scary but impt article re;hernia complication for pregnant post-op

[Guest guest]

My mom called me this afternoon a little worried about a news story

she'd just read. It seems a woman had the gastric bypass, got

pregnant and lost her life and the baby's life at 8 months pregnant.

I read the story and it appears to be a hernia complication. Now just

last week I asked my doc whether a fairly localized bulge could be a

hernia and she palpated me and said unlikely but have the surgeon's

group check it out. I urge folks to read this article and if you

start having abdominal pains unlike your other pregnancy pains please

call your doc asap.

http://tinyurl.com/48vhc

one of my fears is that I wouldn't be able to tell gall bladder pain

from OPMS pain from labor pain etc. I suppose it is better to be safe

than sorry.

I am sorry if this article worries folks but I thought it worth

mentioning.

Colleen