Weight gain after 4 years sld-long

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Well everyone, saw the doc this afternoon and he didn't do the scope

today after all. The specialist I saw wants to preview all his

patients before the scope. I couldn't go to original surgeon Dr.

because of my insurance-Cigna. Anyway I am panicking,upset etc.

I took my upper gi photos with me. After our conversation of me

asking a million questions, him answering the main gist was sld

doesn't happen to transected rny patients or rarely. Fistulas or very

uncommon. Ok-then the bomb. He looks at my photos and says we have a

problem. His exact words thereabouts are I see your distal stomach

(unused stomach) and we shouldn't see it. Your pouch is compromised,

staples have broken lose and there is drainage into the distal(old

stomach.) He will do the scope next Friday and see how big the

separation is and give me the size of the pouch, stoma, etc. as I

requested. Meantime, I contact both my rny surgeons, yes I had two

due to insurance reasons and both are out of town. I am very very

upset because I feel like I weigh 353 pounds again even though I have

gained about 40. Background on me lap rny aug. 99 original weight 353

now, 230.HELP!!! One reason I am so worried is because my original

doctor said he won't do revisions because they are too

dangerous. I called both offices talked to a nurse without a scope

and doc seeing it I am in limbo !!!

Thanks for listening

Debbie in St. Louis

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Oh, Debbie, I'm so sorry! It sure sounds like a fistula to me. One

of our members recently had surgery to correst this, but

unfortunately, I can't remember her name. I hope she reads this and

can give you some words of wisdom. Even if that one doc won't fix

it, I know that it usually can be fixed by a very experienced

surgeon. Don't give up, sweetie, hopefully someone knows of a top

surgeon somewhere near you who accepts your insurance, and can fix

you up like new. Meanwhile, go ahead and cry, scream, whine, do

whatever you want on here, because we have over 6000 very strong

shoulders!

Hugs,

in NJ

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> Fistulas or very uncommon. Ok-then the bomb. He looks at my photos

and says we have a problem. His exact words thereabouts are I see

your distal stomach (unused stomach) and we shouldn't see it. Your

pouch is compromised, staples have broken lose and there is drainage

into the distal(old stomach.)

> Debbie in St. Louis

[Guest guest]

, what a wondeful way to put it. Thank you for saying what I was

feeling here.

Debbie, you are not alone.

from NJ

Re: Weight gain after 4 years sld-long

> Oh, Debbie, I'm so sorry! It sure sounds like a fistula to me. One

> of our members recently had surgery to correst this, but

> unfortunately, I can't remember her name. I hope she reads this and

> can give you some words of wisdom. Even if that one doc won't fix

> it, I know that it usually can be fixed by a very experienced

> surgeon. Don't give up, sweetie, hopefully someone knows of a top

> surgeon somewhere near you who accepts your insurance, and can fix

> you up like new. Meanwhile, go ahead and cry, scream, whine, do

> whatever you want on here, because we have over 6000 very strong

> shoulders!

>

> Hugs,

> in NJ

> ***********************

>

> > Fistulas or very uncommon. Ok-then the bomb. He looks at my photos

> and says we have a problem. His exact words thereabouts are I see

> your distal stomach (unused stomach) and we shouldn't see it. Your

> pouch is compromised, staples have broken lose and there is drainage

> into the distal(old stomach.)

> > Debbie in St. Louis

>

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