EGD with sclerotherapy?
Has anyone had EGD with sclerotherapy done after rny? I will be 2 yrs post op on thursday. I went to see my surgeon on Friday due to I gain alot of weight in the past 11 months a total of 40 lbs. Last August I was 135 today I am 175. I saw him in late Dec or early June I was 151 and on Friday I was 175. He said I may have a stretch pouch or the outlet to my stomach is stretch which means that food doesn't stay in it emptys to fast and is the reason I am hungry and eating alot.
I went in for a upper GI this morning and they mention that may have stretch my outlet to my stomach wasnt sure of the pouch has to do measuring on the computer to see and my surgeon will determine if they are.
Well I know he refer me to a gasterologist to dothe EGD with sclerotherapy but the guy is out until mid August I believe she said She will call me back on Aug 3rd. But she said they are worried about the coumadin I am on. But if I was coming off it soon then they would wait to do it until I come off otherwise I will have to go off for so many days before the procedure They do put you asleep for it
Does it cause any pain afterwards? How many times have you had to go thru this procedure. My surgeon told me that its common to have to go thru it 4 times as insurance will not pay for a revision until all 4 times have been tried. So I am hoping it will help me lose the 40 lbs I gain Even if I didnt get down to 135 again I would be happy at 140 to 145 but to stay under 150 is my goal as well. I do workout 7 days a week at the gym but doesnt keep the weight off. But if I didn't workout I would be over 200 lbs by now.
I went in for a upper GI this morning and they mention that may have stretch my outlet to my stomach wasnt sure of the pouch has to do measuring on the computer to see and my surgeon will determine if they are.
Well I know he refer me to a gasterologist to dothe EGD with sclerotherapy but the guy is out until mid August I believe she said She will call me back on Aug 3rd. But she said they are worried about the coumadin I am on. But if I was coming off it soon then they would wait to do it until I come off otherwise I will have to go off for so many days before the procedure They do put you asleep for it
Does it cause any pain afterwards? How many times have you had to go thru this procedure. My surgeon told me that its common to have to go thru it 4 times as insurance will not pay for a revision until all 4 times have been tried. So I am hoping it will help me lose the 40 lbs I gain Even if I didnt get down to 135 again I would be happy at 140 to 145 but to stay under 150 is my goal as well. I do workout 7 days a week at the gym but doesnt keep the weight off. But if I didn't workout I would be over 200 lbs by now.
Robin from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Distal gastric bypass 7/28/09
6 month supervised diet done lost over 50 lbs pre-surgery
My facebook page is: www.facebook.com/robinfrommilwaukee (just put that you are from OH in message to add you to my facebook)
August 2010 weight 138 lbs lost of 179.5 lbs but gain again since my gallbladder surgery Oct 2010 range recentlly my weight got up to 166 and I was in freak mode. I am now down to 152.6 hoping to get back to 135 and started generic wellbutrin
Distal gastric bypass 7/28/09
6 month supervised diet done lost over 50 lbs pre-surgery
My facebook page is: www.facebook.com/robinfrommilwaukee (just put that you are from OH in message to add you to my facebook)
August 2010 weight 138 lbs lost of 179.5 lbs but gain again since my gallbladder surgery Oct 2010 range recentlly my weight got up to 166 and I was in freak mode. I am now down to 152.6 hoping to get back to 135 and started generic wellbutrin
This sounds like the ROSE procedure, which hasn't been shown to work. I think it isn't covered by insurance, too, so save your money. Check out the revision board and ask there as I am sure they know more.
WLS 10/28/2002 Revision 7/23/2010
High Weight (2002) 240 Revision Weight (2010) 220 Current Weight 115.
Sclerotherapy is NOT the same as stomaphyx or the rose procedure. They go in, similar to an EGD, and inject a scarring solution to the circumfrence of the stoma to cause scarring to make the stoma smaller. Sometimes it can take several treatments over a 6 mo period. It is a same day procedure and no hospital stay is required. It is the onlt "revision" type procedure that my insurance will pay for
Robin from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Distal gastric bypass 7/28/09
6 month supervised diet done lost over 50 lbs pre-surgery
My facebook page is: www.facebook.com/robinfrommilwaukee (just put that you are from OH in message to add you to my facebook)
August 2010 weight 138 lbs lost of 179.5 lbs but gain again since my gallbladder surgery Oct 2010 range recentlly my weight got up to 166 and I was in freak mode. I am now down to 152.6 hoping to get back to 135 and started generic wellbutrin
Distal gastric bypass 7/28/09
6 month supervised diet done lost over 50 lbs pre-surgery
My facebook page is: www.facebook.com/robinfrommilwaukee (just put that you are from OH in message to add you to my facebook)
August 2010 weight 138 lbs lost of 179.5 lbs but gain again since my gallbladder surgery Oct 2010 range recentlly my weight got up to 166 and I was in freak mode. I am now down to 152.6 hoping to get back to 135 and started generic wellbutrin
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