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Hi, I am almost 11 years out. I also had intermittent "episodes" of pain like something was stuck. It was intense and I vomitted until I had diarrhea. Then it settled down. These were usually 18-24 hour events. Feb 2013 I felt "an episode" coming on. On the way home, the pain got so bad and was higher. I pulled over and called 911 thinking I was having a heart attack. Turns out I had a perforated bowel, blockages and dead sections near the Roux NY surgical sites and lots of adhesions. I also had an Ecoli infection and a huge hiatal hernia. It was a life threatening event. I actually did crash twice and was on life support for several days. I actually only had two post op visits after the RNY. I traveled for a living back then. Since this happened, no more pain. However, diarrhea is a way of life after RNY. I manage it with OTC immodium, but I tend to self treat. I suggest you get help with that from a bariatric surgeon.
Hi I am 10 years post op. I have started having problems also. As far.as the bm I usually have a hard time goimg to the bathroom. I have recently anemic also b 12 deficient and have to take shots monthly. I believe we suffer from the same pain in the left and right quadrants of the abdomem. I get them often m o also ha e no gall bladder however when I get the pain it is so severe that is doubles over and it feels like it moves up towards my chest . This happened one time while I was in the hospital and the dr told me it was epigastric pain. He treated me with the dissolving pencil and it almost immediately stopped thebpain. I'm not saying this is your problem but it couldn't hurt to try it.
Hi Michelle, good to hear you are looking to get back on track....I'm not quite two years out and still working toward my goal. One of the early things I learned about the protein supplements is that the protein 'shots' are usually made with collagenic protein, and that bariatric patients should not use that type as we don't absorb it correctly. We need high grade or medical grade protein that our systems can utilize. So you might want to double check on the protein you decide to use. Although we are often encouraged to not use the protein supplements much, I still choose one per day as I cannot consume enough otherwise to meet my own daily requirement. A good one is Chike, though some people do not use it due to a somewhat higher carb count. Another is Syntrex. There are a lot of suggestions on this site for protein so do use that search function :o) Best of luck to you!!
That is BS that your insurance wouldn't pay for a revision. Unless your policy has a strict no WLS or only one WLS per lifetime clause there is no reason they shouldn't pay to fix a problem.
It's not like you did anything wrong. You just had the bad luck to have a complication and I think your surgeon should at least try to submit to the insurance company, unless he knows they have an exclusion and it won't do any good.
Are you having any physical issues due to the fistula? Maybe that can be used to get it fixed.
I am sure that even if your insurance company said they wouldn't pay it could be challenged. There is an attorney that advertises here named Walter Lindstrom who I have heard works miracles in getting insurance companies to cover the surgery. Obesity Law is the name in case you want to check them out.
WLS 10/28/2002 Revision 7/23/2010
High Weight (2002) 240 Revision Weight (2010) 220 Current Weight 115.
You should be having very light diet right now. And you will feel full in a matter of weeks, and it won't take much.
I finally got to see a surgeon re. poor weight loss and cannot tell when full never from day one
Had EGD done doctor said he passed the camera right into my old stomach he said my pouch was the size which stated in my op note
He didn't think my insurance would ever approve of a revision he said my old stomach re attached itself to my pouch and when my pouch gets full then it overflows into my old stomach that is why I never felt full couldn't tell anything had ever been done other than the huge incision scar
My most weight loss was in the first 3 months by that time I was starving it was unreal
Could this be diet related? H
are you gluten intolerant.
You might try posting on both the RnY Forum and the Sleeve Forum - you'll likely get much more input there.
Good luck with whatever you decide. =)
Sounds like my story I was almost 8 out and had a reverse last year.Here is my utube channel. http://youtu.be/tqo5G_6pNVY hope you get the help you need. Fight for your health and your life I did and I'm much better today for it.
I'm not too familiar with that brand, so I'm not sure why people told you it wasn't okay. I think it should be fine if you enjoy it.
