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1.1. New to group
From: scootaflea
1.2. Re: New to group
From: Samantha
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1.1. New to group
Posted by: "scootaflea" scootaflea@hotmail.com scootaflea
Date: Sat Feb 13, 2010 7:31 pm ((PST))
Hi Everyone!
My name is Nora. I live in NYC. I had my WLS (GBP) on Jan 12. I was doing very well in the hospital the first day but started to decline the second day. My ability to take in fluid dropped. I went home and started out walking every day and taking my protein shakes. I then discovered that I am allergic to the post-op dressings and ended up in the ER with a skin reaction that "went beyond Benedryl." As time went on I was able to drink less and less and on the day I to moved on to puree I started vomiting my protein shakes. The surgeon was just so happy with my weight loss so I was told to keep pushing myself. I became dizzy, dehydrated. I was sent back to the ER and had a CT which showed no blockages. I was told that I needed to be on anti-depressants because there was "nothing" wrong with me. I was sent home where I became unable to drink more than 1 oz every 2-3 hours (clear liquids only). I became so dehydrated that I could no longer speak coherently and was sent back to the ER. The anti-depressants were mentioned again. Finally my surgeon sent me for an EGD (though he changed his mind a few times because it might "stretch things" and slow down my weight loss. EGD showed a stricture leaving an opening of 1 mm between my pouch and my intestine. It was stretched with a balloon and I have been able to drink clear liquids since then. Thicker things have to go very slowly. It takes me 3-4 hours to drink on thin (8oz of milk) protein shake. I still can't do puree at all. It is now a week past ballooning and my liquid tolerance is going down again. The surgeon as acknowledged that the stricture is most likely forming again but has decided to wait 2 more weeks before sending me for another EGD/ballooning (cause it ain't fun unless I'm loopy though dehydration!). He noted that my weight loss did slow down after the first ballooning (only 7 lbs last week).
The CT at the ER? Well it did not show a blockage, true but it showed that my spleen (which should be the size of a fist) is the size of my liver. This could be from an underlying infection, or it could be lymphoma. I have a history of cancer (DX ovarian cancer in 2003 at age 33) which is why I had the WLS. Significantly dropping my weight brings my chances of re-occurrence or new cancer way down. When I saw him this past Friday, my surgeon told me that it was most likely that my spleen is just large. That it is just the way I am made. He based this on no previous abdominal studies (though my u/s 6 months ago showed no significant findings). In the mean time my spleen is giving me terrible back aches on the left side which radiate up into my shoulder. He told me it is in my head, that I really need to "go on those anti-depressants" and that I had no business going to the oncologist. After all... I have lost 52 in 4 weeks! Isn't that why I had the surgery?!
Well I am miserable. I can't take puree. I have trouble with my watered down shakes. My back (spleen) is killing me. My surgeon thinks it will all be better if I take anti-depressants. Thanks for listening to a rant in a first posting.
Be well,
nora
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1.2. Re: New to group
Posted by: "Samantha" samantha.reser@gmail.com usafwifemomof3
Date: Sun Feb 14, 2010 1:45 am ((PST))
Get a second opinion is my opinion.lol
Samantha
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Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 9:31 PM
To: afterweightlosssurgery@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [After Weight Loss Surgery] New to group
Hi Everyone!
My name is Nora. I live in NYC. I had my WLS (GBP) on Jan 12. I was doing
very well in the hospital the first day but started to decline the second
day. My ability to take in fluid dropped. I went home and started out
walking every day and taking my protein shakes. I then discovered that I am
allergic to the post-op dressings and ended up in the ER with a skin
reaction that "went beyond Benedryl." As time went on I was able to drink
less and less and on the day I to moved on to puree I started vomiting my
protein shakes. The surgeon was just so happy with my weight loss so I was
told to keep pushing myself. I became dizzy, dehydrated. I was sent back to
the ER and had a CT which showed no blockages. I was told that I needed to
be on anti-depressants because there was "nothing" wrong with me. I was sent
home where I became unable to drink more than 1 oz every 2-3 hours (clear
liquids only). I became so dehydrated that I could no longer speak
coherently and was sent back to the ER. The anti-depressants were mentioned
again. Finally my surgeon sent me for an EGD (though he changed his mind a
few times because it might "stretch things" and slow down my weight loss.
EGD showed a stricture leaving an opening of 1 mm between my pouch and my
intestine. It was stretched with a balloon and I have been able to drink
clear liquids since then. Thicker things have to go very slowly. It takes me
3-4 hours to drink on thin (8oz of milk) protein shake. I still can't do
puree at all. It is now a week past ballooning and my liquid tolerance is
going down again. The surgeon as acknowledged that the stricture is most
likely forming again but has decided to wait 2 more weeks before sending me
for another EGD/ballooning (cause it ain't fun unless I'm loopy though
dehydration!). He noted that my weight loss did slow down after the first
ballooning (only 7 lbs last week).
The CT at the ER? Well it did not show a blockage, true but it showed that
my spleen (which should be the size of a fist) is the size of my liver. This
could be from an underlying infection, or it could be lymphoma. I have a
history of cancer (DX ovarian cancer in 2003 at age 33) which is why I had
the WLS. Significantly dropping my weight brings my chances of re-occurrence
or new cancer way down. When I saw him this past Friday, my surgeon told me
that it was most likely that my spleen is just large. That it is just the
way I am made. He based this on no previous abdominal studies (though my u/s
6 months ago showed no significant findings). In the mean time my spleen is
giving me terrible back aches on the left side which radiate up into my
shoulder. He told me it is in my head, that I really need to "go on those
anti-depressants" and that I had no business going to the oncologist. After
all... I have lost 52 in 4 weeks! Isn't that why I had the surgery?!
Well I am miserable. I can't take puree. I have trouble with my watered down
shakes. My back (spleen) is killing me. My surgeon thinks it will all be
better if I take anti-depressants. Thanks for listening to a rant in a first
posting.
Be well,
nora
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