Has anyone had somethibg called small bowel intussusception post op? Since surgery I had been in the er 4 times for what they thought was part of the spleene dying, gas or constipation but this past but this time was worse than any before and they axtually caught it on the cat scan. I have an appt with the surgeon tomorrow but I wasnt sure if this could even be related

Caught it doing what? What is it? I'm so sorry you're going through it.

Was it resolved with an air enema? I'm sorry that you're dealing with this!

Pretty much it is the small bowel moving backwards into irself like a telescope. I havent had anything done yet. I have an appointment wit my surgeon today since my pcm isnt available. The pain stopped that night but it has happened 3 or 4 times since surgery and never before

Pretty much it is the small bowel moving backwards into irself like a telescope. I havent had anything done yet. I have an appointment wit my surgeon today since my pcm isnt available. The pain stopped that night but it has happened 3 or 4 times since surgery and never before

This is most common among children. My daughter had this at 3yrs old. I was told it is a medical emergency. She required an air enema to release the small intestine. I was also informed that yhe sooner a procedure can be preformed the less likely it will return. I hope all goes well and you are back on the road to recovery soon!

I hope they fix this for you very quickly!

Saw my surgeon (well his assistant who is also a surgeon) this morning. With the advice of the other bariatric surgeon who supervised my procedure they said that because it was non obstructed that it didnt look like it was the major concern. Even tho my discharge paperwork stated the problem, the radiologist didnt even write it up because they felt it was that unimportant. Since this has happened 4 or 5 times post op they think its gallstones. The ct scan won't show them hardly ever so we have an ultrasound being set up by next week. It makes sense considering every time it has happened that it has gotten worse and worse. This time it took 3 shots of morphine to dull the pain. I just hope this doesnt happen again soon. And thank you all for the well wishes