New To The Group. From Nc. 5 Yrs Post-Gbs.

[nicole219 4]

Hello, everyone. My name is Nicole and I just found this forum website from a Google search. This is my first post, my introduction.

I am 32 years old, I am a mom of three (12, 9, 7) and I am engaged to an amazing man. We live in Greensboro, NC. I had my RNY on July 30, 2007 and just this past week was the first I'd experienced any type of problems. I will get into that more here in a little bit.

I had my RNY, as I stated above, in 2007, and I went into the surgery room weighing 257 lbs. My highest recorded weight was 315 lbs, and my lowest was 128 lbs. Right now I am hovering around 160 lbs. Since my RNY I have gone through a 12 year relationship/10 year marriage that was rather abusive, as well as a separation from that marriage, a new (and amazing) relationship, two moves (from PA to VA and then VA to NC), three knee surgeries, an emergency gall bladder removal surgery and just this past week an emergency perforated stomach ulcer surgery.

Like I said above, this last week's incident was the first problem since having my surgery (aside from the occasional "dumping", vomiting, dehydration, etc.) and it was VERY scary. I was admitted to the local hospital, with what I thought was a heart attack because of the symptoms I was displaying, only to find that a ruptured ulcer produced a perforated stomach. I spent 7 days in the hospital, having gotten out just yesterday. My "pouch" was repaired, however I am back on the DYS 1 diet of pureed and soft foods, and I am being set up with a bariatric surgeon and his team (one that works with the surgeons who worked on my stomach last week) in the next 2 weeks because there is a good chance that I will have to have a revision done. I am on some medications right now, to continue the healing process, but the surgeons think that there is going to be no option other than the revision.

Um, let's see ..... I truly have strayed from the "RNY way of life" with all of the craziness and stress that has gone on in my life, but after this past week I know that I have to get back in line. As I said above, in 2010 I had gotten down to 128 lbs (around a size 4) and while I really enjoyed it I just crept back up after the first knee surgery. It's going to be a while before I can get back into the gym, but that's my last worry right now. I just want to get better.

I hope to meet a lot of nice people here, to offer advice and to get advice. Just because I'm 5 years post-op it doesn't mean I know it all, and I never claim to. I am posting two pictures along with this post - the first is my highest and lowest weights (2006 and then 2010) and then myself and my children, back in August, at my current size.

I hope that everyone has a blessed Thanksgiving week and weekend.

Nicole

[Vicki Loichinger 444]

Welcome I am so glad you found us. Thank you for sharing your story. I am sorry about your recent illness, but glad you are on the mend and going to get set up with a baratric team. We are here for you. I am waiting for Dec 5 to have a revision from lap band to RNY I had my band placed seven years ago.

You have had wonderful results and I am sure you can get back to where you want to be. And if your insides need revised, we are here for you, You have been through a lot, but sounds like things are looking up for you and that is awesome. You are going to be healing inside and out, physically and emotionally and I am very happy for you,

Hugs and Happy Thanksgiving. And take good care so you heal well.

[DLCoggin 1,788]

Welcome Nicole! I think that you'll find you are definitely in the right place. There are a lot of terrific folks on this forum and we're all on the same journey. None of us know it all but we all have something to contribute! Have a terrific Thanksgiving and please keep us posted on your progress!!

[nicole219 4]

Thank you both for your warm welcomes and sweet words. I will say it is weird, having to start all over again, and I told my fiance earlier that this time he gets to be here to see what all happens with a GBS, because I didn't know him the first go round.

[TinyMamiOf3kids 1,280]

Welcome to the group. By reversion you mean reattach your old stomach back as if you never had surgery?

[nicole219 4]

Welcome to the group. By reversion you mean reattach your old stomach back as if you never had surgery?

With revision, at least in my case, it would meaning giving me a new pouch, from my old stomach. I have heard of people having this done before, but I never really read up on it, because I guess I never thought it could happen to me.