Having your stomach removed????

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Hi Gang,

I am currently on the phone with a 4+ year post op who is having serious medical

problems. He was in a local hospital last week and was diagnosed with a staple

line disruption. They transferred him down to a Philadelphia hospital who does

a TON of Gastric Bypass surgeries.

His test results show that his pouch and stomach have fallen asleep or died.

They are removing his stomach and pouch on Friday. They are attaching his

esophagus to his intestine!

Has anyone ever heard of this? Please...he is terrified and I am overwhelmed

with this information!

Thanks for any info you have it...

Marjie

12/9/99

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