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facebro29

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  1. Posted

    Thanks for the insight. I've had lots of problems since surgery. I have reflux and a small hiatal hernia so trying to find foods that won't make me dry heave or be sick has been very hard. Anytime I go out I eat fish because it's easiest for me to digest. chicken I can't eat unless it's stewed or shredded very finely. I have lots of intolerances to food as well so I guess that's where the anxiety comes in. Thanks for your responses. I will have to continue to work with my surgeon to see what I can do.

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    I love to hear successful stories like yours. The only issue I'm having...(sleeved 10.27) is that is so hard to swallow meat. It hurts when it goes down. After goes down its fine.. I'm a little worried. I miss good food. This is more like a mentally challenge now. But it does hurt alot.... any one with the same issue?

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    Yes, I have the same issues with meat. Unfortunately it has gotten worse now than it was a month ago. I sort of avoid meat, I wish it was easier. I used to love red meat, now I am struggling with it. I struggle with chicken and fish if overcooked also. Cottage cheese seems to be my saving grace these days.

    Thought I was the only one struggling with chicken. I chew and chew until its mush but when I swallow it seems to get stuck.

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    Hi everyone I got my sleeve on 7/8/16 I feel like it's been the biggest mistake if my life. The first week I was able to keep down all my Clear liquids, but for the last 4 weeks it's been hell I can't keep anything down not even Water i can't get my Protein in or my Vitamins I'm desperate to feel better I've gone to 3 different doctors and gotten 3 different answers. Have aNY of you gone thru this?

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    I just had testing done as I've been dry heaving and been nauseous since 5 weeks. Just found out I have a hiatal hernia which apparently wasn't there when I had surgery. Need to speak to surgeon about next steps

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    Or they are even more common than is reported on forums like this.

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    I don't think they are. I'm in several WLS groups and yes, there are complications, but nothing like reported on this site.
    Perhaps that is because of the high membership of this group, the varying regions and quality of care or because people here are less fearful of reporting.

    If you ask my bariatric team, they deem my surgery as 100% successful because I hit goal weight at 4 months out according to their records.

    Because they only measure weight loss and not health, I am not reported in their stream as having "complications".

    I keep a presence here to support anyone I can. If I can eventually recover, then other people with near fatal post op complications can.

    The symptoms my team said were because I was "anxious", were because of a serious, contagious clostridium difficile infection that could have also been fatal. Not to mention passing the infection to dozens of other people.

    I was left with only a diagnosis. I had to fight for meds, re testing and no medical person ever once supported me or gave me information.

    It was devastating to be abandoned when you are physically and emotionally fighting to recover.

    I have my faith, but so many don't and need support.

    I receive messages here frequently, from people suffering from post op complications, who don't message publicly.

    I even get messages thanking me for refusing to stop supporting other people publicly, thanking me for telling my story.

    I want post op folks to know that it is okay to feel regret. And for people who are really sick, telling them how great they will feel about it all because the weight is coming off, is really not helpful.

    Really sick people who are losing weight through malnutrition and illness, are not pleased about it.

    People who may have known pre op about the nausea, baldness, etc may not have truly appreciated the degree of these normal post op issues and have regrets.

    For example, If the reason you want to lose weight is so you can be more mobile, to be more social, yet your baldness now prevents you, regrets are normal.

    Regrets don't magically disappear at 3 weeks, 3 months or 6 months.

    But the issues do change. The way you eat does change. Some infections heal, such as incision sites and some you battle with indefinitely like c diff.

    Some people lose hair, others go bald and some lose no hair at all. My daughter would rather be bald than to be fat. I wouldn't.

    I wasn't worried about loose skin. I knew that I would have some and planned to have it surgically removed. Now I can't as I am an unsuitable candidate. The skin on my thighs now impedes me from walking comfortably and it limits the clothes I can wear.

    So some of my personal reasons for having surgery were not corrected by my vsg.

    Hearing all the wonderful stories of weightloss, full health etc makes me happy. I love seeing people blessed and living well.

    This was not my outcome. I just want people's expectations and information to be correct.

    And most of all, for people to feel accepted, supported, heard and understood.

    Even when they are being silly, emotional, reckless, going off plan, there might be genuinely intentioned people needing help.

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    Wish I could love this post!!

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    I know every time I post all I do is complain but I have no one who listens or understands. I regret this surgery so bad. My mom told me to eat too much and stretch my stomach out and go back to normal. Is she crazy or what? The other night my husband told me this wasn't his problem. And my mother in law who was a big support just doesn't get it.

    I went to the local hospital Monday evening. I was hoping their ER would give me a different idea what's going on. I had tried to call my surgeon again that day and never heard back so I just went in here. They said I had starvation ketosis and my body was eating itself and I had low potassium. I ended up staying in the hospital for 2 days and told I would have to follow up with my surgeon because their Bariatric doctors won't touch someone else's patient. Well Ok then. I am constantly sick feeling or just feeling like crap. I don't feel right at all. I have spent a lot of time thinking lately trying to pin point things and I realize I started out ok but when I was able to switch to regular soft foods that's when this started. Now no matter what I have except Water I feel ill. I also realize if I try something more solid that's not pure liquid it feels like a brick in my stomach. I typically stick to a few spoons of broth or nothing. I'd rather not eat. Who wants to feel bad?

    After coming home last night I left a message for the surgeons office and their PA called back. Every time I talk to him I have to start my story over. I have to repeat everything and get asked the same questions over and over. No I don't have a gallbladder, no I am

    not vomiting, my surgery date was 10/17/16, etc. Don't they keep files or something? I tell him what the hospital here says and it's like in one ear and out the other. He thought I said starvation psychosis and I said no ketosis and then he said this is what happens when you go to other hospitals. I went to one with a Bariatric program! I figured they knew something. Anyway he told me to start over from day one of the diet. Ok fine. He says my stomach is inflamed blah blah and it's not because of what I did or did not do right and asks if I think that will help. I said no and he asked why and I said because I go days without eating so how could it be inflamed? But he still insists this. He tells me to come in on Monday morning to be seen and we can go from there unless it's still not better during this long weekend he says to call him and I can be sent to his hospital. Well it's still the same last night and today. All I do is cry and lay in bed or sleep. I only made it at work one day and here I am off again. I am not ok. All anyone ever runs are blood and urine tests. I have no more veins left to be poked. I feel like something is broke. I keep hearing some people take longer to heal. I'm not in pain I am sick! I don't understand what is going on. I can't live like this the rest of my life! The anti nausea meds don't work anymore. I want to call the surgeons office again and tell them I don't feel good still but I feel like it gets me no where. I used to think I was tough. I was wrong. Feeling sick is the worst thing. I never imagined this would be like this. I just want to go back and never do it. :(

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    I completely understand you. I've had problems myself. I'm dry heaving since week 5 been back and forwards to surgeon. He's doing a swallow test next week. I HATE eating. Completely hate it. Nothing feels good going down. I can't eat much I'm just tired of trying to make myself eat or drink. I'm on different types of meds now. One for gas and others for anti nausea to help with dry heaving, these meds make me sleepy. I'm fed up. I've lost 50lbs but can't get any happiness from it because I feel crap.

    I hope you get the help you need Hun.

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