Guest guest Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Alana, I'm sorry to hear of your problem, but glad your here to tell of it. I can imagine how scary that was for you. Your guardian angel sure was with you. I never thought I could give up the chocolate either. I do on occasion allow myself a sugar free reese cup now and then. There is so many sugar free candy products out there, maybe if you get that urge you can try some of them. I wish you the best of luck. Laurette 4/23/04 open rny 309/290/244/150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 If you LOVE chocolate like I do, have you tried the sugar free Baskin Robbins mint chocolate chip hard candies? They are WONDERFUL!!! > About a week and a half ago I made a big mistake. I had a peanut > butter cup and a couple sips of an icee and can tell you now that > never again will I repeat this. I just thought that I would tell > you my story to perhaps help others avoid the situation. > > After eating this very bad selection I started to have an increasing > pain in the area of the pouch. I ignored this and decided to drive > home to finish packing (I was moving). As I drove the pain become > even worse. All of a sudden I fainted and woke up to my boyfriend > telling me to stop the car. He then put me in the passenger side > and raced me to the ER. Shortly there after though I felt fine. > After about a half hour though the pain started again. Thankfully I > was in the ER at that point. They said that I was whiter than a > sheet. I was in pain for about a half hour or so and then I started > throwing up. As soon as I was done I felt better, but I still had a > million tests done to me. All they could say was that it was > something I ate. > > The following Monday I spoke to my nurse and he said that it was > probably a combination between dumping and a blockage. Not more > than an hour later I started to feel faint again. I was at work and > was very scared. As soon as it subsided I went home. Unfortunantly > I had to pull over because the pain started again. I started to > throw up and this time it didn't work. My boyfriend had to once > again come to my rescue on the side of the road. The pain continued > for a least an hour this time before finally going away. What > scared me about this attack, as I have come to call them, was I > hadn't eaten anything for at least three hours. > > The next morning I talked to my nurse and he and my surgeon said > that it must be an ulser and a combo of dumping. I was put on > Prilosec and back on the liquid diet. Also if the attacks continue > I have to go have a scope done. I visited my nutrionalist yesterday > and of course I got a great lecture and now I must swear of the > sugar items that I love. Also the same sugar items that I could eat > with no problem just a couple weeks ago. Of course I never combined > those two before. > > Anyway, my point is that all of you should please be careful. > Although what I have is rare, it can still happen. Trust me, if my > boyfriend wasn't in that car that day I wouldn't be talking to you > right now. That is a very scary thought for me. Scary enough to > make me not eat chocolate. Wow I never thought I'd say that. > > Thanks for your time, > Alana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Alana, I'm so glad you are okay though. Unfortunately, sometimes we all need to learn certain things the hard way. Keep us up to date on how you are doing. in Delaware Lap RNY 3/10/04 261/172/120 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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