Re: Introduction and question

[Guest guest]

Could it possibly be a hernia? Occasionally with a hernia there may be

some pulling on the diaphram or so I have been told.

Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

SRVG 7/16/01

Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

479/356/hoping for close to 200

On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 01:53:06 -0000 " Sherrie "

writes:

> Hi All,

> My name is Sherrie and I have been lurking here periodically for

> months now. My 1yr aniversary was 9/18, lap RNY, down 123 from 283.

>

> I had my gall bladder out this past May and well here goes with my

> question.

>

> Since September I have had this horrible left side below ribcage

> pain. At first it was 5-15 minutes, would happen at any time of the

>

> day or night not related to food or lack of food. My PCP did

> several tests to rule out kidney stones and basically told me to go

>

> back to surgeon or to ER if I felt it was bad enough. I had to

> cancel appointment with surgeon twice (sick toddler, surgeon 2 1/2

> hour drive away).

>

> The pain has started to get worse and longer and this past Tuesday I

>

> couldn't take it anymore so I had my husband take me to the er

> locally. They did another ultrasound, cat scan, upper endoscopy and

>

> today I had a colonoscopy (not much left they could poke and prod

> into without a scalpel). I finally begged to be discharged and have

>

> the upper GI done next week and came home today. When I was in the

>

> ER the doctor said recently they were seeing a lot of gastric bypass

>

> patients with this left side pain. Maybe it is just because the

> surgery is being preformed more often now?? I have to say I haven't

>

> had any issues of any consequence and am so happy I did the surgery

>

> but this pain here is driving me nuts (not a long trip some days

> LOL).

> Anyhow the tests have ruled out an ulcer in my pouch and any issues

>

> internal to my colon. The Gastroentrologist wants to do the upper

> gi but he suspects scar tissue or twisting of my intestines. I did

>

> have one episode that I felt like something popped and things

> shifted inside of me (is the only way I can describe it). The pain

>

> usually disappears as quick as it strikes and I don't feel sore

> inside afterwards.

> Sorry for the book, I am just sort of wondering if anyone else has

> had this problem and what the outcome was. They were at one point

> talking about doing an exploratory surgery. Which honestly I won't

>

> have them do here would rather have the doctor who did my RNY do it

>

> if anyone is going to look inside.

>

> Thanks,

> Sherrie

>

>

>

>

> Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

>

> Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I have a very cool pic of an adhesion grabbing the intestine. Lemme

see if I can find it........

http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/GIHTML/GI030.html

http://www.shim.org/%7Ektan/isge/pic/q.html

http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/GIHTML/GI030.html

http://www.adhesions.com/comp_6.html

Well, I don't remember which one it is, but it gives you such a clear

visual.

Thanks,

Vitalady, Inc. T

www.vitalady.com

If you are interested in PayPal, please click here:

https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=orders%40vitalady.com

Introduction and Question

> Hi All,

> My name is Sherrie and I have been lurking here periodically for

> months now. My 1yr aniversary was 9/18, lap RNY, down 123 from 283.

> I had my gall bladder out this past May and well here goes with my

> question.

>

> Since September I have had this horrible left side below ribcage

> pain. At first it was 5-15 minutes, would happen at any time of the

> day or night not related to food or lack of food. My PCP did

> several tests to rule out kidney stones and basically told me to go

> back to surgeon or to ER if I felt it was bad enough. I had to

> cancel appointment with surgeon twice (sick toddler, surgeon 2 1/2

> hour drive away).

>

> The pain has started to get worse and longer and this past Tuesday I

> couldn't take it anymore so I had my husband take me to the er

> locally. They did another ultrasound, cat scan, upper endoscopy and

> today I had a colonoscopy (not much left they could poke and prod

> into without a scalpel). I finally begged to be discharged and have

> the upper GI done next week and came home today. When I was in the

> ER the doctor said recently they were seeing a lot of gastric bypass

> patients with this left side pain. Maybe it is just because the

> surgery is being preformed more often now?? I have to say I haven't

> had any issues of any consequence and am so happy I did the surgery

> but this pain here is driving me nuts (not a long trip some days

> LOL).

