So that's why I'm wondering if additional weight loss is possible.

Vegas Babe, Take a look at this I had posted sometime ago. Good luck... MaryLyn WLS procedure for large stoma... I read the following in Nursing Spectrum , New England edition, July 18, 2005, about correcting problems with SLD and when the opening from the pouch to the intestines becomes larger and RNY folks begin to gain weight. I imagine you can read the entire article at their web site. nursingspectrum.com. I couldn't put the article in, in its entirety. Endoscopy to the rescue "Slattery and Christopher Thompson, MD, advanced therapeutic endoscopist and director of developmental Endoscopy at Brigham and Women's Hospital, have developed a procedure to correct pouch problems and help patients avoid another invasive procedure. Thompson's procedure employs an endoscope that features an attached sewing device. The endoscopist inserts the endoscope (following the administration of general anesthesia) through the patient's mouth and uses the sewing device to repair the problem." Another thing mentioned is if you have acid reflux, it could be an indication of an opening in the pouch...

There are people in my support group who have had a "scarring" where the surgeon puts a scope down their pouch and inserts saline into the stoma tissue... this makes the stoma have scar tissue and closes it a little bit.... He'll do it up to three times and the people say it helps..... I have actually seen a couple of these ladies lose more weight and they swear by it..... Good Luck!!! Laurie - minus 166 lbs!!