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are you using any NSAIDS? We are not suppose to take any, ever. Not orally, not in a patch or topical cream/gel.
My stomach is very sensitive and even one pill can cause irritation.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
i have a rny from 2001 which had been o****il 2009 when i had the first gastric bleed. Week in the hospital, IV Protonix upper GI, Pillcam and 4 units of blood and they were unable to discover the source of the bleed. Forward to 3rd quarter 2016 another gastric bleed this time stopped on its own but requiring iron infusions x 8 for severe anemia. Spring of 2017 another gastric bleed, week in the hospital, another 4 units of blood, upper GI, Pill cam and double balloon gastroscopy, still no source of bleed. Summer 2018 another week in the hospital, 5 units of blood , upper GI Pillcam, Double balloon gastroscopy. This time they found and cauterized a single bleed point in the excluded stomach and released me into the wild. I desperately want this old excluded stomach removed before it gets another chance to kill me. The previous incidents came without warning, no pain, just collapse on the floor and boom in the hospital needing someone elses blood to live. The RNY was performed because my reflux was no longer being controlled by PPI meds even when combined and doubled. The bleeds happened while on Dexilent with Pepcid twice a day.
Anyone here had the rny old stomach removed or revised to a bpd or ds? I have an appt with a surgeon to see about a revision later this month.
My only advice is to really think about going from band to sleeve. The sleeve is a great surgery, but I have noticed that many who go from band to sleeve end up having to revise again to the bypass due to excessive GERD/heartburn/Reflux.
I couldn't revise to the sleeve due to damage done by the band and also all the heartburn I had from the band. So I ended up getting the bypass which has been amazing.
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
Hi, I am 9 yrs post Roux bypass. Maybe 4 years out I started gaing my weight back and was having severe ulcer and constipation/ diahrrhea problems. I was diagnosed with acid reflux and IBS. SO I did the Carafate dance back and forth still battling my weight gain (never reaching my goal loss) the past 3 years I started having almost constant burping issues. Some mostly dry but quite a bit wet. Then last year I had to go to the ER for ABD pain and was referred back to a batiatric surgeon. (mine retired) for a fistula that was found. Back to the Carafate dance ff to today. Its still there and we have started revision talking. Back to the Dietitian and so on but no specific mention of the "Candy Cane" theory. New insurance but Im scared they wont approve me!! BCBS The other thing is ive recently started a new job so Im concerned about downtime for the revision if it is approved. This does sound like what would resolve my issues but you know what they say about self diagnosing through the web!!! Any answers or suggestions would be much appreciated!!
Well, the SIBO protocol did not work. I will have to repeat it.
I did speak with a bariatric surgeon today. She does not do revision surgery but I wanted to get her opinion of revision surgery for what I am trying to accomplish. She said that she knew very little about it, told me I looked great (I sure as heck don't feel great), and said that I may be ahead of my time with my thinking BUT based on what she knew she would not recommend it because it could cause other problems.
I may check with a few other surgeons to get their take on it. I've already been approved quite some time ago for the surgery in MX but this is not something that I am jump into.
Living larger than ever,
My Bariatric Life
Hello all! I just found out that my lapband has slipped so I've decided to get a revision to the sleeve. Any advice????
Thanks
