Question:
Major Pains

I am 5 months post-op (surgery date 11/13/01)! BIG FAILURE...I am experiencing so many problems..starting weight was 17 lbs as of today (4/6/02) weigh 265...My suergon is no longer accepting my insurance so I have to find a new Dr. (no one wants to to touch me ) My tummy is very tender, I have horrible pains under my left breast and a stabbing pain under my left shoulder blade and I also vomit 3-4 times a week and everything I eat or drink hurts going down. I had my gallbladder removed in Feb. of 2001 so I cannot attribute pain to gallstones. My primary physician is sending me to some kind of specialist where they send a scope down your throat (very neverous) he thinks I may have developed an Ulcer around my pouch. My hair loss is excessive (I do the vitamins daily and the B12 shots once a month). Is anyone else experiencing these problems..???    — zappygirl1974 (posted on April 6, 2002)

April 6, 2002
Hi I read your profile and it seems like on 2/1/2002 you were very happy and upbeat. Now 2 months latter you are in a horrible state. Maybe you are depressed in in some kind of hormonal imbalance. In your profile you said that you could eat anything. Maybe your diet is throwing you into some kind of nutritional problems. Have your Dr look at your blood work and make sure that your levels are ok-----Good Luck
   — Robert L.

April 6, 2002
Don't be afraid of the scope down you throat. They put you into twilight sleep and it takes about 10 minutes and you won't even know it happened. I would suggest that you go back to liquids only for a while until they determine what is wrong, and make sure you drink extra protein drinks and take some liquid biotin for the hair loss. Maybe you have a small stricture or hernia or something...try not to stress out too much, as that will only make matters worse. Good luck.
   — DJeffrey

April 6, 2002
I am sorry to hear your delima but i am going through the same deal with the weird pain, but i stll have tha same doc, it a mysterous pain in my adamal area and my back comparable to labor, and last several hours, i have had all kinds of test for galbladder and paceatitis, but it is nether now i have to go in for a scope and see if it is a u;ser, then if that comes back negative i'll have to have a cat scan, i feel for you i am throuwing up all the time to, i feel you pain and frustrstion, i don;t have the answers but keep me posted on your progress, as far as the last posters remarks about depression, yes it is depessing to have sever pain and no one know what is wrong with you, and have doctors make you feel as if your crasy or just not really listning to you. sorry hsd to vent, i am one year post op and down 101 pds. and was doing just fine untill this weird thing came on, so i know the feeling, hope you feel better.(((hugs)))
   — sandra M.