Learned my lesson - DRINK YOUR WATER
Last night I came down with an intense, acute pain on my right side. After trying to treat it as gas and the pain meds left over from surgery 10 days ago, I gave up and went to the emergency room at 3:30am. I live in Oakland, so the E.R. at 3:30am is always an adventure. You have to be PRETTY BAD to subject yourself to that, but I wasn't sure if a staple had ripped, my gallbladder exploded, or some other random complication.
Turned out I had a KIDNEY STONE. The E.R. doc wasn't sure it was relatd to surgery, but often coincided with extreme diet changes (check) and dehydration (check.) I've been drinking my fluids, but usually 6 of the 8oz. It's been hard to drink that much with my new stomach.
HOWEVER, the pain was agonizing. The doc said it's worse than having a baby - but I don't know b/c I'm not a mom. Lesson learned on the fluids...
Has anyone else had a weird complication like this? In my pre-op manual it says the occurrance rate in women is less than 1%. Of course. Gotta go drink some water now! Let me know if there are any other 1%-ers out there...
VSG 1/19/15 | HW: 262 | SW: 255 | CW: 146 (3/20/16)
I've been getting kidney stones since I was 12 years old and I've had 3 since surgery. Fun times!
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
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Tramadol :P
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
I never had kidney stones before but I have had them starting about 5 months after surgery. I never had too much problem getting in my fluids. I drink 64-100 oz per day.
I had to go in for a procedure in early December to get an 8.4 mm stone lazered out.
Fortunately, I have never had the abdomen ripping pain. It has always been a dull ache. With the stone in December, I went to the ER with chest pain. They ruled out heart issues and figured the stone was radiating pain through the diaphram.
C-Scan showed the one big stone and 3 more smaller ones on the right side and 1 small one on the left side.
I have not passed a stone that I know of and when the Dr went back in on New Year's Eve, he said he could not find anymore.
Surgery Date 04-22-14 HW 2011 388(lost 60lbs on WW, regained 40) Surgery Consult Weight 1/10/14 - 367 SW 357 - CW 9/15 210.
Stalls are your body's way of telling you not to get too cocky.
5K - 1st 59:00(9/14) PR 33:45(9/15)
10K - 1:14(10/15) 1/2 - 1st 3/20/16
Calcium carbonate can be a culprit with stones, which is why it's important that we stick to calcium citrate.
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
