Has anybody on here had severe ibs before surgery, and if so, improved, y he same or worse after surgery, and which surgery did you have and time frame post op? Thank you for your replies.
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So tomorrow is 3 weeks post RNY and this week I was just able to introduce yogurt, apple sauce and sf pudding. At first the yogurt seemed ok but yesterday and today I got uncomfortable after the yogurt a feeling similar to indigestion and it lasts the rest of the day. Makes me not even feel like drinking. Any idea what it could be? Should I just stay away from the yogurt?
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Hi I too have BCBS IL with no supervised weight loss requirements. I have been thru a few appts already, met the MD, met with the surgeon, and had my Psych Eval. I have my NUT appt Weds, but am starting to get nervous about approvals after reading some horror stories. I have a BMI of a 36.2, with high blood pressure. I am on protonix for heartburn and they spoke of scoping me. If the requirements from the insurance company state BMI 35 with 1 comorbidity and med records should I worry about denial?
My name is Becky and I just turned 21, I'm a nursing student and am engaged to the love of my life. I started my WLS journey in November of 2012 and got the gastric sleeve at the end of December 2012. My starting weight was 260. From the moment I woke up, I had a stricture and had pain with swallowing. We decided as I healed this would calm down and eating would become less painful. Well, that never happened..I've had roughly 10 endoscopy's and they have dilated the stricture each time hoping to help ease the pain. I've been hospitalized for pain and malnutrition roughly 5-6 times and it's been a tough journey. Now it's July of 2014 and I haven't eaten solid food since my surgery in 2012. I am in constant pain and have been taking the liquid Vicodin on and off this whole time. Living life has been a real struggle because I can't get in enough Protein or Water to stay energized or hydrated so I sleep a lot. I was a relatively healthy (besides some comorbitities) full time nursing student and now I'm barely staying afloat in school. I've pushed back my clinicals which pushes back my graduation date because I just don't have the energy to start them; plus I'm in the hospital so often that I miss class which is not allowed once I start working in the hospital. I went back to my surgeon two months ago and they ran all sorts of tests, he told me if I didn't get this fixed I was heading in the direction of Barret's and esophageal cancer which scared the crap out of me at 21. He said the only way to fix the severe esophageal spasms and the swollen inflamed stricture is to revise to a bypass which would stop the bile reflux and change the anatomy of the stomach which will hopefully help the irregular pressures in my esophagus and let the stricture heal. I agreed since that seemed to be the only option AND I haven't lost any weight...ZERO. It's because I can't eat what I'm supposed to eat, I can barely get down pudding and ice cream much less vegetables or Protein so my metabolism is basically shut down and I'm stuck. We are hoping the bypass fixes my pain but it would also be an added bonus to lose the weight like I originally planned.
We had set a date of 7/11/2014 which is today but I got a call on Wednesday saying the insurance retracted my approval because they want another EGD done. He did the EGD on that same Wednesday and came back out to talk to me about what he found. He said it's significantly worse than it was two months ago, my esophagus is eroding from the bile that keeps irritating the already swollen stricture. I asked about Barret's and he said not YET...so scary! My surgeon himself called the medical director of the insurance company to tell him how badly I need this surgery. He said he would be very surprised if we didn't get it approved and set a new date for next Friday. Here's to hoping I suppose.
I will keep you guys informed when I have a date and I will update on how I'm feeling. Hopefully in a couple of months this will be another success thread, I'm crossing my fingers and toes! I already have all of my Vitamins and Protein shakes from the last go around and have tried a ton of stuff and have a ton of experience with all things bariatric that are soft. I'm happy to answer any questions anyone has and am thankful for all of the support that you guys provide.
My current weight is the same as my starting weight at 260 but like I said, I'm more concerned with the pain stopping than the weight gain although I'm hopeful that this will help me with both. My surgeon wants to keep me 2 nights in the hospital and saying the surgery will take 2-3 hours. I'll post pictures soon and update the title with the date we select..hopefully it will be 7/18.
Pictures:
Pre-Sleeve 2012:
Pre-Bypass 2014:
Recent Face Shot 2014:
UPDATE: Surgery is approved but won't happen until August 1st because my surgeon is out of town I'm keeping my head up and am thankful that it is approved at all even if the date is farther out than I had been hoping. I will keep everyone updated and am on a cancellation list so maybe I'll get in sooner.
I just started a regimen of Bragg's vinegar every day. Mix 1-2 Tbsp. with 1/2 cup organic apple juice, Water and 1 tsp. honey. (alkaline to protect the stomach from too much acid). I have been interested in the vinegar (not regular vinegar) for man years. Finally bought the book.
Had my gastric bypass on April 17, 2014 at Huntington hospital in Pasadena. This hospital is awesome! Like a four star hotel. Private rooms with everything you need including wifi. The staff was great and everything worked! Unlike the last hospital I was at for previous surgery.
My surgeon was Dr. Doraiswamy from the California Bariatric and General Surgery Associates. He did an awesome job. He is very carrying and invested.
No matter what your % or your cost will be the maximum of your annual out of pocket. You should be able to call and find out or just look on line for the annual maximum out of pocket and that will be the MOST you have to pay for everything in a calendar year that is covered by insurance.
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