Question:
Nasty Ulcer at anastamosis site

I was scoped a couple of weeks ago and my doc sais i have a nasty ulcer at the anastamosis site. He said it was fairly large about 1 inch long and a half inch wide.He gave me some carafate and zegerid and wants to scope me again in four to six weeks. He said if it doesn't heal that i would have to have my surgery reversed. Just want yalls opinion on that. Can't they fix it without reversing my surgery. This was my first time being scoped i had my surgery 02/19/03 other then that i have had no other problems.Please let me know if anyone else has had this problem and what your outcome was. Thank you.    — skyeyez26 (posted on May 2, 2005)

May 2, 2005
Queen of marginal ulcer here. I did very well with Prilosec on my first few, but then I discovered carrafate and that moved it along even faster. They've tried Prevacid and Nexium, but I get better results (for me) with the prilosec. Eventually, I stopped getting them. h. pylori was ruled out
   — vitalady

May 2, 2005
I haven't had a problem with ulcers personally, but do have an interest in holistic medicine. I have read that cabbage juice is very beneficial to help heal ulcers. Now, I don't know if you can just use the water off the cabbage after you cook it or if you actually have to juice the cabbage itself. I would think if you cooked it really, really well slowly for a long period of time that the water you cooked it in should have absorbed some of the juice. Might be worth a try??? Carmen
   — kccjer

May 3, 2005
I've had ulcers too, not fun. The first one they cut out, but the other responded only to nexium in double doses. Aciphex, prevacid, pepsid, and some other didn't do anything. Carafate in liquid or pill form never did anything for me. (The docs only gave it to me to help with the pain.) Get a second opinion before you agree to have your surgery reversed.
   — RebeccaP

May 3, 2005
Although I've had no problem with ulcers (have taken a pepcid AC everyday since surgery on the advice of my surgeon) I agree with the other poster. I'd get a second, and maybe a third opinion before I'd agree to reverse the surgery. Especially since you're so far out and have had previous problems.
   — scbabe

May 4, 2005
I had ulcers that wouldn't respond to medication and ended up having surgery - but not to reverse the RNY! They removed the part of my stomach that is responsible for producing the acid (called partial gastrectomy), removed the ulcerated area, and made my pouch smaller. That was in November - no further ulcers! Definitely get another opinion!
   — robynl