Complications

May 31, 2009

Wow, the last several weeks have been pretty traumatic for me and my family.  I have been back in the hospital for a week due to gallbladder attacks.  I had to have a second major abdominal surgery just 6 weeks after my gastric bypass!  Then a week after that back to the hospital to have a scope done where they put a camera down my throat and into my pouch, and a little bit of my intestines.  Low and behold I have a bleeding ulcer.  I have been really sick since my original surgery and it got to the point where I could keep no food or liquids down at all.  The doctors blamed that on my gallbladder, it was filled with stones and I had been having gallbladder attacks which Dr. Smith said probably caused the vomiting pain and nausea.  So, I was really hoping that after my operation I would be better by leaps and bounds.  The vomiting did slow down put the pain and nausea was still just as bad so Dr. Brown (my office has 3 doctors) ordered a scope.  That's when they found my bleeding ulcer.  So now they put me on even more medicine that is supposed to help it to heal.  From everything I read though it sounds like it will never go away completely.

I have been SO disappointed in my team of doctors.  They treat me like I am some kind of hypochondriac every time I call or go into an appointment.  Then they seemed to finally believe me after I was sent to the ER because of dehydration from the gallbladder attacks.  After a few days of being in the hospital and them ordering duplicate upper GI, X-rays, and CAT Scan they did an ultra sound and saw all of the gallstones.  The only reason I even knew I had them was because the Tech felt bad for me because no one was communicating what was going on or why I felt so sick.  They sent me back to my room and after a few hours a hospital transporter came in and said he was taking me to surgery.  I was like "for what?"  Thank God my hubby happened to be there with me when the guy came in or I would have been taken to surgery without anyone knowing.  Crazy.  My husband confronted Dr. Smith who blamed it on a mix up with the nurses.  So, I had that surgery and then they released me the next day even though I was still throwing up which they said was due to the anesthesia (even though I have never had a reaction before).  I had the scope the following week.  I went in for my one week follow up on Friday and saw Dr. Moon (because Dr. Brown who did my scope was on vacation) who treated me like I was some kind of hypochondriac.  He said there was no medical reason that I should still feel nauseous and that he wouldn't prescribe me anymore anti-nausea medication.  I told him that on last Wednesday I passed out in the shower, he wasn't the least bit concerned about that.  He said that it was due to dehydration and that no one could make me drink but me.  I thought um, yeah I get that but when you feel like you're going to throw up all of the time you really don't feel like drinking.  Plus, with my ulcer I can't have anything acidic and I've become lactose intolerant so I can't drink milk... and water makes me feel the worst.  So, after that enlightening appointment I think I will be trying to find a new doctor.  I am so mad that my original doctor, Dr. Sonnastine left the hospital that takes my insurance like a week before I was scheduled for surgery.  Maybe I will drive the hour and try to get in to see him at his new practice?  He was so nice and supportive during my husband's surgery and all of my pre-op appointments.  I felt like he actually cared and wanted me to succeed.  I feel like Dr. Smith's team just wants to get rid of me and blame all of my complications on me.  I don't know why people go into medicine who don't care about people.  It's like running a daycare if you hate kids?!?

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