I was diagnosed with an ulcer on my suture line last week :crying: Anyone else go through this?

no one has had an ulcer post op??

Hi Songbird, no sorry not that I know of. What is the doctor doing about it? I hope it goes soon, you are so close to goal too. Were you taking PPIs? Have they tested for helibactor?

Jane x

Wow, I am so sorry you are going through this. What is your doctors plan to treat this? When I had my leak there was another patient with an ulcer (Bypass pt) in the hospital, but I don't recall her entire plan or progress. I hope that things go smoothly and you are healed quickly. Have you heard from your doctors how common this might be? It looks like you are out from surgery the same as me. What were your symptoms of the ulcer?

I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers, let us know how you are doing.

nope, no ulcers here, so now that you have had the surgery, what are they doing about it?

Hi Songbird, no sorry not that I know of. What is the doctor doing about it? I hope it goes soon, you are so close to goal too. Were you taking PPIs? Have they tested for helibactor?

Jane x

Wow, I am so sorry you are going through this. What is your doctors plan to treat this? When I had my leak there was another patient with an ulcer (Bypass pt) in the hospital, but I don't recall her entire plan or progress. I hope that things go smoothly and you are healed quickly. Have you heard from your doctors how common this might be? It looks like you are out from surgery the same as me. What were your symptoms of the ulcer?

I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers, let us know how you are doing.

nope, no ulcers here, so now that you have had the surgery, what are they doing about it?

I am taking prilosec (20mg 2x a day) and Sucralfate (10ml 3x a day). They said it cane take 2-3 months to clear up. I was on PPIs, yes. I was tested for helibactor... it was negative. So, we dont really know WHY I got an ulcer. I dont know how common it is.... I do know it is a listed risk factor in our handbook. But, I don't drink, smoke, take NSAIDs, nothing. What happened was... I had been fine for about 2 months. I never threw up, never really had any issues. Then suddenly I Started throwing up several times a week and have pain in between my rib cage. This, along with labs that indicate signs of an ulcer led them to the diagnosis.

Thanks for the kind words/prayers. So far I do not feel much better at all.

I hope you feel better soon, sounds like they know what to do.

Jane x

I am so sorry. I hope your medicine works well and you are on the mend very soon. Good they found out what it was.

Interesting. Iam about 7 weeks post op and I have never vomited until yestersday. It seems like everytime I eat or drink I feel like I'm going to throw up. I been feeling off for several days. I go in for my lab work this week and see the surgeon in two weeks. I too do not smoke or drink. Maybe I can get some answers.

I hope you feel better soon. Best wishes to you !!!

Deb

you have pain in between your ribs when you touch it?

Interesting. Iam about 7 weeks post op and I have never vomited until yestersday. It seems like everytime I eat or drink I feel like I'm going to throw up. I been feeling off for several days. I go in for my lab work this week and see the surgeon in two weeks. I too do not smoke or drink. Maybe I can get some answers.

I hope you feel better soon. Best wishes to you !!!

Deb

Any news - are you better:unsure:?

Sorry you had to go through this! Please update us on how you are doing.

sorry i didn't update.... i have been going through a lot emotionall (not related to vsg at all....) so, sorry about that.

it resoleved itself pretty quickly actually with not much therapy. i am fine now and don't have any issues from the ulcer. i think we must have cought it really early.