Back to the hospital AGAIN!!

Nov 24, 2008

Well, removing my gallbladder seemed to have done nothing!!  Within 2 weeks I was readmitted to Schumpert for another week, because I hadn't been able to hold down foods in 2 weeks and then began not being able to hold down liquids!!  I was rescoped and guess what??  My ulcer is back FULL FORCE!!  My lipase enzyme has dropped but very slowly!  I spent almost a week back in the hospital on Gutrest!  In other words, nothing to eat or drink- period!  Not even ice chips!!  I was discharged late Sat.  it is now Mon. and I have thrown up both days since I have been home!!  I am constantly in pain- what now??  Thanksgiving is in 3 days, I refuse to miss Thanksgiving with my family!!  I am soooo discouraged!!

Surgery #2

Nov 24, 2008

Had my gallbladder removed with the highest of optimisim-  the jokes on me again- I have been so depleated of nutrients and dehydrated that they couldn't start an IV!  7 tries and 2 nurse anastesiologists(sp?) later they put a nitris oxcide mask on me and went in through my radial artery!!!  My lipase level was so high that day that I had to spend the night!  I did come home the next day though..... Stay tuned for the next blog, though!

Gallbladder/Pancreas

Oct 29, 2008

Jason and I are going to have to take out a second mortgage on our house to pay Schumpert at this point!!  I just got back from spending a lovely week at the beautiful Schumpert resort and spa...haha!  Went in for another stricture dialation, only to have stricture symptoms the very next day, I started throwing up EVERYTHING, and was taken to the ER on Wed. night, where I was admitted to the hospital and stayed for the better part of the next week.  My potassium was so low I was given potassium continusally through my I.V. ouch!  After several test we found out that my gallbladder is not functioning properly and in turn has messed with my pancreas!  My pancreas is so inflammed that we can not do the surgery to take the gallbladder out until it heals some!  Ugh!!  I was able to come home on Sun. and will see Dr. Barnes to schedule my next surgery on next Mon.  If I begin to puke again- it's back to the hospital!  I just want to hold out for Halloween on Fri!  I am really depressed about all of this!  And to top it all off, my ulcer is acting up today, could that mean my stricture is coming back, could I be so lucky??............

Stricture #2

Oct 21, 2008

Back to my second home today, the lovely Schumpert- I was dialated again for yet another stricture.  Dr. Barnes describe it as a "stubborn one".  i am sure that I will be back next week.  I am still having alot of trouble with my throat, so I don't know if it even "took" this time??  The pain in my chest and back has decreased but my ulcer is sooooo unhappy!!  Dr. Barnes said that the ulcer is healing well, but it feels no better to me.  I was stuck multiple times by almost every nurse on the floor again today, I also had to have a banana bag due to my dehydration and lack of vitamins.  We'll see where we go from here....

Stricture...

Oct 10, 2008

Back to Schumpert today for an EGD, and it is to no one's surprise- I have a stricture!!  I have gotten to the point that I throw up water these days!!  I can not describe how uncomfortable I have been since Sept. 3rd!  According to Dr. barnes, who I bawled and scwaled in front of today-my ulcer was HUGE and has been a major setback!  He promises greener pastures!!  What option do I have but to sit back and see.....

Being Stuck!!

Oct 07, 2008

Well here I am 5 weeks post-op and a very unhappy camper!!  I had really hoped by now that I would be feeling better but that is definately not the case!  I will be very honest, there are times when I feel so bad that I have actually told Jason that I feel like he will have to bury me!  Last week I got to experience getting food stuck! Oh my gosh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  The last time I experienced pain in that ballpark-besides labor of course- was when I had a cyst burst on my ovary while in college in Jonesboro!  The pain was in the left side of my chest, I really though I might be having a heartattack!  By the time I got home- I had foamies going everywhere!  I ate 6 papaya enzyme tablets, 1 teaspoon of Adolf's meat tenderizer, tried several times in vain to make myself puke and then laid in bed on my side for 20 mins. Somehow, miraculously it passed!  I had painful diaphragm spasms all the next day and was sore to the level I was just after surgery!  Sat. rolls around and I had scrammbled eggs which I have had several times before-  they got stuck- same thing as before except this time somehow I was able to throw some of them up!!  At this point I don't know if I have formed a stricture or what!!  It is now Tues.  and I don't know when I have felt this bad!  I really feel like my health is deteroriating and all I can do is sit back and let it all go!   I am very depressed to say the least!  It hurts even when I drink water these days..... 

