missdebra
BYPASS REVERSAL OK'D TODAY- YEA!
May 04, 2011
2 1/2 years after bypass, I finally got ok for reversal surgery. I thought I was going to be the most successful gastric bypass patient my Doc. ever had because I had been slim my first 40+ years of life and even during my obese years I could diet off 80-90 Lbs. but i couldn't keep it off for more than 2 yrs. My Doc in Las Vegas has his own center and a good reputation. He did a good surgery but it went bad for me from day 1. One month after surgery I was in my primary Docs Ofc. saying "I feel AWFUL. I have no energy, My memory is gone, my mind is foggy and I have non-stop diarrhea" Both of us thought it was just too soon after surgery and that I should wait awhile. The next Yr. I went to 3 support group meetings a month and described my problems, but no one else had them. They tried to cheer me up, and I kept a positive attitude for 1 year. After that, I started to say "If you can't help me or make me better I want this surgery reversed." Then started every test you could imagine and blood tests over 20 times. Nothing was found wrong but by then I knew that cutting my stomach and intestines was a bad decision for me and was not going to get any better. I had to stay home because I stank from all of the gas I passed. I can not control my bowel movements because they are watery with undigested food in them. I have only minutes to get to the bathroom when I first sense I need to go and I have had accidents in my pants, my bed, in my car, at the store more times than I can count. My self-esteem is very low but I didn't give up hope that I could be helped. Thanks to this website and others, I learned that I am not alone and I am not that unusual. I can't wait to feel like I used to again. The Doc. offered me a lap band in the future in case I gain all 70 lbs back but I am through w/bariatric surgery. My insurance WILL COVER THE REVERSAL. Boy am I happy today.
