Question:
Has any one had an obstruction after surgery?

I had a bypass Oct 11, 2002 and was able to eat some food and I did throw up some of the time. Then March 6, 2003 I had my gallbladder removed. Ever since then I haven't been able to eat much at all except liquids. I throw up almost everything I do try t eat and have diareah all the time. My surgeon told me to call my family doctor which i did and they think i could have an obstruction. I am so weak and have no energy that I just can't stand thing anymore. Has any one experienced this? I was able to eat more before the second surgery but now its like impossbile and I don't even want to eat food anymore at all. The good thing is that I've lost 120lbs, but what a way to do it. Please can any one help me?    — Lori M. (posted on April 1, 2003)

April 1, 2003
Lori, hang in there. I'm sorry for your problems. I, too, have had a hard time eating (and keeping down) much of anything. (I had open rny 12/2/02 and have had 3 strictures.) Has the surgeon suggested that you may have developed a stricture? Can you tolerate liquids/water okay? Is the pain in your pouch or elsewhere? Keep a log of what you ate and when you got sick to take to your doctor. Good luck!
   — Mary Ann B.

April 1, 2003
i'm sorry you're suffering so much. what did your family doctor say to do? this is not something you want to go untreated.
   — Kasey

April 1, 2003
Lori, I had an intestinal blockage, and I hate to say it, but you just described my symptoms to a "T". The blockage was at the spot in my small intestine, where the "Y" is connected. I was unable to eat ANYTHING for 2 weeks prior to my surgery, and for 2 weeks after. Check out my profile for more information. See your doctor, and have them do an Upper GI. Just make sure that the doctor goes a little further down than normal. My blockage wasn't caught for a month because the doctor only looked at the area immediately below my stomach. Good luck.
   — Melissa B.