Bleeding Ulcer!!!

Sep 24, 2008

Boy, things have been rough lately!!  Fri.  I started throwing up blood and spent the rest of the weekend passing it through my bowels!  Dr. Barnes thought that I might have a slow leak at my staple line so, I was brought in and "re-scoped" on Tues.  Although, I do not have a leak, I do have a bleeding ulcer- an occurence that is specific to RNY patients and only happens in 2% of the pop.-lucky me, right??  I am now on a ton of meds!  And hurting really bad today!  I was supposed to start back to work this week, but that is obviously not going to happen!  Dr. Barnes was concerned about my color so he drew blood, needless to say I am anemic and was dehydrated!  I feel like crap but at least we know why!  I was stuck numerous times for the IV but my veins kept blowing!  It should take about a week for the ulcer meds to begin to help, I am holding out until then.  Maybe I will be a brighter ray of sunshine the next time I post!

1st Follow-up Visit

Sep 15, 2008

Oh- so not happy today!!  Today was my first post-op visit with Dr. Barnes, I have been soooo excited about this visit because I assumed that I would get a decent food list- NOT!!!  I am on liquids for another 4 weeks!  Seriously I can't stand it!!  I cried!  I can not describe how hard it has been so far and now 4 more weeks!  I am being a baby, but I would never have imagined how hard this portion of the post-op recovery would be!  I am having alot of heartburn, like I did when I was 8 months pregnant with Addison- what is that all about??  Dr. Barnes told me to take Mylanta 2, we are treating it as gas at this time!   I have, however, lost 17 lbs!  Stay tuned....

First Outing

Sep 11, 2008

Me again!  I have been feeling much better today, thanks to this WONDERFUL network of supportive friends!!  I unfortunately spent ALL day yesterday shopping online-EEK!  Bad idea!!  Anyway, my sister came and picked me up today and we headed on a couple of small errands.  It felt good to get out into the world again, that probably boosted my spirits quite a bit too, although I am pooped!!  I will confess that I cheated today though....I don't really know if you can consider it a cheat really or not- I haven't been oked for it but I stopped at Schlotsky's for some of their phenomenal Wisconsin cheese soup- it is very thin, but I don't have an ok for dairy yet-naught, naughty!  It has lifted my spirits tremendously!  I am really amazed at how different all of the doctors are with their post-op diets.  I just hope that when I meet with my Dr. on Mon. that my new food list is generous......

"Buyer's Remorse"

Sep 09, 2008

Hey everyone, I am having a really bad day today!  I don't think I could be more emotional or negative.  I obviously have had a serious addicition aka unhealthy relationship with food for a very long time!  I know I will be more healthy both physically and obviously emotionally once I work through this, but the getting through it part is where I am right now and I am feeling hopeless.  I worked soooo hard to qualify for this surgery and now feel like "Boy am I an idiot!"  I think I would have been better off fat and unhealthy physically(I know this isn't correct), but I am currently feeling sorry for myself.  I will say this -once the surgery is done, it's done -it isn't a decision anymore!  I am going to have to put on my big girl panties and focus elsewhere but boy today has been yuk!!!  I Hate this liquid diet - please tell me I will make it and it gets better.........

About Me
Fouke, AR
Location
28.2
BMI
RNY
Surgery
09/03/2008
Surgery Date
Aug 13, 2008
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Back to the hospital AGAIN!!
Surgery #2
Gallbladder/Pancreas
Stricture #2
Stricture...
Being Stuck!!
Bleeding Ulcer!!!
1st Follow-up Visit
First Outing
"Buyer's Remorse"

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