Sharon D.
Long time no posting
Jun 26, 2011
Well last time I posted, I was looking to get a lower body lift. I was scheduled and two day prior to surgery, the Plastic surgeon said he had looked over my notes and seen i had the feeding tube and was hesitant in doing the surgery, so never the less i did not get it done. My immune system was down too and is down and has been down. Since I have last posted, I have had fainting spells, vasel vagal syncope, low heart rate and ended up with a pacemaker. I did finally get the feeding tube out with my plea to my gi specialist. Since I had got rid of the thrush or candisis from having IV injections of Eraxis for ten day, i could finally taste food that had flavor in over 3 years, so i started eating again, but having to drink protein shakes twice a day as i ate and still eat very little. My Bariatric Surgeion and Endocrinologist was not happy that I had the GI doctor take out my tube, but I had been eating and drink my protein drinks for six months and maintained my weight. My labs were good except my liver had been elevated and has been for three years. I have had two liver biopsy's which just show imflamation. Right at this moment in time, my gi specialist wants me to have an ERCP which I went to Wake University Baptist hospital to be evaluated. Of course when I got there, they did not have any of my records from my GI specialist. So he drew labs. My liver enzymes have been elevated for three years now and since my labs on my liver came back normal from the Wake University, with the exception of one, Dr Kock (GI professor) said he did not think an ERCP or surgery was needed. I went back to my GI specialist about a month later letting him know i have had severe pain like there was a grapefruit in my intestines. I told him I had went to the Emergency room which they gave me fluids and asked me to go see him. He wants me to go back to Wake University Hospital and talk with Dr Koch again and he said he would also talk to him. Dr. Aldous my regular GI doctor had been taking with my Bariatric Surgeon, Dr. Bauman which he my Endogrinologist wanted my feeding tube out but that was my choice, after being able to eat for six months and no weight change. But now that I am having eating issuses again, maybe they were right. But Dr. Aldous said he was going to speak to Dr. Kock at Wake University because he thinks the ERCP needs to be done as I am having pain there and nothing is showing up on the MRI. Dr. Aldous also said he talked to doctor Bauman who thinks since I have been having issues for three years, that maybe reversing it would be the best option. What I have heard that it is worse on you to have it reversed then the origianal surgery. I cant see having any worse complications then I have already been through these past 3 years. So last but said I have an appt in July to see Dr. Kock again to try to have the ERCP done. I am also scheduled to see a Immunologist to run more tests on my immune system to see if I need some kind of treatment for it. My regular immunologist said that they may can have me get infustions to help my immune system, which will help my fatigue. It is strange that I lost all of my good feelings when the tube was taken out. Before i was walking 2 miles a day and had all kinds of energy. Well I post again, who knows when. I haven't been posting because of my issues and also that my husband has had two back surgeries since Sept 2010 and both surgeries have not been successful. He is worse off then he was before the first surgery, so as you can see we have been occupied trying to take care of each other. Talk again hopefully soon. Please if my old buddies can give me an update on them, I sure would love to hear from you since I have not been on all of this year.
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About Me
Indian Trail, NC
Location
23.0
BMI
Surgery
09/21/2007
Surgery Date
Sep 18, 2007
Member Since
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