Post-Op issues
So I have been having a hard time with phase 3, I can't eat any thing I end up vomiting everytime. I ended up in the ER today from right flank pain a fever and upper abdominal pain. They did a CT and everything is normal, my labs where good except for my liver levels they were high, doc says that it could just mean a fatty liver. I don't understand how that could be if I haven't been able to eat anything, and the only things that I have gotten in my system is 50 gms of protein and fluids, that is all. I make my protein shake with 1/2 cup greek yogurt, 8 -10 oz 1 % milk and a scoop of protein powder some times I add 1/4 cut of unsweetened applesauce but that is all.
Has anyone every heard of such a thing?
Then she tells me that its most likely a stricture, which her PA told me a week ago and was planning on scheduling a upper GI for today. The upper GI is going to happen but I now have to have only fluids for 2 days before hand to get the swelling to go down.
They gave me pain meds for the pain but its not doing anything. I am freaking out, even though she told me everything looks great and not to worried I don't know what to do.
Has anyone every heard of such a thing?
Then she tells me that its most likely a stricture, which her PA told me a week ago and was planning on scheduling a upper GI for today. The upper GI is going to happen but I now have to have only fluids for 2 days before hand to get the swelling to go down.
They gave me pain meds for the pain but its not doing anything. I am freaking out, even though she told me everything looks great and not to worried I don't know what to do.
If it is a stricture, which is what it sounds like, you will be much better as soon as they do the scope and dilation. Praying for you!
Sandy
HW 225, SW 219, GW 140, CW 124
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!
Yeah, sounds like a stricture. I wonder why they aren't doing a scope so they can fix it when they find it?
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Oh, OK. I thought they were doing an upper GI in two days and then would have to schedule a scope if they needed to dilate a stricture.
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
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