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MurphysLaw217

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    MurphysLaw217 got a reaction from SleeveMe247 in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Complications Of Every Sort-am I Nuts? Please Help! Long Sorry!   
    Hello All,
    I had a VSG w/hernia repair (mid-sternum area they said) done lap on 11/15, I was 197 then, today I am 161. I just got out of the hospital for massive dehydration. I've lost a total of 36 pounds in 35 days.
    I had colon cancer previously in 2006 with a total colectomy, which means all of my large intestine with 1/3 of my rectum has been removed, I also had a lap chole to remove my gallbladder and ERCP done on 10/08.
    My surgeon from Blue Point Surgical Group in NoVA knew this. I expected my surgery to have some issues with my history.
    However, since then, I've had a UTI, yeast infection X2, my BUN is less than 1, my other liver enzymes have doubled-ALT & AST, my pancreas enzyme has tripled. Last week they stated I had pancreatitis. I was admitted Wed of this week through yesterday.
    I have only seen my surgeon 4x, once at the initial consult, once the day before surgery, surgery and when he admitted me to the hospital that evening. I keep getting pushed to the PA, which I love PAs but this isn't working. I seen 3 different people from his practice while I was in the hospital, four dietians and still no answers.
    Two of the dietians thought I needed a scope or ERCP immediately, as did several of the nurses. I feel like I have phantom gallbladder symptom with this, still the same pain and I am wondering if you can have stones in your bile duct without a gallbladder. My UGI showed reflux back into the common bile duct and spincterectomy, which apparently I had when I had the gallbladder removed.
    I go to the bathroom anywhere from 30-40+ times a day depending on what I eat/drink, which isn't much.
    They don't want me to have any fat, sugar, caffeine, carbonated beverages, and I do practice good eating hygience, don't drink 30 minutes before or after, chew up to 25 times, small bites, no straws, no gum chewing.
    I eat and within minutes I have excurating pain, left arm/shoulder pain, burbing and spitting back up, pain in my chest mid way through below to my breast bone. Then after I go to the potty about 15 minutes after and am back and forth consistently. I think I have a bile issue because I am producing too much, all of my stool REAKS and is like mountain dew or orange in color, it's all liquid never solidified. My doc/PAs told me this is normal, my body needs to adjust to each specific food, however, everything I eat is pureed, and it's only applesauce and cottage cheese now. I drink sobe, propel fitness Water and water to stay hydrated. I cannot tolerate any Protein at all, I've tried 9 now, and I am not doing any Vitamins either due to nausea.
    They have not done a Vitamin panel on me since before my surgery, but were giving me potassium and magnesium in the hospital and I wasn't even low, when I asked the doc he literally just stared at me, and told me I was being "difficult".
    I am at a loss, I did my research these docs were supposed to be great, I've never been treated like this by a medical professional.
    I don't know which step to take next. Does anyone know of any docs in the DC/MD/VA area? I am going to call my primary today, but I fear, having been in the medical field, no doc will want to take over and will say go back to your surgeon.
    Sorry this is so long, I posted on another website forum, but I am not really getting much feedback.
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    MurphysLaw217 got a reaction from Shemy-away in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Complications Of Every Sort-am I Nuts? Please Help! Long Sorry!   
    Thank ALL of you for your response. I am going to do just what you guys recommended, I'll keep you all posted too. I didn't even think about the patient advocate such a good idea!!!!!!
    Christy

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