> Anyhow the tests have ruled out an ulcer in my pouch and any issues

> internal to my colon. The Gastroentrologist wants to do the upper

> gi but he suspects scar tissue or twisting of my intestines. I did

> have one episode that I felt like something popped and things

> shifted inside of me (is the only way I can describe it). The pain

> usually disappears as quick as it strikes and I don't feel sore

> inside afterwards.

> Sorry for the book, I am just sort of wondering if anyone else has

> had this problem and what the outcome was. They were at one point

> talking about doing an exploratory surgery. Which honestly I won't

> have them do here would rather have the doctor who did my RNY do it

> if anyone is going to look inside.

>

> Thanks,

> Sherrie

>

>

>

>

> Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

>

> Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I have a very cool pic of an adhesion grabbing the intestine. Lemme

see if I can find it........

http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/GIHTML/GI030.html

http://www.shim.org/%7Ektan/isge/pic/q.html

http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/GIHTML/GI030.html

http://www.adhesions.com/comp_6.html

Well, I don't remember which one it is, but it gives you such a clear

visual.

Thanks,

Vitalady, Inc. T

www.vitalady.com

If you are interested in PayPal, please click here:

https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=orders%40vitalady.com

Introduction and Question

> Hi All,

> My name is Sherrie and I have been lurking here periodically for

> months now. My 1yr aniversary was 9/18, lap RNY, down 123 from 283.

> I had my gall bladder out this past May and well here goes with my

> question.

>

> Since September I have had this horrible left side below ribcage

> pain. At first it was 5-15 minutes, would happen at any time of the

> day or night not related to food or lack of food. My PCP did

> several tests to rule out kidney stones and basically told me to go

> back to surgeon or to ER if I felt it was bad enough. I had to

> cancel appointment with surgeon twice (sick toddler, surgeon 2 1/2

> hour drive away).

>

> The pain has started to get worse and longer and this past Tuesday I

> couldn't take it anymore so I had my husband take me to the er

> locally. They did another ultrasound, cat scan, upper endoscopy and

> today I had a colonoscopy (not much left they could poke and prod

> into without a scalpel). I finally begged to be discharged and have

> the upper GI done next week and came home today. When I was in the

> ER the doctor said recently they were seeing a lot of gastric bypass

> patients with this left side pain. Maybe it is just because the

> surgery is being preformed more often now?? I have to say I haven't

> had any issues of any consequence and am so happy I did the surgery

> but this pain here is driving me nuts (not a long trip some days

> LOL).

> Anyhow the tests have ruled out an ulcer in my pouch and any issues

> internal to my colon. The Gastroentrologist wants to do the upper

> gi but he suspects scar tissue or twisting of my intestines. I did

> have one episode that I felt like something popped and things

> shifted inside of me (is the only way I can describe it). The pain

> usually disappears as quick as it strikes and I don't feel sore

> inside afterwards.

> Sorry for the book, I am just sort of wondering if anyone else has

> had this problem and what the outcome was. They were at one point

> talking about doing an exploratory surgery. Which honestly I won't

> have them do here would rather have the doctor who did my RNY do it

> if anyone is going to look inside.

>

> Thanks,

> Sherrie

>

>

>

>

> Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

>

> Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/4/2003 9:35:36 PM Eastern Standard Time,

sunnyfla64@... writes:

I had to

cancel appointment with surgeon twice (sick toddler, surgeon 2 1/2

hour drive away).

=====================================

Don't cancel again, take the sick toddler with you. The child will live from

a virus, but will not do well without a mother.

Fay Bayuk

**300/168

10/23/01

Dr.

Open RNY 150 cm

Click for My Profile

http://obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=Bayuk951061008

[Guest guest]

Sherrie

Is your upper GI including a small bowel series? Its the small bowel series

portion that will show suspicion for a twist or bowel obstruction. The upper

GI alone will not. (I have had 3 bowel obstructions since my WLS.)

Sandy

Boca Raton, FL

postop ~ 03/27/02

265/114

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/5/2003 10:05:31 AM Eastern Standard Time,

sunnyfla64@... writes:

> It says it

> is a small bowel entrioview that I am to have.

