Not enough calories and SCARED

more2adore
on 5/7/15 6:08 am
VSG on 03/28/15

Sounds like you could have a stricture (search the forums here if you're not familiar with what I'm talking about). I would be calling your surgeon's office ASAP, telling them what's going on, and asking to be checked for one right away. It's a simple thing to check and to fix, fortunately, but it needs to be fixed ASAP. 

VSG 3/28/2015 | HW 600+ | SW 488.2 | CW 398.4

    

littlecharolais
on 5/7/15 6:33 am

Thank you so much for suggesting that I look into the stricture issue! From what I've read so far, it's exactly what I'm experiencing! I'm calling my surgeon today! Thank you again!!! What a "God Wink" you've been for me 

more2adore
on 5/7/15 11:03 pm
VSG on 03/28/15

Really glad I could help! :) 

VSG 3/28/2015 | HW 600+ | SW 488.2 | CW 398.4

    

iloveravens
on 5/7/15 6:39 am
RNY on 08/13/14

400-500 calories at 4 months out isn't too far off from what I was eating.  I'm also the same height as you.  Your surgery weight is really low, it wouldn't even qualify for WLS for most insurances, so I'm presuming you lost a lot pre-op or had other risk factors?  I'd get back to the surgeon.  P.S.  I almost went with Macik, but chose Michael Williams in Alpharetta.  Good luck to you!  Feel better soon.

Lanie; Age: 43; Surgery Date (VSG): 8/12/14 w/complications resulting in RNY next day;

Height: 5' 6" SW: 249 Comfort Zone: 135-140 CW: 138 (10/13/17)

M1: -25 lbs M2: -12 M3: -13 M4: -7 M5: -11 M6: -10 M7: -7 M8: -7 M9: -3 M10: -8 M11: -4 M12: -4

5K PR - 24:15 (4/23/16) First 10K - 53:30 (10/18/15)

littlecharolais
on 5/7/15 5:38 pm

Thank you so much for your input. It's a small world! I was a cash-paying patient, as I definitely didn't qualify for insurance. That said, I'm wondering what in the world I've done to myself. Diabetes and heart disease runs in my family, so I was definitely motivated to have this surgery to help prevent this from happening to me. 

I spoke to Dr. Macik today, and he recommended that I have an endoscopy to check for a stricture. That's what I'm feeling like has happened. I'm going to the hospital in he morning for fluids, as I'm extremely dehydrated. So sad. Sigh. 

Hislady
on 5/7/15 9:00 pm - Vancouver, WA

I was also thinking along the lines of possibly a stricture hence my line of questions. Glad you are being checked for it. Fairly easy fix and once fixed you should be fine.

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