tammygRN

After 20 weeks of suffering and being unable to keep myself hydrated, I have put my foot down and told my surgical team no more EGDs with dilation. We have been doing them every 1-2 weeks for the past 2 months with unsuccessful results. During the last one I aspirated during the procedure and developed pneumonia. I am constantly hospitalized for dehydration. So, Monday I will be going in for a rouxen-y conversion. This will bypass my stricture that formed after stent placement and hopefully give me resolution. I just want to start living my life, instead of just trying to survive. Hopefully the surgery goes well Monday, I will update next week.

After 20 weeks of suffering and being unable to keep myself hydrated, I have put my foot down and told my surgical team no more EGDs with dilation. We have been doing them every 1-2 weeks for the past 2 months with unsuccessful results. During the last one I aspirated during the procedure and developed pneumonia. I am constantly hospitalized for dehydration. So, Monday I will be going in for a rouxen-y conversion. This will bypass my stricture that formed after stent placement and hopefully give me resolution. I just want to start living my life, instead of just trying to survive. Hopefully the surgery goes well Monday, I will update next week.

After 20 weeks of suffering and being unable to keep myself hydrated, I have put my foot down and told my surgical team no more EGDs with dilation. We have been doing them every 1-2 weeks for the past 2 months with unsuccessful results. During the last one I aspirated during the procedure and developed pneumonia. I am constantly hospitalized for dehydration. So, Monday I will be going in for a rouxen-y conversion. This will bypass my stricture that formed after stent placement and hopefully give me resolution. I just want to start living my life, instead of just trying to survive. Hopefully the surgery goes well Monday, I will update next week.

Was sleeved in June. Surgery went well, first 2 weeks post op I was feeling good. But at 3 weeks out of the blue I started nausea and vomiting daily. I was hospitalized for dehydration and had an upper GI study done (leak test). No leak, but discovered that a pouch had formed at the top of my sleeve and all my nutrition went straight to the pouch and then my horrible reflux pushed it straight back up my esophagus. I will be post op week 5 tomorrow. I have spent a total of 12 days in the hospital the past 2 weeks for fluids and I am now on TPN for nutrition. The only way to fix the problem is to do a sleeve to rouxen-y conversion. The moral of this story is if you have reflux prior to WLS, don't get the sleeve. I thought fixing my hiatal hernia would fix my reflux....wrong!

Was sleeved in June. Surgery went well, first 2 weeks post op I was feeling good. But at 3 weeks out of the blue I started nausea and vomiting daily. I was hospitalized for dehydration and had an upper GI study done (leak test). No leak, but discovered that a pouch had formed at the top of my sleeve and all my nutrition went straight to the pouch and then my horrible reflux pushed it straight back up my esophagus. I will be post op week 5 tomorrow. I have spent a total of 12 days in the hospital the past 2 weeks for fluids and I am now on TPN for nutrition. The only way to fix the problem is to do a sleeve to rouxen-y conversion. The moral of this story is if you have reflux prior to WLS, don't get the sleeve. I thought fixing my hiatal hernia would fix my reflux....wrong!

Just an update! Since my last update I have been hospitalized 2 more times and had approx 5 more corrective procedures. I had a stent that ran from my lower esophagus to my stomach for 3 weeks until it caused an occlusion and had to be removed a week early, I have also had 2 dilations to open up the sleeve. I am 2 and a half months post op and still off work sitting at home on tube feedings 20 hours per day. The stent shrunk my pouch that had formed and straightened out my stomach, it just caused a lot of inflammation. So I am just now being able to tolerate Clear Liquids in very small amounts. This has been a challenging journey for me and my whole family, but I am hoping and praying that I am finally on the road to recovery.

Just an update! Since my last update I have been hospitalized 2 more times and had approx 5 more corrective procedures. I had a stent that ran from my lower esophagus to my stomach for 3 weeks until it caused an occlusion and had to be removed a week early, I have also had 2 dilations to open up the sleeve. I am 2 and a half months post op and still off work sitting at home on tube feedings 20 hours per day. The stent shrunk my pouch that had formed and straightened out my stomach, it just caused a lot of inflammation. So I am just now being able to tolerate Clear Liquids in very small amounts. This has been a challenging journey for me and my whole family, but I am hoping and praying that I am finally on the road to recovery.

Just an update! Since my last update I have been hospitalized 2 more times and had approx 5 more corrective procedures. I had a stent that ran from my lower esophagus to my stomach for 3 weeks until it caused an occlusion and had to be removed a week early, I have also had 2 dilations to open up the sleeve. I am 2 and a half months post op and still off work sitting at home on tube feedings 20 hours per day. The stent shrunk my pouch that had formed and straightened out my stomach, it just caused a lot of inflammation. So I am just now being able to tolerate Clear Liquids in very small amounts. This has been a challenging journey for me and my whole family, but I am hoping and praying that I am finally on the road to recovery.

tammygRN I am scheduled for the 25th and start my preop diet on Wednesday! We've got this!!!

I am on day 5 I must say it is getting a lot easier!!

June 23 as well. Start liquids tomorrow! Blah! So excited for surgery day and most importantly life after!

I am scheduled for the sleeve on June 23. I start my 2 week pre-op liquid diet tomorrow. Will definitely be glad to get that over with but understand it's just part of the process. We are getting so close to surgery dat! Good luck!