Ulcer Stoma Revision

couponrockstar
on 7/13/14 9:56 am

Hello everyone!! ☺️ my name is Mary, I am 6 years out lap RNY. 2 years out third TT. 

I recently started feeling a ton of pressure in my chest and went in for a scope. I was diagnosed with a large ulcer and my stoma is enlarged. Which explains the 160 lb loss/40 lb regain 😞 

Surgeon started me on heartburn meds and an ulcer med four times a day. 

My questions are:

1) How long should I expect it to take for ulcer to heal?

2) How big is a post-WLS patients stoma supposed to measure? Mine is 2cm.

3) What are my revision options? 

 

 

White Dove
on 7/13/14 12:16 pm - Warren, OH

From what I understand the stoma should be less than the size of a dime.  A dime is one centimeter.

A quarter is 2.4 centimeter. 

So your stoma is twice as big as it should be and almost as big as a quarter.   

Real life begins where your comfort zone ends

CHELLEYGIRL
on 7/14/14 1:22 am - PALMDALE, CA

Thank you White Dove! I never knew that about our stoma. I went and grabbed a dime and a quarter and saw the sizes! Its crazy! It actually helped my mind to get back to basics asap! 

 

        

HW-258 SW- 247 CW-147 Surgery date-8/11/2011

        
fionax
on 7/13/14 10:56 pm - VA

I have a marginal ulcer and I have been told that I need to take the treatment (lanzoprazole + sucralfate) for 3 months, then they will scope me again. So I presume up to 3 months is the healing time

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