Re: HELP- Friend in OHIO needs advice about pain/pregancy and bypass

[Guest guest]

i had an upper Gi endoscope a couple weeks ago (i'm currently 24 weeks

pregnant), it can be done. also another girl on this board found out she had a

blockage from the surgery and baby and had surgery while pregnant, it is

possible...i had gallbladder pain from 4 months pregnant with my first child til

4 months after he was born when they finally took out my gall bladder.

hopefully if that's what it is, they find it and remove it once she gives birth,

but it is jsut painful, not hurting the baby or anything, so they prolly won't

bother taking it out while she's pregnant. honestly that's what it sounds like

it is...especially since it's right after she eats and for hours...she need to

watch what she eats to lighten the pain...no grease or fat, try simply digested

things. i'm not a dr, so i can't say for sure, jsut giving my opinion...have

her write down exactly what she ate when she has the " attacks " the gallbaldder

" filters out " your fat and the more fat you have to ea,t eh more the pain is

goign to be. now for me, it didn't seem to matter wha i ate, but i didn't pay

attention either. lol...good luck...

aka mom2ben99 (jennilee75@...)

Kay Independent Beauty Consultant

http://www.marykay.com/koopmans

Gastric Bypass-Lap RNY 3/12/04-Dr Dunshee in Topeka Ks.

Baby boy due 2/17/05-Shanndon

original wt. 342/current wt. 206/goal wt. 140

HELP- Friend in OHIO needs advice about pain/pregancy

and bypass

Hi all....

I am writing on behalf of a friend of mine....who is from Ohio ( I am

from NY and a bypass person as well) She had GB feb 2003 and

now...she is 7 months pregnant....and she has been in pain for like a

week....here is the story..maybe you can read it and see...if u have

ever gone through this know anyone who has...anything info wise would

be appreciated.

Her bypass doc is no longer in ohio....and her new bypass doc she has

yet to meet and have a consultation with.....she has tried to contact

her bypass doc with no luck..no one is actually getting back to her.

She consulted with a gastroenterologist, urologist, a general surgeon

and her ob/gyn NONE of who are really that educated on someone with a

bypass WHO is also pregnant...

Her prob is that she has been in PAIN for the past week- so bad she

went to the ER and was admitted for days..only to be let go and sent

home without anyone knowing what the hell is wrong....

The gastro doc thought it might be Esophogeal acid reflux so he

prescribed her Protonix which is like Nexium or Prilosec I guess.

That did not help. The General surgeon said it might be a gallbladder

issue because there is sludge in her gall bladder ( through an ultra

sound found out) so there is nothing he can do- the only thing that

he said was that you can't prevent a gallbladder attack and they

could do surgery but not on someone who is 7 months pregnant. The

urologist was called because her uterus is sitting on the uteral

tract coming out of her kidneys BUT her pain is centralized in the

middle of her back and the kidneys are not tender, no stones, urine

is clear and the bloodwork is coming back fine. SO they don't think

it is anything to do with kidneys. One other thing that was mentioned

was that maybe there is some blockage that has to do with the

bypass..but the only way to find that out is of course through an

endoscopy which they can't do on her since she's pregnant.

Her pain initially started where her sternum would be and radiated to

the middle of her back and has remained there. Now there are times

where she does get pain where her stomach is a lil....where you would

assume your stomach to me....no pain inshoulder blades...none in

legs...shoots from either sternum to back or from stomach to

back.....the pain seems to happen more only after she eats ( not

drink) but it lasts HOURS...she drinks fine...and she has been having

normal bowel movements....so...that is a good thing. It is not soft

stools..it is a normal bowel movement like clockwork. Not too get too

graphic....but wanted to explain this is detail...

She is @ her wits end. I feel so bad for her...

so I am reaching out to you all..see what ya know..either post here

or u can email me bbw141@...

thank you soooooooooooooooooooo much!

