Guest guest Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 I have had them many times. Marginal ulcer. OK, you know the stoma? The OUTLET from the pouch where the intestine attaches TO the pouch? You with me? OK, make puckered up lips. Look in the mirror. Now, make the opening about as big as a nickel. Still got it? HOLD that position. Now, put your finger in the opening. Wherever your finger is touching, THAT is the " margin " of where the intestine has been attached to the pouch. The stoma or anastamosis. We will call it a stoma. OK, so now we know WHERE it is. WHY did they not see it pre-op? It wasn't there yet. You didn't have a stoma. WHY did it appear so quickly? In a distal like mine, they can appear within 24 hours. Usually do within 7 days. 's probably did, as she had the symptoms right from the start. Nausea and/or vomiting, everything tastes metallic, water feels like sandpaper, might be pain that feels like you've been kicked, might have back pain------- with me, just nausea & finally, the kicked pain. So, now we know WHERE it is and WHY it is there. Or how it got there. AS to why you? Some do, some don't. The hunk of intestine that is now the stoma WAS further down the food chain and accustomed to receiving processed foods, all nice 'n wrapped in saliva & gastric juices. Now, it has been cut and sent to the front of the line where it is receiving unprocessed anything. YOW! Freak out! Irritation! Turn everything bright right! Reject! Reject! And so it swells. And so the opening is now no longer nickel sized. Now you have to stick your pinky finger in, then a pencil, then a pencil lead as the ulcer swells & eats up that once nickel sized hole. FURTHER, while we had your lips puckered & fully functional, in order to move the food from the pouch, your stoma (lips) make like fish-lips and open/close (peristalsis), which pulls the food down into the intestine and moves it on down the line, conveyor belt fashion. That is how it SHOULD work? Ever had a canker sore? Well, NOW, your nickel is pencil sized, and what opening is left has now surrounded by a canker sore. White, rigid, it refuses to perform the peristalsis action. So, now you know why the food just sits there & does not want to go down. If you don't clear shortly, be sure to remind your doc that you are malabsorbing and might need a larger dose of the Nexium. We take TRIPLE the Prilosec to get any result at all. They also give us Carrafate (gen Sucralfate) for use at night only, which does not enter the blood stream, but pours a cooling blanket of healing on that wounded tissue. Yes, left unattended, they can perforate and then what a mess. However, caught on time, they are manageable. I think I've had 8 or so. But then, I was an ulcer factory pre-op, too. So, not a big surprise in my case. 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 , I just love your descriptions...so user friendly! LOL in NJ ************************* > >> OK, you know the stoma? The OUTLET from the pouch where the intestine attaches TO the pouch? You with me? OK, make puckered up lips. Look in the mirror. Now, make the opening about as big as a nickel. Still got it? HOLD that position. Now, put your finger in the opening. Wherever your finger is touching, THAT is the " margin " of where the intestine has been attached to the pouch. The stoma or anastamosis. We will call it a stoma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up, but knew I could never stand in front of a group. Amazing, huh? But then it was " me " and " them " . And now we're one group of US, no separation. 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 Re: Re: Fw: marginal ulcer > In a message dated 12/16/2003 6:29:22 AM Eastern Standard Time, > watnext@... writes: > , I just love your descriptions...so user friendly! LOL > ==================================== > > She is a natural born teacher. A rare quality. To be cherished. > > > Fay Bayuk > **300/168 > 10/23/01 > Dr. > Open RNY 150 cm > Click for My Profile > http://obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=Bayuk951061008 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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