Complication 5 yrs out

I am not positive of the %, I got that from a site, however the surgeon who fixed me did say that drawback of laproscopic surgery itself in the abdomen increases the risk of twisted bowel, that's why he opened me up.  I'd be interested in the actual % for Bariatric patients.

The link below indicates that the rate is higher as well.

http://bariatrictimes.com/internal-hernia-after-laparoscopic-gastric-bypass-a-review-of-the-literature/comment-page-1/

I also had this twice after having RNY bypass. The first time was 3 years post op and the 2nd one was 5 years post op. Had to have surgery for both. First one was laparoscopic and the second time was open surgery. I also believe the incidence of this is much higher than what's being reported. 

Sorry you had to go through this  If you read hear frequently you would know this is a potential danger and what to watch out for.  It isn't easy to diagnose a twisted bowel or blockage, my boyfriends mom has crohn's and had two complete blockages requiring emergency surgery and she had to basically beg the doctors to do surgery on her as they were not finding it even after colonoscopies.  Unfortunately we have to be persistant and our own advocate when it comes to severe pain and the associated issues that could be the cause.

Good Luck.

 As most of us know when we are looking for surgery, and shortly after we are on this board constantly but as time goes by we don't come on here, and we forget some things.  I know the dangers and could not have done more research than I did leading up to and after the surgery, however after 5 years things slip from our minds because of a false sense of well being especially if there were no complications when the surgery took place.  I suspected there might be a stricture or ulcer but never thought or dreamed of a twisted bowel

How scary.... I know I am prepared for complications even years down the road. I told and tell people so far no complications but you never know.  

Do they know how this happens?  Is there a way to prevent it?  

When I go to the ER for anything they have my records from the surgery so I guess I'm lucky in that sense. 

From what I understand there isn't anything we can do to prevent it.  I knew the risks going in as well, and I know there are long term complications, but as I said, the stricture and Ulcer was so ingrained when I had the surgery that Twisted Bowel didn't pop in my head.  I did think it could possibly be a blockage, but not a twisted bowel.

I am so glad you are okay.  I had an internal hernia last year, I am assuming that is the same thing.  They told me that the intestine slips into the "Peterson Space".  They fix it by pulling it out and then using stitches to connect it to the tissue around the intestine so it won't move around.  the pain was INCREDIBLE.  It felt like menstrual cramps only SEVERE to me.  I thought that is what it was and it kept getting worse and worse.  Finally I went to the ER, but I drove an hour away so I could go to the ER where I had my surgery done.  I am so glad I did .  I got there late and they have a radiologist off site read the CT and he said everything was fine.  Totally missed it.  But the ER staff knew my (wonderful) surgeon would want to look at it himself so they admitted me and he looked at the CT and could see it.  he said that if you lay on your side and scrunch up that can allow the intestine to slip back out a bit and might give some relief so some people have one for months without knowing it and the pain can come and go. 

Yes this sounds the same as what I had done.  The surgeon also told me that he put stitches in to hold the bowel in spots until scar tissue forms to keep the bowel in place to prevent this from happening again. My surgeon for RNY was wonderful and the surgeon I had for this repair was and is an amazing doctor as well.  I like to think it was diagnosed on Sunday as opposed to Friday because God knew his were the best hands for me to be in.  The doctors at this hospital were not familiar with RNY so I was a learning tool for the doctors as well and hopefully my experience will save someone else's life in the future.. 

I am 9 months post- op and was diagnoses with it 2 weeks ago. I got severe abdominal cramps and after taking Motilium, which did not work, I went straight to my Bariatric Hospital. They did a CT Scan, which showed nothing. Luckily I live in Switzerland, where we have incredible care, so they kept me in hospital for 4 days, after which they did an exploratory scope and found the Peterson Space Hernia. They fixed it and hopefully it will be fine now. 

I am interested to know how many people had it re- occuring? 

Thanks to this forum I knew to go straight to my Baristric Hospital - so I sm extremely thankful to be part of this forum.

it is fairly common however it usually fixes itself, mine just happened to get stuck is all.  Looking back I believe mine was slipping in and out for a few years.  Laproscopic surgery puts us at a higher risk than open surgery because the doctors are just pushing things around with tools and can't see if the bowel is left if a potentially dangerous place.  The doctor opened me up, I have 30 staples in my stomach right now, the scar is big... but he said because he had me open, he could check the bowel, make sure no parts were dying and he was then able to lay everything flat and put some stitches in so that the bowels will attach to the scar tissue and not move around as much.  I guess we all know the complications going in, but never expect that we will be the one it happens to.. 

Glad you are ok, don't live in fear of it happening again, it probably wont, but you know the signs if something does happen.

And P.S  love your chocolate lol