Re: Weight gain after 4 years sld-long

July 31, 2003

Um, that is SLD.......?

Thanks,

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Weight gain after 4 years sld-long

> 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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