Question:
Anyone have any experiences with these?

I posted earlier that it was thought I had a tear in my staple line - now it is thought that is fistual because my RNY operation did not include the stomach being separated - just stapled off. I also have a fairly large, to my knowledge, ulcer near the anastamosis. (I think I'm relating this correctly.) This, in a nutshell, means more surgery. And a difficult surgery becuase of the location, size of the ulcer and scar tissue. It has not even been a year since my WLS. If ANYONE has any input into what a repair was like for them, or any kind of surgery soon after their WLS, please let me know. Thank you.    — Jane H. (posted on October 12, 1999)

November 7, 2000
Hi, I just found out I have a "huge" bleeding ulcer. My dr said it will heal with medicine. Why do they need to do surgery?
   — Kelly W.

September 2, 2004
I've just gotten out of the hospital because of a second round of amemia caused by ulcers. This time it was an ulcer at anastamosis. They cauterized it, gave me one unit of blood, put me on PROTONIX (IV) for 3 days and sent me home. My understanding is that I'll be on protronix or previcid for life. They don't seem to know why you get ulcers, but they appear to know how to keep you from getting them.
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