johnhruth

John Ruth Gastric Sleeve My surgery is on September 27 2012 I am just tired of carrying all the extra weight I hope it all works out for me like all the stories I have read my doctor is Alberto Aceves they reviews on him are very good I will let everybody know how my surgery went after I get back. Well it is March 2013 After my surgery I came home on Oct 9 2012 I felt stomach pain I went to the ER and they cat scan me They told me I had something very wrong and had to have emergency Surgery when the doctors open me up they found My Lower intestines were black and dead I had a blood clot They cut out 70% of my lower Intestines I stayed in the Er for 12 days it just about killed me I went home after three or four days they had fluid coming out of my stomach they had to bring me back and cut me open and install a vacuum pump and leave my stomach open to get the infection out after being back home for a few days I had upper stomach pain I went to the ER they did another cat scan told me pancreatic attach and gal bladder stones so they go down my throat and cut my tube and install a stint after being home again for a few days had sever back pain and blood in the urine I go back to the ER and they tell me I must of had kidney stones but could not see them on the cat Scan Before surgery I have just about had perfect health no diabetes no high blood pressure never been to A hospital for any major problems My pre surgery weight was 338 lbs now I weigh 209 just about 130 lb loss I am still losing I have and tried to slow my weight loss My goal weight was 210 lbs I still feel very bad sometimes I use the bathroom a lot a lot of lose motion I have a lot of gas When I eat or drink it comes out the bottom in in about two hours because of my small stomach and very little of my lower Intestines I am trying to make my stomach bigger where my body can absorb more. My hospital bill was around 200,000 dollars I had united health care insurance but had 7,500 dollar deductible and 7,500 to 15,000 I had to pay 20% so I had to pay 10,500 for the year 2012 and 10,500 for 2013 plus medicine. My condition now I am waiting on the final surgery when they took out My lower intestine they could not close my inter stomach and left a dissolve able mesh they are going back in April 2013 to remove my gallbladder and to fix my stomach muscles and close my stomach. Is there anything that I can do to make me feel better? Sincerely John Ruth

I am having my sleeve sep 27 I choose him after alot of research

well I am getting sleeve september 27 with docotor Alberto Aceves anybody going around the same time as me looking foward to losing the weight