Bariatric Ulcer caused a perforated stomach
Word of warning here dear friends ... take your pepcid! 
On April 6 at 4:30pm, after a small BM; I started suffering extreme abdominal pain.
Taken to local ER by sister. After much waiting, finally in back were the ER physcian after finally looking at XRays came running in asking who is my surgeon, Dr. Patel! OK we are flying you to San Antonio. You have air in your abdomen and your stomach is spilling into your abdomen. GREAT! Sepsis!
Scary part... Im a flight Paramedic! Please call my team! Wait they have fog. Halo Flight cant fly in Fog. They are calling Air Life. OMG! OMG!
At 11pm, Air Life arrived in BIG Helicopter! OMG! I wish we had a Bird that Big! So flying into S.A., kept trying to tell medics.. Im a flight paramedic but they kept putting me under! Finally whipped out my Iphone. See??? "Oh you are a flight medic?" DUH!!!!!
I am being whisked into surgery! No family in site, they just saw me off at helicopter pad 45 mins ago... they are on their way.. But when they couldnt wait any longer... I text my sisters... going in! See you when I get out! Ding! Wait! Who Dinged? MY TWIN CAME SCREAMING IN FROM HOUSTON! OMG! Was I happy to see her!!!
One min to give her the phone, kiss her bye and away I went!
Apparently an ulcer at new stomach lower "man made" spincter caused a thinning and BAM! I broke my pouch! Remodel completed. Done Lap, with eight not five suture line. Im tighter and the pouch is like new!
Five days in released. 4 days later puking bowel contents, back up to San Antonio I go!
I bowel obstructed. 20 days NPO or on clear liquids. 2 months out of work. 
I start back to work June 5th. Wish me luck! I lost from 156 to 131. Woo Hoo! I finally met goal! I am still dehydrated. Trying to hide my Karen Carpenter Bones.
I was happy about 145.
This was scary. I could have died. Thank you Dr. Patel and Dr Jasso at Texas Bariactric Specialist!
I will be a better patient I promise!
On April 6 at 4:30pm, after a small BM; I started suffering extreme abdominal pain.
Taken to local ER by sister. After much waiting, finally in back were the ER physcian after finally looking at XRays came running in asking who is my surgeon, Dr. Patel! OK we are flying you to San Antonio. You have air in your abdomen and your stomach is spilling into your abdomen. GREAT! Sepsis!Scary part... Im a flight Paramedic! Please call my team! Wait they have fog. Halo Flight cant fly in Fog. They are calling Air Life. OMG! OMG!
At 11pm, Air Life arrived in BIG Helicopter! OMG! I wish we had a Bird that Big! So flying into S.A., kept trying to tell medics.. Im a flight paramedic but they kept putting me under! Finally whipped out my Iphone. See??? "Oh you are a flight medic?" DUH!!!!!
I am being whisked into surgery! No family in site, they just saw me off at helicopter pad 45 mins ago... they are on their way.. But when they couldnt wait any longer... I text my sisters... going in! See you when I get out! Ding! Wait! Who Dinged? MY TWIN CAME SCREAMING IN FROM HOUSTON! OMG! Was I happy to see her!!!
One min to give her the phone, kiss her bye and away I went!
Apparently an ulcer at new stomach lower "man made" spincter caused a thinning and BAM! I broke my pouch! Remodel completed. Done Lap, with eight not five suture line. Im tighter and the pouch is like new!
Five days in released. 4 days later puking bowel contents, back up to San Antonio I go!
I bowel obstructed. 20 days NPO or on clear liquids. 2 months out of work. I start back to work June 5th. Wish me luck! I lost from 156 to 131. Woo Hoo! I finally met goal! I am still dehydrated. Trying to hide my Karen Carpenter Bones.
I was happy about 145.
This was scary. I could have died. Thank you Dr. Patel and Dr Jasso at Texas Bariactric Specialist!
I will be a better patient I promise!
Penny the Paramedic 
Glad you are okay now. That had to have been scary. I take Prilosec prescription on a daily basis. Hope you don't have any more issues!
Karla
Karla
Karla Lewis 337/194/175
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WOW Penny....that is VERY scarey. We WLS patients shouldn't take ANY CHANCES when we have pain. I know almost 2 yrs. ago I had severe pain I thought was "gas pains" that ended up being a intestional hernia. Those can be very very serious too. Glad you are OK. I wish I weight in the 130's again but I was almost too thin looking then. Prayers being said that you will be good to go back to work on the 5th.
Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian
Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
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