I'm not 100% what that means. I check several my medical sources and cannot

find " entrioview " anywhere. I would make sure you are getting the small

series though. It involves several sets of films that they will take over time

to

watch the flow of the barium as it passes down your intestines and small

bowel. With my last bowel obstruction, I went to my doc a month before I ended

up

in the ER complaining of pain and he only ordered the upper GI. Had the small

bowel series been done, it would have saved me a lot of needless

pain/suffering, and I would not have ended up with malnutrition. I just had

this last one

8 weeks ago and I'm still having a somewhat rough recovery because of the

malnutrition. Good luck - am keeping you in my thoughts and prayers for sure.

Sandy

Boca Raton, FL

postop ~ 03/27/02

265/114

[Guest guest]

> --- Vitalady wrote:

> >

> > I have a very cool pic of an adhesion grabbing the intestine. Lemme

> > see if I can find it........

> >

> > http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/GIHTML/GI030.html

> >

> > http://www.shim.org/%7Ektan/isge/pic/q.html

> >

> > http://www.adhesions.com/comp_6.html

> >

Thank you very much for this information, .

I have just undergone a number of tests to determine why I have abdominal

discomfort after I eat and why I have not been able to lose more weight. I

had RNY surgery two and a half years ago and went from 280 pounds to 175 -

then suddenly gained 15-20 pounds about a year ago. No matter what I do,

I've been unable to lose any more weight.

My doctor " scoped " me from both ends, did an ultrasound of all my abdominal

organs and ordered xrays of my small intestines. Results show my stoma has

stretched to the size of my intestines and it only took 15 minutes for the

barium used in the xrays to get from my mouth, through my pouch and

completely through my small intestines. Not good.

I also have so many adhesions in my intestines, the doctor is talking about

Crohn's disease. Also, not good. I have an appointment with my doctor on

Monday to discuss all the test results and decide what to do.

Anyway, I'm glad to be able to see what an adhesion looks like. it will be

easier now for me to talk to the doctor.

Vickie

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[Guest guest]

,

Welcome to the group and congratulations on the birth of your

daughter.

I am wondering if you have had a scope done to check out your

mechanics. Maybe it would be worth checking into. I am 2.5 years out

and discovered that I have a staple line disruption. The only sign I had

was the amount of food I could eat.

Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

SRVG 7/16/01

Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

479/356/hoping for close to 200

On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 20:30:58 -0000 " karenonit99 "

writes:

> Hi everybody,

>

> My name is and I just joined this group today. I had RNY

> Gastric Bypass on 09/13/02. A few months afterward I found that what

>

> I thought was rumbling intestines was actually fetal movement... I

> was 6 weeks pregnant at the time of my surgery. Thank God, my

> healthy daughter was born at full term and is now nearly 2 years

> old!

>

> On to my question... once I found out I was pregnant, my focus (and

>

> that of my doctors) changed from losing weight, to eating as much as

>

> I possibly could to nourish the fetus. I did lose 120 pound while I

>

> was pregant and another 20 after that, but in June of 2003, 10

> months after surgery, my weight loss stopped. I was still 60 pounds

>

> away from goal. Since that time, to my horror, I gained back 40

> pounds! I have been battling my weight, and now I feel like I am

> back to yo yo dieting again... lose a little... gain it back.

>

> Ok really my question now... I am exactly 100 pounds over weight.

> Should I be trying to take this weight off as best I can, or should

>

> I be considering revision??? Any info would be great!

>

> -

>

> 365/265/165

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

There are a few things that come to mind - nuts, cheese, beans, legumes,

soy. Some protein drinks come in soy and whey which are okay for

vegetarians I think.

Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

SRVG 7/16/01

Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

479/356/hoping for close to 200

On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 12:41:21 EST melissal@... writes:

> Does anyone have any suggestions for vegetarian, or nearly so, ways

> to get a

> lot of protein?

> , age 49 3/4

> Open RNY June, 1998

> 320/lost to 305 before surgery, 200ish now more.