PokerGuy

I'm two month post op this week. I had a lot of trouble the first month keeping anything down. I still vomit up about 50% of anything new I try to eat. I can eat crackers, ice cream, chicken salad and some soups without vomiting. An example.. Last night I ate a few bites of grilled fish. That's it.. Probably about 1/2" thick and about 1/4 of the size of a deck of cards or maybe the size of a box of matches. So less than an ounce of fish. It felt like it was sitting a bit below my throat and felt like I need to belch but i can't belch/burp because it felt like my path to burp was blocked. Well it kept it down for about 30 minutes all the while feeling uncomfortable . Finally I went to the bathroom and throw up.. UP came the fish and a bunch of slimy white mucus. I do have a problem with stomach acid and heartburn . (I'm taking Prilosec one a day ) I then belched /burped for about 20 minutes and felt okay again. This happens with most solid foods that I try to eat and I'm 2 months out so I should be able to eat anything now. I was sleeved in TJ Mexico and I'm going back next week for a follow with the surgeon , Regarding this problem I'm having but want some background information from the forum before I go . My questions are: 1. Does this sound like a stricture? 2. For anyone that had/has a stricture. Did they test for the stricture on you with Dye and xray ? or Did they Scope you? If they scoped you did they put you fully under with Anastasia or just local? 3. Could this be anything else? Maybe due to stomach acid or GERD? Thanks PG

and the producers of the show have 2 goals.. 1. Have a lot of viewers 2. Make a lot of money. They are not a charity and shouldn't be though of as such.. If they save lives in the process that is great.

I think this show has probably saved many lives. Both with viewers seeing something of themselves in the people profiled and also most of the people on this show are poor with no insurance. Getting the surgery for free by telling their story and hopefully inspiring others is a small price to pay for a life changing surgery.

I'm at day 15 post op and for the last 4-5 nights I wake up 2-3 times a night drenched in sweat. I get up change my pjs and the sheets and go back to bed only to repeat 2 more times about 2 hours later. Something else that is really odd. I have noticed that twice while i was asleep I ended up with a regular sized pillow on my chest (Once) and once on my stomach. the area under the pillow was very hot both internally and to the touch of the skin.. Almost burning up hot. Any ideas why the small pressure of a small pillow would cause the body to create such heat? PG

Prior to surgery 15 days ago I pretty much had either a dull headache or a significant headache almost every single day for years. Since my surgery I have had zero headaches. I'm thinking it's that I have eliminated some food or possibility the caffeine. I'm not eating anything right now.. Just liquids , protein shakes and bone broth. Anyone else with disappearing headaches after surgery? Trying to isolate whether I'm allergic to some food or if it's the caffeine. PG