penneynurse
Nearly 4 years....some changes are needed.
May 23, 2012
Well, here I am almost 4 years post op. While I still consider myself a success, I have seen that some bad habits have crept back. I saw Dr. Baker due to a 25lb. weight gain over the last year. He said I would be an excellent sclerotherapy patient. So my first treatment was in April, they measured my stoma at 21mm, with the target being 12-15mm. So food was passing with no effort into my intestine. I had one round of injections of an irritant that would cause some swelling and firming of the scar tissue at the anastomosis. Round 2 was May 11, my stoma measured at 16mm and he figured the end result would be well within the desired range. That weekend, I had my first honest-to-goodness "stuck" after being so hungry that I ate a beef stick and was nauseated for nearly 12 hours before forcibly ralphing up the beef stick I had eaten earlier. Time to relearn how to CHEW thoroughly! I am hoping to re-lose some of my gain.I wondered if I had done anything wrong to cause this and Dr. Baker said it could be that I don't form hard scar tissue and he was glad I came to him after regaining 25 lb. rather than 50 or more. I am trying to refocus on protein drinks and protein first, but the main thing is CHEWING!
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MI
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26.3
BMI
Surgery
08/05/2008
Surgery Date
Oct 14, 2007
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