I am 4 wks out from surgery unable take protien in any form getting very little fluids in i cannot eat anything without wanting to vomit. I had complcations from internal bleeding & kidney failure due to blood loss. I wish i had never had it done i am sick of being sick. Please those of you considering surgery to look very carefully at all poss.complcations. i am very disgusted with my results i have no strength, stamina, nothing & i will not till i can take in protien which is impossible. Good luck if you decide to go through with it

Grammy im 47 yrs old male married with good fly & friend support

Lux I had the tube. It's miserable I'd agree. I actually "rejected it" (vomited bile for 48 hours) and they had to go to IV feeding (TPN) instead. You will stay healthier on the tube than TPN though so try to get used to it!

Gad I hate to read every time I see a complication, but I'm glad you have at least somewhat of an idea what is wrong. What are they going to do about it though???

Hi iggy. First tube i vomited out so they placed second larger one farther down into the gut. The hope is the pouch in the stomach will close up on its own or may have to go back in and remove it

Hello all. Just returned from dr again 10 days since tube placement no vomiting since i was looking for good news but no such luck. Still have pouch on side of stomach & tube has slid out of juijenum & not sits just below pouch. So now dr wants me to lay off protein down to 50gr a day & start getting 800 cal a day & keep tube in 2 more weeks. Im so confused as well as pissed off i just feel like im getting a run around. I would bet in 2 wks he recommends surgery lets watch and see

Hello all. Just returned from dr again 10 days since tube placement no vomiting since i was looking for good news but no such luck. Still have pouch on side of stomach & tube has slid out of juijenum & not sits just below pouch. So now dr wants me to lay off protein down to 50gr a day & start getting 800 cal a day & keep tube in 2 more weeks. Im so confused as well as pissed off i just feel like im getting a run around. I would bet in 2 wks he recommends surgery lets watch and see

Oh Lux, so sorry you are going through this. No vomiting is a good thing though. What do they think caused the pouch?

Hope they figure it all out soon. I guess being conservative to them is a good thing. To you, it's just frustrating! Hang in there.

They believe the pouch was caused by continuous vomiting

Ugh. So sorry!

Hello all its been a while since i posted ; have had an NG tube down my nose for a month saw the Dr today going to have a G - tube placed next wk . I have lost 80lbs in 3 months it has really been a trying time for me & my family.

Oh god Lux! I was hoping for good news, as I am sure you are too! Please keep us updated and good luck with everything. I really hope this all turns around for you soon.

How far out when you started having trouble I am 6 days

Thanks suz it has been a real test

Cathy i had complications right after surgery & just went downhill after that, not being able to keep anything down

I hope you start healing soon. I'm so sorry your suffering complications

Thank you lessofme

Lux...sorry to hear you are still battling the complications. Has any other alternative diagnosis been made as to your condition other than this auxiliary "pouch" in your stomach that kept filling up thereby blocking your ability to get your proper nutrition?

The wait and see approach can be mighty frustrating, can't it? Having patience is probably the hardest part of this journey. I do hope that they go ahead and give you surgery to repair the defect if they can.

On the good side, yes, you've lost a ton of weight, hopefully once you have recovered, the road will not be a long and hard one!

Good luck to you Lux!!