Small Bowel Obstruction...not Fun

[Kimmie-sleeve 34]

Hi everyone,

Just got home from 4 days in the hospital for a small bowel obstruction. They gave me an NG tube (tube through nose and down into stomach to drain my stomach and rest my bowels. Way worse than any recovery from my surgery in 12/2011... I just noticed that my mom left some kefir in the fridge, and sipped a bit of that, and I am actually feeling human again. In a way it feels like my first weeks of post op, just less pain. I was shocked at how many medical professionals have no idea about the sleeve... None... I could hear the nurses reporting at shift change that I had a gastric bypass, even though I always corrected them. And I had an NG tube, so there might have been real trouble if I actually had a gastric bypass. The other thing that shocked me was the whole "I told you so..." mentality from people I did not expect to be that way... The obstruction wasn't necessarily a side effect from my sleeve, could have been several things that caused it. But besides, it disturbs me to think how many people are out there wasting their time watching for me to fail... Way to go being supportive... I guess it serves THEM better to have me fat instead of more healthy... :-(

Kimmie

[alliecat1095 128]

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Just got home from 4 days in the hospital for a small bowel obstruction. They gave me an NG tube (tube through nose and down into stomach to drain my stomach and rest my bowels. Way worse than any recovery from my surgery in 12/2011... I just noticed that my mom left some kefir in the fridge, and sipped a bit of that, and I am actually feeling human again. In a way it feels like my first weeks of post op, just less pain. I was shocked at how many medical professionals have no idea about the sleeve... None... I could hear the nurses reporting at shift change that I had a gastric bypass, even though I always corrected them. And I had an NG tube, so there might have been real trouble if I actually had a gastric bypass. The other thing that shocked me was the whole "I told you so..." mentality from people I did not expect to be that way... The obstruction wasn't necessarily a side effect from my sleeve, could have been several things that caused it. But besides, it disturbs me to think how many people are out there wasting their time watching for me to fail... Way to go being supportive... I guess it serves THEM better to have me fat instead of more healthy... :-(

Kimmie[/quote']

I am glad u are doing better.

[Sassygirl06 962]

that really sucks! sorry. it is true that no one knows what this surgery is. I have explained it to me primary quite a few times. oh well. im sure that it wasnt a complication of the surgery, as nothing is touched down there. you will show those nay sayers! good luck!!!