Major, terrible pain - Stoma?

[Guest guest]

Hi Friends,

I'm a 2 year post-op (RNY) lurker (mostly) with a question for you

all today. If something was stuck in my stoma, could it cause

excrutiating pain? Last night I woke up at midnight with

unbelievable pain in the middle of my chest. It was very intense,

and I could feel it through to my back. I couldn't talk, or catch my

breath, or stand up straight. I was panting and sweating. A couple

of times it would seem to start to ease, but then return with a

vengeance. I tried throwing up thinking the vitamins I had taken

before bed were stuck (I didn't drink much water with them, and had

1/2 handful of peanuts on top of them and felt a little " full " when I

went to sleep). I tried hot tea, and the meat tenderizer trick.

After 1 and 1/2 hours of this, my dh drove me to the ER. Just as we

pulled in, the pain passed like magic. I waited in the parking lot,

but it didn't come back so I went home (I had a similar attack once

before and they never found anything, just kept me there for 6 hours,

so I didn't bother going in). I feel fine today. What do you all

think? Were the vitamins stuck in my stoma? Could it be gallbladder

or an ulcer? I was checked for gall bladder and ulcers a year ago

when I had a similar episode, but nothing was found. I think maybe

the vitamins were stuck, but would it have hurt that badly?

Thanks for your thoughts,

B

305/158/155

[Guest guest]

OHHHH Things stuck HURT!!!!!!!!!! You can't swallow saliva even! I have been

stuck twice and it has had to be removed via Endoscopy...not a pleasant

experience. I never tried the meat tenderizer stuff. They dilated my stoma

slightly and I haven't stuck since. Some things come back UP...but never

stuck.

Debbie &

in Gig Harbor

(170cm medial)

ladybostons@...

http://www.cafeshops.com/copsstore

http://www.marykay.com/debbiemcneice

[Guest guest]

When I landed in the ER w/esophageal spasm (and this was pre-WLS), they gave

me Prevacid -- the same thing many bariatric surgeons prescribe after WLS as a

preventative. Worked great.

Carol A

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In a message dated 9/1/2003 7:25:28 PM Central Daylight Time, suebarr@...

writes:

> I'm no doctor....don't even come close to playing one on TV....but I think

> this sounds like an esophageal spasm. No rhyme or reason...excruciating

> pain, then it's gone. And yes, a pain that will get you to the ER. I think

> there is a med for it....sub lingual it seems to me, just can't think of the

name

> of it.

>

> Sue in Las Vegas

[Guest guest]

Could it be gallbladder

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That's what I was thinking, sounds like my gb attacks. Good luck and I hope

you are feeling better.

Hugs,

Lori

Major, terrible pain - Stoma?

> Hi Friends,

>

> I'm a 2 year post-op (RNY) lurker (mostly) with a question for you

> all today. If something was stuck in my stoma, could it cause

> excrutiating pain? Last night I woke up at midnight with

> unbelievable pain in the middle of my chest. It was very intense,

> and I could feel it through to my back. I couldn't talk, or catch my

> breath, or stand up straight. I was panting and sweating. A couple

> of times it would seem to start to ease, but then return with a

> vengeance. I tried throwing up thinking the vitamins I had taken

> before bed were stuck (I didn't drink much water with them, and had

> 1/2 handful of peanuts on top of them and felt a little " full " when I

> went to sleep). I tried hot tea, and the meat tenderizer trick.

> After 1 and 1/2 hours of this, my dh drove me to the ER. Just as we

> pulled in, the pain passed like magic. I waited in the parking lot,

> but it didn't come back so I went home (I had a similar attack once

> before and they never found anything, just kept me there for 6 hours,

> so I didn't bother going in). I feel fine today. What do you all

> think? Were the vitamins stuck in my stoma? Could it be gallbladder

> or an ulcer? I was checked for gall bladder and ulcers a year ago

> when I had a similar episode, but nothing was found. I think maybe

> the vitamins were stuck, but would it have hurt that badly?

>

> Thanks for your thoughts,

>

> B

> 305/158/155

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I'm no doctor....don't even come close to playing one on TV....but I think this

sounds like an esophageal spasm. No rhyme or reason...excruciating pain, then

it's gone. And yes, a pain that will get you to the ER. I think there is a med

for it....sub lingual it seems to me, just can't think of the name of it.

Sue in Las Vegas

Major, terrible pain - Stoma?

Hi Friends,

I'm a 2 year post-op (RNY) lurker (mostly) with a question for you

all today. If something was stuck in my stoma, could it cause

excrutiating pain? Last night I woke up at midnight with

unbelievable pain in the middle of my chest. It was very intense,

and I could feel it through to my back. I couldn't talk, or catch my

breath, or stand up straight. I was panting and sweating. A couple

of times it would seem to start to ease, but then return with a

vengeance. I tried throwing up thinking the vitamins I had taken

before bed were stuck (I didn't drink much water with them, and had

1/2 handful of peanuts on top of them and felt a little " full " when I

went to sleep). I tried hot tea, and the meat tenderizer trick.

After 1 and 1/2 hours of this, my dh drove me to the ER. Just as we

pulled in, the pain passed like magic. I waited in the parking lot,

but it didn't come back so I went home (I had a similar attack once

before and they never found anything, just kept me there for 6 hours,

so I didn't bother going in). I feel fine today. What do you all

think? Were the vitamins stuck in my stoma? Could it be gallbladder

or an ulcer? I was checked for gall bladder and ulcers a year ago

when I had a similar episode, but nothing was found. I think maybe

the vitamins were stuck, but would it have hurt that badly?

Thanks for your thoughts,

B

305/158/155

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