Two Months Post-Op - DS

Nov 23, 2009

Well, it has been a rough two months since I was revised to a DS.  I was just too overwhelmed to even attempt blogging about it!  And to be honest, I am still out of my mind... but I need to put it down here cause people are asking.

My 7hour revision from RNY to DS went with out a hitch.  Dr. Boyce said everything went well and he couldn't have asked for anything better.  That was good to hear!  Well after a day I was very nauseaous and instead of getting to go home on day 3 it turned into day 5.  I was allowed to go home only after I was able to drink most of my 64ozs for the day.  Then after I got home the next day I realized that I could drink almost 30ozs and then I had bad pain in my chest and would have to throw up to get the pressure to go away.  So back to the hospital I went.  It was determined after an Upper GI swallow test that my sleeve was swollen shut going into my intestines.  The test showed that my sleeve was shaped like a beek - pinched off at the bottom.  

The Dr. said that he felt like I must be susecptable to inflammation and that it would have to resolve on its own.  So after sitting in the hospital for almost another week with just IV fluids, I was going crazy!!!  I asked to go home and they contacted home health so that I could go home with an IV.  When I got home I had lost 16lbs!!!  YEAH!  Oh and before I left the hospital they gave me a picc line in my arm for the fluids at home.  In the other arm, I had developed phlebitis and it hurt worse than anything!!

When I got home at almost 2 weeks post-op, I got put on TPN and immediately gained 5lbs!!!  I was on the TPN for almost 2 weeks.  Towards the end of that time, I started trying to drink.  When I was able to get my 64ozs in they pulled the picc line!  Yeah!

I am still at about where I was then.  I am not able to each much solid foods with out them getting stuck and most but not always throwing up.  So last week, I had a EGD (scope) and the kind Dr said that the bottom of my stomach is almost swollen shut.  He stretched it and said that it would require at least 2 more stretchings to hopefully resolve my problem....

WHEW...  I don't think I left too much out.  Its been tough not being able to eat food or accidently put something in your mouth and then having to throw up.  So at this point I can't tell you whether or not this revision was the right thing to do.  I do hope that one day ... VERY SOON .... I can tell you that I love my DS.   I am in therapy trying to get a grip on the hold that food has on me.

Someone talk to me!!  Give me some feedback!

Hugs,

jenspen

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