~Vivian

Children are a blessing, and a gift from the Lord. -Psalm 127:3

[Guest guest]

Vivian,

This sure does sound like a gallbladder attack to me. I had the

same thing when I was pregnant. I found out I had gallstones and

was pregnant all at the same time. I found that Mylanta does add

some relief and I had to watch what I ate. They took my gallbladder

out 4 weeks after I had my daughter. I can feel for your friend.

Those gallbladder attacks feel like someone is sticking a knife in

your back and twisting it. Hope this information helps!

Bobbie

St. Louis

TTC #2

Patrica 6/16/00

343/216/170

[Guest guest]

Vivian,

Hi, My name is and I am from Nevada. When I was pregnant w/ my

first child pre WLS I was in exactly the same boat that your friend

was in. What huge amount of pain, under my sternum, through my back

felt like someone was turning a knife through my gut. I went to

several ER's, my OB, ect. I was first told that I had an ulcer, take

Mylanta and wait it out. I went through three attacks from my seventh

month on. A month after my son was born I had two more attacks and

finally ended up be admitted to the hospital w/ Pancreatitis and had

to have my gall bladder removed due to sludge and stones. What they

said most of the pain came from was the stones and the Pancreatitis,

because my pancreas was so infected that it was eating at itself.

It is very common for women during and after pregnancy to have

gallbladder problems, is what I was told and also in WLS patients.

Tell her to try and eat as low fat, low grease as she can, that will

make the pain worse. Good luck to her and let us know.

in Nevada

> Hi all....

>

> I am writing on behalf of a friend of mine....who is from Ohio ( I

am

> from NY and a bypass person as well) She had GB feb 2003 and

> now...she is 7 months pregnant....and she has been in pain for like

a

> week....here is the story..maybe you can read it and see...if u

have

> ever gone through this know anyone who has...anything info wise

would

> be appreciated.

>

>

>

> Her bypass doc is no longer in ohio....and her new bypass doc she

has

> yet to meet and have a consultation with.....she has tried to

contact

> her bypass doc with no luck..no one is actually getting back to

her.

> She consulted with a gastroenterologist, urologist, a general

surgeon

> and her ob/gyn NONE of who are really that educated on someone with

a

> bypass WHO is also pregnant...

>

> Her prob is that she has been in PAIN for the past week- so bad she

> went to the ER and was admitted for days..only to be let go and

sent

> home without anyone knowing what the hell is wrong....

>

> The gastro doc thought it might be Esophogeal acid reflux so he

> prescribed her Protonix which is like Nexium or Prilosec I guess.

> That did not help. The General surgeon said it might be a

gallbladder

> issue because there is sludge in her gall bladder ( through an

ultra

> sound found out) so there is nothing he can do- the only thing that

> he said was that you can't prevent a gallbladder attack and they

> could do surgery but not on someone who is 7 months pregnant. The

> urologist was called because her uterus is sitting on the uteral

> tract coming out of her kidneys BUT her pain is centralized in the

> middle of her back and the kidneys are not tender, no stones, urine

> is clear and the bloodwork is coming back fine. SO they don't think

> it is anything to do with kidneys. One other thing that was

mentioned

> was that maybe there is some blockage that has to do with the

> bypass..but the only way to find that out is of course through an

> endoscopy which they can't do on her since she's pregnant.

>

> Her pain initially started where her sternum would be and radiated

to

> the middle of her back and has remained there. Now there are times

> where she does get pain where her stomach is a lil....where you

would

> assume your stomach to me....no pain inshoulder blades...none in

> legs...shoots from either sternum to back or from stomach to

> back.....the pain seems to happen more only after she eats ( not

> drink) but it lasts HOURS...she drinks fine...and she has been

having

> normal bowel movements....so...that is a good thing. It is not soft

> stools..it is a normal bowel movement like clockwork. Not too get

too

> graphic....but wanted to explain this is detail...

>

> She is @ her wits end. I feel so bad for her...

>

> so I am reaching out to you all..see what ya know..either post here

> or u can email me bbw141@a...

>

> thank you soooooooooooooooooooo much!

>

> ~Vivian