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AlteredReality

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    Poor you, that sounds horrible [emoji20] I hope that they get to the bottom of this soon and fix it! Gallbladder issues can be absolute agony. When it gets to this point, it's probably best to have it whipped out.
    Thank you. Yes getting it removed is what's going to be best. I want to enjoy things again. This has definitely been an eye opening experience dealing with all of this

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    For the past couple of weeks, life felt unbearable due to a 2 inch stomach ulcer. I stayed in the hospital for 6 days because of it. After being discharged from the hospital, I was still in pain and the vomiting didn't let up either. None of the medicines they gave me on discharge worked. Went to see the gastroenterologist yesterday and was informed that I have sludge in my gallbladder and that it was primarily the cause of the ulcer developing. I never knew, until yesterday that could happen. So my gastroenterologist recommended that my gallbladder be removed, because that will be the most beneficial way to eliminate the ulcer problem so that the ulcer can heal. Now I just have to meet with the surgeon. He also gave me some new medications. I was told after surgery by my surgeon, that gallstones were possible due to rapid weight loss. However, I was never informed that gallbladder sludge could be possible.

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    Please know I have been thinking of and praying for you. I hope your gastroenterologist visit is helpful quickly.
    Thank you so much...I truly appreciate that!!! My appointment was very helpful. Turns out there is sludge in my gall bladder and they feel that is what caused the ulcer. So my gastroenterologist is sending me to a surgeon and has suggested that my gall bladder be removed.

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    I'm so sorry that you had this bump in the road. Thank you for sharing and encouraging the rest of us to seek help if we experience pain or sense something is wrong. How are you feeling now?
    Thank you. I am still in pain off and on and the medicines aren't helping much. Hopefully I will be able to get some answers and relief when I go to the gastroenterologist tomorrow

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    Has anyone developed an ulcer? If so, where did it hurt ?
    Mine hurt just below my rib cage on the left. I could tell it was around the connection point of my small intestine and my new pouch. It would hurt when I drank it ate. The only comfort I would get was to slowly sip hot chamomile tea. After not being able to hold down food or Water too many days in a row, due to the pain triggering me to vomit...I quickly went to the emergency room and was admitted within 2 hours of my arrival. Stayed in the hospital for 5 days.

  10. Posted

    I feel like I have one but my surgeon just shrugged the idea away. My pain is excruciating in the center between breasts. Very sensitive to hit/cold. The first thing I swallow each morning burns so much and then i feel like i get diarrhea from the pain.
    Make an appointment to see a gastroenterologist. I went through the same thing and it turned out to be an ulcer...a large one

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    Generally if you develop an ulcer, you will find it difficult to keep food down and experience incessant nausea and vomiting. But these symptoms can also happen if you develop a stricture.
    According to the internet:
    Nausea and vomiting are the most common complaints after bariatric surgery, and they are typically associated with inappropriate diet and noncompliance with a gastroplasty diet (ie, eat undisturbed, chew meticulously, never drink with meals, and wait 2 hours before drinking after solid food is consumed). If these symptoms are associated with epigastric pain, significant dehydration, or not explained by dietary indiscretions, an alternative diagnosis must be explored. One of the most common complications causing nausea and vomiting in gastric bypass patients is anastomotic ulcers, with and without stomal stenosis. Ulceration or stenosis at the gastrojejunostomy of the gastric bypass has a reported incidence of 3% to 20%. Although no unifying explanation for the etiology of anastomotic ulcers exists, most experts agree that the pathogenesis is likely multifactorial. These ulcers are thought to be due to a combination of preserved acid secretion in the pouch, tension from the Roux limb, ischemia from the operation, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use, and perhaps Helicobacter pylori infection. Evidence suggests that little acid is secreted in the gastric bypass pouch; however, staple line dehiscence may lead to excessive acid bathing of the anastomosis. Treatment for both marginal ulcers and stomal ulcers should include avoidance of NSAIDs, antisecretory therapy with proton-pump inhibitors, and/or sucralfate. In addition, H pylori infection should be identified and treated, if present.
    It was just one very large ulcer. No stricture. I had a CT scan, ultrasound and EGD that showed only one ulcer that was 2 inches in size. Had nothing to do with nsaids, because I stopped taking those close to 3 months before I ever had surgery.

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    A couple of days ago, I posted about the horrible pain I was dealing with. I thought I was having stomach spasms. Well the pain got so bad today along with the vomiting, that I just couldn't even take it anymore. So I decided to take a trip to the emergency room. They did a CT scan and ultrasound, they saw that my gall bladder was distended and that I had an ulcer where my small intestine and new stomach connected. They decided to do an endoscopy and found that I had a 2 inch ulcer and admitted me to the hospital to start immediate treatment. My advice is if you feel like something isn't right within your body, get some medical help as soon as possible...Don't procrastinate

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