Gastric Bypass/Revision left me near death due to scar tissue

Best of luck to you! Thank you for sharing your story. Don't worry about the disbelievers. There are some people in life that are judgemental and negative no matter what. People need to walk in anothers shoes before judging.

I hope you are able to get some help with this.

Blessings,
Jilli

Have you got a lawyer?

 I was gonna ask that, too.

Unfortunately I was too ill, in and out of the hospital, by the time I was healthy enough it was too late to go anywhere. The only money I would have wanted was the amount my next surgery will cost. As it certainly will be pricey ... once I find a specialist.

Hi there.  Sorry to hear of your troubles.  You sure have been through it!    What exactly is "Gastric Revision"   What did they do?    Trying to understand what your anatomy is at this point.

A Gastric Revision is basically going in to the stomach (BTW, all of my surgeries were open, not laproscopy) and cutting out the scar tissue, at that time it was where my stomach meets the intestines, and redoing the surgery with the remaining tissue left. When I had the revision done I was under my target weight because of all the vomiting. It does appear that the surgeon made an error, which took me down a different path than I was expecting. But I am alive, and that was a rough job, so I'm happy today, even with a feeding tube.

This post will educate many.. I have a very close friend who taks NSAIDS.. She will be reading this post !  I can't even begin to  understand the pain you must feel having a g tube site pumping suplmemt into you to survive...
We have come a long way since 2002 ... its saving many lives...it saved mine... thanks for sharing your heartfelt story.

 Leslee,

I'm sorry for what you've been through. Thanks for being brave enough to share your story here. Whether anyone admits it or not, we need to hear ALL the stories, the good, bad, and the ugly. I've been through the NSAIDS thing myself.

I have osteo-arthritis and several degenerative disks in my back, my original RNY surgeon (not the one listed on my profile now) advised me to take Celebrex post-op if the pain was too bad and Tylenol wouldn't help.

I questioned her then, "What about no NSAIDS? Celebrex is an NSAID. I had ulcers prior to RNY" Her response, "Oh, one or two doses here and there will be okay." Two doses later, ONLY TWO, and I ended up with a massive ulcer that took MONTHS to heal. To this day I am on Protonix twice a day and occasionally have to take Carafate as well. Sometimes a medical degree is just a piece of paper, imho.

I agree with MM, if you don't have a lawyer, it sounds to me like you might need one. I too have a high recurrence of scar tissue, that runs in my family apparently. My late mother was also prone to lots of adhesions post-abdominal surgery, so I inherited it. I've been through lots of post-op complications myself, although none nearly as severe as yours, so I do get where you're coming from.

I hope you're able to find the help and medical intervention that you need in order to regain your health. Have you checked the ASMBS website? They may have some resources or specialists suggestions there that would help you.  Wishing you the best and that they find some answers.