Question:
Has anyone had the JIB surgery from years ago?
I desperately would appreciate talking with peers of JIB (jejuno-ileal or intestinal bypass) which I had in 1977 in Birmingham, Alabama. I have never had the surgery reversed and would like to discuss its side-effects and how folks are living with and treating them, especially bacterial overgrowth in the blocked-off intestine. — pmscom (posted on February 3, 2002)
February 2, 2002
Patti.....I had the JIB in 1977, and also have never had it reversed.
Shocked my surgeon, to say the least. I have not had any medical problems,
but the intestines have compensated to the point that I have regained
110lbs. I am now looking to have a revision. Surgeon wants to hook me
back up, and do an RNY.
— csrodriguez
February 3, 2002
Hi. My husband had this surgery in 1974, and he reconnected in 1979 due to
multiple problems. I will ask him to post here about his experience. Best
of luck to you.
— Joya K.
February 3, 2002
Hi. I am posting under my wife's name, since I have not registered on this
site yet. I had a JIB operation in Oct. 1974 and reconnected five years
later, almost to the day. My reasons were much the same as yours. My
intestines would distend as much as 10 inches, causing horriffic pain. It
was theorized that this occured due to bacterial overgrowth but no
treatment, pharmacological or otherwise, gave me satisfactory releif.
Still, I was hesitant to reconnect because I feared putting my weight back
on. This seems ironic when you consider that I was already regaining my
weight and had reached a portly 275 lbs. Within nine months of
reconnection, I weighed 400 lbs. Happily, I tried a program that on the
surface appalled me. I joined Overeater Anomymous and within a few years I
had lost down to 235.
As far as the "bloating" problem goes -- for the first ten
years post reconnection, I experienced an approximate 50% reduction in my
symtoms and from there on, I experienced a slower but steady decline in my
pain. Feel free to email me at [email protected] if you'd like to
talk further. Good Luck
— Joya K.
February 3, 2002
Patti, my mom had the JIB in about 1970. She had to be reconnected 4 years
later due to severe malnutrition, excessive bacterial overgrowth, and some
severe complications in the blocked off intestine, which started to become
gangrenous. She regained all of her weight after the revision (and scared
me away from the concept of WLS for 20 years). Having had the DS surgery,
I have never experienced any of the (to my mind) horrific side effects she
did. -Kate-
— kateseidel
April 7, 2002
4/7/2002 Hello All - I had this surgery doen in October 1973 in Columbia,
SC. I've had relatively little problems through the years but my body
learned to compensate and today I have finally regained all the weight I
lost. I have my first doctor visit on May 23 for WLS surgery and can
hardly wait.
— Sam M.
October 1, 2002
I had jib in 1981. I only lost about fifty pounds. Everything bad that
could happen to me did. For ten years i had this weird arthritis from a
blind loop infection . The infection would spill over and get in my blood
stream and bone marrow. I would break out in red spots. About five hours
after the first spot i would be unable to move. Literally. Took ten years
to find out what was wrong and all the docs wwanted to reverse me which I
fought against. In Feb,2002 I was admitted to the hospital with a severe
bowel obstruction.During surgery they found a large abdominal hernia and
all my guts were knotted and twisted. Behind the blockage, my bowel was
dialaated to 15 cm. Appernetly i had been blocked for years and no one had
ever found it, When I asked my pcp why i was vomitting or hurting he said I
dont know. Well i was hooked back up andd everthing repaired. Back in the
hospital two more times for dehydration aand GI Bleed. I have gained all my
weight back in these few months and am trying to get insurance aapprival
for r n y. Yes I am one of the LUCKY ones that had jib aand lived to tell
about it. Than God He kept his hand on me!
— Delores S.
October 1, 2002
Hi
i'm am really concerned for my friend after reading all the answers to this
question.....She had the jib 23 yrs ago lost the 125 pounds excess she
carried never has had one iota of problems yet she is healthy in all blood
work ect and still eats regular sized meals and all foods, Is there
something that a regular yearly physical would not show that she should be
checking for???????? She does suffer diareha all the time, never anything
even remotely formed is this dangerous for her??? she is not a computer
person so has asked me to ask for her, We both thought she was doing great
til i read this, What would be the reasonings for her to need it reversed,
is damage going on she doesnt know about????? thanks for the input bbd
— BBD
October 1, 2002
We occasionally see a JIB, and treat them exactly as a distal RNY.
Probably the most critical thing is to test everything that moves. LOL!
If you email me privately, I can send you the list of labs we get, then
whatever your doc adds to that. Have you had a full body dexascan (bone
density)?
— vitalady
November 8, 2004
Hi Pattie, My Father just asked me tonight if I could see if there were
any support groups for people who have had the JIB surgery. He had his in
'72 or '73 I am not sure but he would like to talk to others who have had
it. Please let me know if you know of any. Thanks Melanie
— Melanie H.
November 9, 2004
Hi, My name is Charlotte and I had the JIB done in 1975 and it is still
intact although I am having complications and my insurance has declined my
request to have a revision done. I do have the bacterial overgrowth and I
have had it since 1979. It is not a fun thing to have and it hurts like
hell at times. The gas and the diarreah are so unbearable at times. I am
taking Cephlexin 500 mg, I am taking 2 pills daily and it does seem to help
alot. Feel free to mail me anytime. Charlotte
— Charlotte Maier
May 18, 2005
a friend of my mom had it done in 84.has had almost all of her stomach
reinforced with mesh due to hernias. dr. advised her to have it undone.she
still hasn't done it. said she would do it again despite problems.still
can't drink sodas with out horrible gas.can't eat nuts either.
— vickig
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