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Congrats Nena, by the time you get this post, you will be on the loser's bench.  Looking forward to reading more of your path.  Come share when you are up to it.  Happy losing!!

I had a revision from a band to RNY done on Nov. 29, 2011. The first 5 days were smooth sailing, then started having troulbe getting thicker soups, pudding down, bu****er would go down just fine.  Talked to the surgeon and it was decided to do and EGD with a dilatation to open the anastomosis site back up (done on post op day 10). From the way the surgeon talked is that they had to work quite hard to get things opened back up cause there wasn't much of an opening left.  Well after the dilatation I went home and took some pain meds for back pain and took a nap (otherwise I felt fine). I woke up about 2 hours later and had the worst pain that I have ever had to my left chest/shoulder/back region. Took another dose of Lortab and called the surgeon. He said that he thought it was all the manipulation of the anastomosis that was causing the pain, but said that if it continued to come into the ER where he practices or else go to the one where I live (2 hour commute to the ER that he practices in compared to where I live). I went to the ER where I lived, they worked me up for cardiac/respiratory/abdominal issues. Had a CT of abd/pelvis/chest as well as a chest xray and all were clear. My WBC was slightly elevated at 14.?. My LFTs were slightly elevated also, so a gallbladder ultrasound was completed that showed 1 gallstone.  I was admitted due to the elevated WBC and pain. I got up to my room about 0200. Some time the next day more bloodwork was completed and my WBC was 28.6.  I was already on 3 antibiotics at this point also.We just continued on ice chips with IV fluids and antibiotics throughout that day. More lab work was completed on my second full day in the hospital and my WBC came down to 17.6. Started having shortness of breath throughout the night. Received a neb, chest xray, and some lasix. The xray showed a pleural effusion, The interesting thing is it didn't show up on my admission xray, so in the morning here I get a visit from the pulmonologist and probably a thoracentesis to drain it.  I also get to see the infectious disease doctor for antibiotic management.   The other thing that scares me is that I was just started on clear liquids again. I hadn't ate anything except for ice chips since thursday evening (EGD was friday). So started some SF jello and low salt broth for lung. The broth went down fine, but started to have bad Left upper quadrant pain after the jello. I am being medicated for the pain with Dilaudid while in the hospital.  I am just starting to wonder what is going on. I sent an email off to my surgeon to review about what i going on. Hopefully he will have some answers.  My doctor here in the hospital is also a surgeon, and they have talked once since being admitted    Guess it sounds like I am stuck here a few more days at least. And to top it all off it is the hospital that I work at, but the staff keep it light for me so it isn't to bad.
Any comments or information is appreciated. Thanks ahead of time.
Steph

Hoping evrything is going smoother for you.  Already some good advice shouted your way.   I 2nd what the others say.  I agree with KATHY,  do your best and dont worry about perfection.  As time goes by you will be able to drink more and get more of your protein in.  Just keep trying and am for a lil more each day.

I drink protein shakes with milk and they give me 26 + protien from milk (usually do 4oz).. so its roughly around 32g.  I tend to mix 3 shakes in a cup with 12oz of milk and then sip on it all day.  So that I am getting my protein and it is spaced out.  I would highly recommend a shaker cup from the VitaminShoppe.  Works wonders.

Tomorrow at this time I will be in surgery!! Wow how blessed am I to have completed the process so fast and with out any problems.  I am extremly nervous and emotional!!!  By far this past week was the most challenging, nerve wrecking, and emotional week I have every had.  So many things went through my mind Yet I know I made the right decision for my!!!  I will embrace my new life as it will start tomorrow.... Please say a prayer for me.  I know God is watching over me and will ensure I come out okay and learn to love my new life.

Hoping that your surgery went well and that you will be on here posting soon about your experience.  Wishing you a speedy recovery!