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Tigger, is your stomach stapled, transected or banded?

Debbie in Gig Harbor (170cm medial)

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From: tigger57ri

Hi all! As many of you know I've been having a heck of a time losing

my weight.... 16 months, 70 pounds. I've been at the same weight now

for about 2 months. My problem is.... a couple of weeks ago I ate

something that didn't agree with me and I started vomiting (sorry),

and I couldn't stop. I ended up with the dry heaves and wound up in

the ER. They gave me IV fluids and some phenegran for the nausea.

After that I had the worst pain in my stomach for almost 2 weeks. I

figured I might have pulled or strained something and it just needed

time to heal. Well, since it healed it seems that I can eat more. I

guess what I'm asking is... could I have done some actual damage to

my surgery. I had Lap RNY on 2/12/02. I would think at this point

there would be much a could do to hurt it... could there? Thanks, Tigger

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Boy, do I feel stupid... I don't know. I believe it's stapled. I do

not believe it's transected. All I know is that he by-passed 83cm.

Which I gather is not that much.

I can hear (Vitalady) now.... you should have a copy of your

records. I will get them. I'm not fond of my surgeon, so I'll need

them for any further follow-up (or is that foul up?).

Hugs,

Tigger

> Tigger, is your stomach stapled, transected or banded?

>

> Debbie in Gig Harbor (170cm medial)

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> http://www.cafeshops.com/copsstore

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: tigger57ri [mailto:tigger57ri@c...]

>

> Hi all! As many of you know I've been having a heck of a time

losing

> my weight.... 16 months, 70 pounds. I've been at the same weight

now

> for about 2 months. My problem is.... a couple of weeks ago I ate

> something that didn't agree with me and I started vomiting (sorry),

> and I couldn't stop. I ended up with the dry heaves and wound up in

> the ER. They gave me IV fluids and some phenegran for the nausea.

> After that I had the worst pain in my stomach for almost 2 weeks. I

> figured I might have pulled or strained something and it just

needed

> time to heal. Well, since it healed it seems that I can eat more. I

> guess what I'm asking is... could I have done some actual damage to

> my surgery. I had Lap RNY on 2/12/02. I would think at this point

> there would be much a could do to hurt it... could there? Thanks,

Tigger

[Guest guest]

Well, first off...lets hope there is NO MORE fouling up. LOL If it is

stapled then you might have a disrupted staple line. Can you eat more? Are

you having gastric reflux? I was in denial about my staple line disruption

until it hurt so bad and I had GAINED 67 pounds! ICK! And HEY, my original

by-pass was ONLY 170 cm! So there! LOL When my doc did my transection, I had

him by-pass another 100 cm. All this said, the only way you are going to

find out is to get scoped. So, I would start looking for a new surgeon.

Debbie in Gig Harbor (170cm medial)

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Boy, do I feel stupid... I don't know. I believe it's stapled. I do

not believe it's transected. All I know is that he by-passed 83cm.

Which I gather is not that much.

I can hear (Vitalady) now.... you should have a copy of your

records. I will get them. I'm not fond of my surgeon, so I'll need

them for any further follow-up (or is that foul up?).

Hugs,

Tigger

[Guest guest]

It seems like all of a sudden I can eat more. I'm not sure if that's

just because the pain was so bad before. I've had a terrible time

with vomiting ever since my surgery (and before), but this last bout

was the worst. The ER Dr. could feel the swollen stoma just by

pressing on my stomach. I was scoped in February and they said

everything was fine, except that he stretched me a little because I

had started to develop a stricture.

When you had your staple line disruption, were you in a lot of pain?

When they did a revision, did insurance cover it? I can't afford to

be out of work right now, and I'm not sure my insurance would even

consider another surgery. I feel like I'm between a rock and the

hard place. There have actually been times lately that I've regretted

having the surgery. It seems like I've done so much for so little in

return.

Hugs,

Tigger

> Well, first off...lets hope there is NO MORE fouling up. LOL If it

is

> stapled then you might have a disrupted staple line. Can you eat

more? Are

> you having gastric reflux? I was in denial about my staple line

disruption

> until it hurt so bad and I had GAINED 67 pounds! ICK! And HEY, my

original

> by-pass was ONLY 170 cm! So there! LOL When my doc did my

transection, I had

> him by-pass another 100 cm. All this said, the only way you are

going to

> find out is to get scoped. So, I would start looking for a new

surgeon.

>

> Debbie in Gig Harbor (170cm medial)

> ladybostons@p...

> http://www.cafeshops.com/copsstore

>

>

> Re: Looking for info

>

>

> Boy, do I feel stupid... I don't know. I believe it's stapled. I

do

> not believe it's transected. All I know is that he by-passed 83cm.

> Which I gather is not that much.

>

> I can hear (Vitalady) now.... you should have a copy of

your

> records. I will get them. I'm not fond of my surgeon, so I'll need

> them for any further follow-up (or is that foul up?).

>

> Hugs,

> Tigger

[Guest guest]

Tigger, you may have just answered your own question. Call the

Records Department of your hospital, get a copy of your Op report,

find yourself a new doc for follow-up, and get yourself an upper GI

to see if you have a staple line disruption.

Good luck,

in NJ

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> > Tigger, is your stomach stapled, transected or banded?

> >

> > Debbie in Gig Harbor (170cm medial)

> >

[Guest guest]

Tiggerm you've been vomiting since your surgery, and your surgeon

ignored it? No wonder you're calling him a foul-up.

I had a staple line disruption, and I had no pain, no sign of

anything except I could eat a lot more, and I had stopped gaining

weight. After my upper GI, which showed the SLD, it was like a self-

fulfilling prophecy, combined with a bit of depression, and I easily

put on about 17 pounds right away.

Meanwhile, 6 months and a new insurance company later, with a BMI of

35, Dr. Gagner, who did my transection, said it was a question of

them seeing the benefit of approving it now or waiting until I had

gained all my weight back. Thank G*d someone at Horizon BC/BS of NJ

had the foresight to approve it. Since that transection, all has

been fine.

I hope you find a good doc who helps you figure out what's going on,

and you're able to live pain-free and healthy very soon.

Hugs,

in NJ

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> It seems like all of a sudden I can eat more. I'm not sure if

that's

> just because the pain was so bad before. I've had a terrible time

> with vomiting ever since my surgery (and before), but this last

bout

> was the worst. The ER Dr. could feel the swollen stoma just by

> pressing on my stomach. I was scoped in February and they said

> everything was fine, except that he stretched me a little because I

> had started to develop a stricture.

>

> When you had your staple line disruption, were you in a lot of

pain?

> When they did a revision, did insurance cover it? I can't afford

to

> be out of work right now, and I'm not sure my insurance would even

> consider another surgery. I feel like I'm between a rock and the

> hard place. There have actually been times lately that I've

regretted

> having the surgery. It seems like I've done so much for so little

in

> return.

> Hugs,

> Tigger

>