having trouble again over 3 years out

when I was a yr out (RNY, Nov. 14, 2002) I started having pains now and again,( I could get a couple a day or once a month, they came when they wanted too.) excrutiating pains, top part of my abdomin, I would sweat, it would feel like someone was tightening something around my ribs. I had tests done, showed nothing. Next step exploritory surgery. The surgeon (same one who did my RNY) started lap, then had to open me up, he said I had a lots of scar tissue, which he removed all that he could, he was thinking that was causing my pain. I had surgery on a monday, came home wednesday. By friday each time I ate or drank I would be in such pain, the burning up my throat and into my mouth was unreal, 100 times worse than reflux. It also felt like the food was backing up also into my throat. So he had me go to the ER friday night for a cat scan, the stuff that I drank for the cat scan hurt when drinking it, . They admitted me. The next morning another cat scan, I could only take a sip of the stuff, it was to painful, but It ended up not being a blockage in my bowels which he thought it might of been,, it actually was where they connect the small bowel to our pouches the small bowel goes through a hole they make in the mesocolon , it had totally tightened up and was closing off my small bowel. So back into surgery again monday moring, I was terrified, " These 2 surgeries took place this past FEB 2006", But I was hoping that this was it, my pains would be gone forever, GUESS WHAT there BACK,, I have had 2 attacks since then, one in June, and one yesterday while I was volunteering at the hospital that I had my surgeries in,,, it was AWFUL, I was in so much pain, I volunteer in the surgical check in. They rushed me back to preop and when my surgeon was done with his surgery he came and spoke with me,,, he has absolutely no idea what is going on, he has referred me to another surgeon which I made an appointment with. I go in 3 weeks,,, I just pray they can find what is causing this and take care of it, and that it is something minor and not something serious,,,,, has anyone out there every heard of what Im going through? I had my gallbladder removed when I had my RNY. Its also not hernias, had those repaired a couple of years ago after the pains started, so even they were not the cause of the pain. Thanks everyone for taking the time to read this and reply.

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