Everyone has the right to their own opinion, and this is merely mine. I have never posted anything on any site ever in my life. I have never had Facebook, I don't tweet and I most certainly do not Tick Tock or whatever it's called.
I am three years post surgery. I believe my case is rather unique and I'm sure many will have their doubts, but my only goal here is to let people know what is POSSIBLE after bariatric surgery and to see if anyone can help. First, my surgeon was outstanding. Apparently one of the best in the field, and I have nothing but respect for him and his group. And I'm sure other people have had bad experiences. I'm only posting here to see if anyone has any suggestions on what options might be available to me and everyone out there with similar experiences.
I'm going to try to be very brief with the rest; and my memory absolutely stinks now, so I'm sure I'll have more than a couple of items here out of sequence, so I apologize for any errors I may make. Subtrefuge is definately not my intent
So let me jump to now. I have another colonoscopy scheduled for next week. I'm hoping my GI surgeon will be able to tell me what in the heck is wrong with me. Finally, my question is this...has anyone had/has similar issues? No matter what I eat, I throw it up, and I have diahrreah every day, several times a day. I can't travel because I have to stay near a bathroom. I'm open to suggestions on what anyone thinks I might be able to eat. Any ideas? I'm so desperate. Please, can anyone help?
Thank you in advance.
I am three years post surgery. I believe my case is rather unique and I'm sure many will have their doubts, but my only goal here is to let people know what is POSSIBLE after bariatric surgery and to see if anyone can help. First, my surgeon was outstanding. Apparently one of the best in the field, and I have nothing but respect for him and his group. And I'm sure other people have had bad experiences. I'm only posting here to see if anyone has any suggestions on what options might be available to me and everyone out there with similar experiences.
I'm going to try to be very brief with the rest; and my memory absolutely stinks now, so I'm sure I'll have more than a couple of items here out of sequence, so I apologize for any errors I may make. Subtrefuge is definately not my intent
- Three years ago I had bariatric surgery. Not the staple variety, but the remove the whole enchilada type. A month or so later I popped a stitch inside, was rushed to the emergency room where they found I had internal bleeding.
- While in the hospital I contracted CDF, i understand is not unusual, but nonetheless a royal pain in the butt! It's so hard to get rid of and I bleached my toilet so much, i burned out the plastic screws on the toilet lid.
- During recovery, I began to vomit everything. Even when I had not eaten anything, I would vomit air! I lost 40 pounds in one month! When my husband couldn't take it anymore, he took me to the hospital where they found out I had to have my gallbladder out. Three surgeries down and this is just the beginning. Even after the gallbladder removal, I continued to vomit daily, however now a new symptom came along...diahrreah.
- Oh, and I should insert here...while getting up from my sick bed (I stayed in the guest room and close to the bathroom while recovering; my weakened state made me fall and I abruptly landed on my husband's sub-woofer which we had yet to put away after moving just a couple of months earlier. I ended up with multiple cracked ribs.
- Months of muscle milk, pop-sicles and more broth than I care to remember, I had a colonoscopy where I was diagnosed with Crohns. Now, in addition to taking 15+ pills each day, I have to have Remicaid added to this nightmare.
- About this time, a large lump appeared on my breast. I had breast replacement more than 30 years ago after 5 rounds with cancer. Apparently one of the implants burst. So, back to the hospital. Out of the hospital, next day...back to the hospital...internal bleeding.
- My bariatric surgeon decided to add something to my stomach so I could keep food down. While there, contracted pneumonia and was put on a ventilator. Almost died.
So let me jump to now. I have another colonoscopy scheduled for next week. I'm hoping my GI surgeon will be able to tell me what in the heck is wrong with me. Finally, my question is this...has anyone had/has similar issues? No matter what I eat, I throw it up, and I have diahrreah every day, several times a day. I can't travel because I have to stay near a bathroom. I'm open to suggestions on what anyone thinks I might be able to eat. Any ideas? I'm so desperate. Please, can anyone help?
Thank you in advance.