surgery

[Guest guest]

Wow! Sounds like you had quite an ordeal with surgery. That is too

bad and I am sorry to hear it. I am glad you got through it all okay

and you seem to have a very positive attitude about it all. That's

great and will serve you well!

Yes, the surgeons let us know the risks which is a good thing but we

aren't always as prepared for them to happen as we would like to be.

When things go wrong it is scary. I had to be taken in for an

emergency second surgery 2 days after my bypass because of a

collapsed intestine but I figured I was still lucky to make it out

alive and now to have come so far in 9 months it makes every bit of

it worth it to me.

Take good care of yourself and keep up that positive attitude and

you will be a great success story. You already are!

Colleen

Lap-RNY 11/03/03

315/195/???

> don't post much, but wanted to let people know that I'm home

after my ordeal. I don't regret doing it, but did give my DH a

scare. I was scheduled for a lap, and all went well till they were

finishing, and I started bleeding. They had to open me up and

remove my spleen to stop the bleeding. Apparently the surgeon

nicked my spleen with a staple. I lost a couple units of blood. So

when I woke up instead of 6 small incisions, I have one 12 inch and

4 small incisions. Happy days. Well you can live well enough with

out a spleen. Then I couldn't move to a full upright position with

out the room spinning out of control, that went on for 2 days, and I

developed a partial atelectasis, (collapsed lung), Finally after

several units of blood, I was able to get moving pretty well by the

3 day and made it home by the forth day. I figure that I have had

it for complications, so everything else should be down hill from

here.

> My " eating " is going fine. Mostly depend on protein drinks, went

off pain meds 2 days ago-- they make me sick, and am managing on

Tylenol. I'm looking forward to progressing to soft diet, maybe

next week, after I see the surgeon. I don't particularly like the

protein drinks, but I was getting really sick to my stomach, and not

wanting to eat. When I talked to my daughter she said " well mom,

you need protein! " My years of nagging her paid off, but don't you

just hate it when they're right! I do feel better every day, and

can't wait till the next stage, but I guess when the MD's read us

the complications they do it for a reason.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I had to be taken in for an

> emergency second surgery 2 days after my bypass because of a

> collapsed intestine

> Colleen

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Colleen, I have never heard of that? How does that happen?

[Guest guest]

I am not really sure how it happened. I think it was more a kink in

it that caused it to collapse and therefore be blocked. I didn't

feel any differently. I just vomited a couple of times and it was

this DARK brown color and the night nurse thought he should save it

to show to the Dr. in the morning. When he did that, they sent me

down to x-ray to drink the single most VILE liquid I have ever

tasted in my life (well actually it was = to the taste of bile) and

I had to drink way too much of it. They then took x-rays on and off

for 3 hours to see if there was a blockage in my bowels. They

finally found one way at the end of it.

They sent me to surgery a few hours later and he then bypassed that

part of my intestine. There were two surgeons there and they re-

entered my same holes they used for my lap bypass and the one

surgeon wanted to just open me up but my sweet Dr Munshi wouldn't

let him and said let's keep trying this way. He knew it meant a lot

to me not to be opened up.

One of the nicest memories I have of the hospital is my Surgeon (Dr.

Munshi Baystate Medical Ctr. Springfield MA)coming to my room

himself and wheeling me down to x-ray and staying there for quite a

while with me while they did this. How many Surgeons these days

would do such a thing? It meant a lot to me. I told him that at an

office visit later on too. He is one busy guy and he took the time

to sit with me and that meant a lot.

Anywayz, that's my story.

Colleen

Lap-RNY 11/03/03

315/195/???

> I had to be taken in for an

> > emergency second surgery 2 days after my bypass because of a

> > collapsed intestine

> > Colleen

>

> -------------

> Colleen, I have never heard of that? How does that happen?

[Guest guest]

You are lucky to have had such a caring surgeon. Good thing they

found it while you were still in the hospital. I would think it would

be more disheartening to have left and then had to come back again in

a day or so. Janet

- In Gastric_Bypass_Family , " CY " <collyyv@y...> wrote:

I just vomited a couple of times and it was

> this DARK brown color and the night nurse thought he should save it

> to show to the Dr. in the morning. They then took x-rays on and off

> for 3 hours to see if there was a blockage in my bowels. They

> finally found one way at the end of it.

> They sent me to surgery a few hours later and he then bypassed that

> part of my intestine. There were two surgeons there and they re-

> entered my same holes they used for my lap bypass and the one

> surgeon wanted to just open me up but my sweet Dr Munshi wouldn't

> let him and said let's keep trying this way. He knew it meant a lot

> to me not to be opened up.

> One of the nicest memories I have of the hospital is my Surgeon

(Dr.

> Munshi Baystate Medical Ctr. Springfield MA)coming to my room

> himself and wheeling me down to x-ray and staying there for quite a

> while with me while they did this. How many Surgeons these days

> would do such a thing? It meant a lot to me. I told him that at an

> office visit later on too. He is one busy guy and he took the time

> to sit with me and that meant a lot.

> Anywayz, that's my story.

> Colleen

> Lap-RNY 11/03/03

> 315/195/???

>

>

> > I had to be taken in for an

> > > emergency second surgery 2 days after my bypass because of a

> > > collapsed intestine

> > > Colleen

> >

> > -------------

> > Colleen, I have never heard of that? How does that happen?

[Guest guest]

That was exactly how I felt too Janet.

Colleen

> > > I had to be taken in for an

> > > > emergency second surgery 2 days after my bypass because of a

> > > > collapsed intestine

> > > > Colleen

> > >

> > > -------------

> > > Colleen, I have never heard of that? How does that happen?

[Guest guest]

Is there a website I can go to see if I can be approved for the

surgery?

[Guest guest]

SAndra, MAy I ask which ortho you are seeing currently? Does your child have any

other medical issues that are compounding the problem (syndromes/ other

congenital issues). How old is your son now?

wrote: hi all..

i was just wondering if any of you or your children may have any

stories concerning the surgery for clubfoot.. not the tenotomy with

the ponsetti method.. the real surgery.

my son may have to have it due to the fact that his foot is so tight.

Hes undergone 2 tenotomies and just got his cast off this past Friday

after the second tenotomy and his foot is already too tight to turn up

into a neutral position.

Any you guys have on long term after effects, or complications as they

grow up (i.e. pain, stiffness, problems walking) would be much

appreciated.

Rowe

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[Guest guest]

I had colectomy surgery and interior j-pouch done 5 years ago at age 34. Wore a bag for 8 weeks until everything healed until there were no leaks in my pouch. Then Crohns developed for me two years after surgery which flagyl seems to help when I dont feel great. However, with SCD and weight gain avacodo shake on Pecanbread.com I am gaining weight at an amazing pace and feel excellent and hopefully wont need any more antibiotics.

The surgery took me 6 months to fully get my energy back... I feel after being on SCD that diet can help dramatically...for me I only found it recently. Best of luck for the little girl... many people have great lives after the surgery if it cannot be avoided.

Steve