Guest guest Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 I guess my first question would be: 1. Are you drinking protein shakes? How many grams a day? 2. What are your protein/albumin levels? Folate level? B12 level? 3. What about your vitamin A and D levels. Has this been tested? 4. How " distal " are you? I have a 40 inch common channel. Thus, I am " very " distal and I have gone through some pretty serious malnutrition issues and GAINED weight, until I got healthy again. 5. Who did your surgery? When? 6. Have you been scoped? My pouch is 29 cc is what I was told, thus about 2-3 tablespoons. B Distal RNY 12/27/95 Drs. Fox/Oh 275/138 stoma revision I am putting this question out, I hope someone can help me decide what to do. My surgeon says that the tests I have had reveal I have clinical dumping syndrome, my food goes straight to my large intestine too fast, and he is afraid I am not going to get enough nutrition. He is wanting to slow my emptying down, by making the pouch empty slower. He says the reason I have not lost weight the last 9 months is because my body is in starvation mode and won't let go of the weight. I had someone on another group tell me that others have had stoma revisions and that there is a chance adhesions form and stomas close up, she even suggested do I want to consider the possibility of a feeding tube. She has me scared now... Do any of you know of others who had the stoma revised and actually closed up and had to have feeding tubes? From just the revision of the stoma? I am asking so I can get all the facts so I can weigh the best decision. My question to myself after I do research some more, is this: What is the wiser road to take, don't have the surgery for fear of adhesions and have major nutritional issues in a few years? or have the surgery, hoping it fixes my clinical dumping syndrome. For educational purposes, clinical dumping is not the same as dumping on sugar. In clinical dumping, all the food gets pushed into the large intestine in a matter of minutes from swallowing. It is not same as having a reaction to sugar. I would appreciate wisdom from any out there, my surgery is scheduled for Feb 19, and I want to know as soon as possible if I should move forward with it...I don't want my stoma to close up and get a feeding tube. I have tried to search for stoma revisions on the web, there is no information out there. Sorry for the length, this is important to me, I am trying to figure out what to do. Debbi in Ohio open rny 11/4/02 distal/transected Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 In a message dated 1/19/2004 8:17:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, Debbi@... writes: In clinical dumping, all the food gets pushed into the large intestine in a matter of minutes from swallowing. It is not same as having a reaction to sugar. -------------------------------------------- I don't understand what the stoma has to do with absorption. Nutrients are absorbed in the intestines. The stoma keeps the food in the pouch longer so we will feel satisfied longer. Fay Bayuk **300/171 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...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 Is the poouch/stoma rebuildable? 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 stoma revision > I am putting this question out, I hope someone can help me decide > what to do. > > My surgeon says that the tests I have had reveal I have clinical > dumping syndrome, my food goes straight to my large intestine too > fast, and he is afraid I am not going to get enough nutrition. He is > wanting to slow my emptying down, by making the pouch empty slower. > He says the reason I have not lost weight the last 9 months is > because my body is in starvation mode and won't let go of the weight. > > I had someone on another group tell me that others have had stoma > revisions and that there is a chance adhesions form and stomas close > up, she even suggested do I want to consider the possibility of a > feeding tube. She has me scared now... > > Do any of you know of others who had the stoma revised and actually > closed up and had to have feeding tubes? From just the revision of > the stoma? I am asking so I can get all the facts so I can weigh the > best decision. > > My question to myself after I do research some more, is this: What > is the wiser road to take, don't have the surgery for fear of > adhesions and have major nutritional issues in a few years? or have > the surgery, hoping it fixes my clinical dumping syndrome. > > For educational purposes, clinical dumping is not the same as dumping > on sugar. In clinical dumping, all the food gets pushed into the > large intestine in a matter of minutes from swallowing. It is not > same as having a reaction to sugar. > > I would appreciate wisdom from any out there, my surgery is scheduled > for Feb 19, and I want to know as soon as possible if I should move > forward with it...I don't want my stoma to close up and get a feeding > tube. I have tried to search for stoma revisions on the web, there > is no information out there. > > Sorry for the length, this is important to me, I am trying to figure > out what to do. > > Debbi in Ohio > open rny 11/4/02 > distal/transected > > > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 > I don't understand what the stoma has to do with absorption. Nutrients are absorbed in the intestines. The stoma keeps the food in the pouch longer so we will feel satisfied longer. > exactly, the stomach or pouch is nothing but a holding tank, no absorption occurs there - never did, never will. sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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