Staple Line Rupture - 4 yrs out?

LovelyMiracle
on 1/24/12 10:40 am
I will be 4 years out next month and last night I had the scare of my life! I work long hours and when I got home last night I remembered I hadn't eaten anything all day. Had some leftover chili in the fridge so I ate it...(possibly too much too fast), started feeling weird like I was about to dump which rarely happens so decided to lie down. My stomach felt like it was about to pop and my pouch became very sore. Now this morning everything I eat or drink feels weird going down, my stomach is gurgling, have gas, and my pouch still aches. I'm so scared that I've ruptured my staple line but is this even possible since I'm so far out? Please help...have an appointment tomorrow with my surgeon because this has never happened to me before. My biggest fear is that I'll begin to gain all the weight I've lost back again.
Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 1/24/12 10:52 am - OH
I don't know what you are experiencing, but your staple line should have healed closed a long time ago.

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

Keeves
on 1/24/12 12:26 pm - Elizabeth, NJ
I'm no MD, but I understand scar tissue to be even stronger than the original. I'd be shocked to hear that this is what happened.

In any case, kudos on calling your surgeon right away. I hope he can figure it out and tell you how to deal with it. Good luck!
  
hedrider
on 1/24/12 11:28 pm - Midlothian, TX
Perhaps you overate, or ate too quickly and experienced a stuck food episode.
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