Anyone 2+ years out of surgery having abdominal swelling after eating?

I am almost 3 years post op and consider myself a WLS success. I had no post operative complications until almost two years in when I developed two hernias. One in the mesintary (sp?) cavity which contained 3/4 of my small bowel and a second umbilical herniation. I had those repaired in Aug. of last year and in Dec. noticed a small lump in the right side of my abdomen. Lately this spot has gotten progressively more tender and the "swells" that I had experienced prior to the previous hernia repair have returned. I have already started seeing the line up of docs to help with this problem and have started retesting everything. The big concern is that all of my tests showed normal before the last surgery but when they got inside they found that there was very little normal about it. I was "unbelievably clean" internally but the hole in the mesintary cavity was large and had allowed the intestine to flip up over the transverse colon. I have different insurance now and the same symptoms. The docs are trying all the same approaches but I've gotten to the point of being to afraid to eat due to the pain and swelling. All of the internal muscles were modified through abdomnioplasty in the last surgery so there is limited space for the swells and I feel that I could literally burst. Their timing of a week or two can make a significant difference in my strength and immune system from not being able to eat. They don't want me to lose more weight so I'm hard pressed to know what to do while I am waiting on them to figure this all out. Anyone have a similar experience? Please help....

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