Hello, this is a follow-up post to my original thread called "horrible experience thus far." Things have only gotten worse since I posted that, I am still in the hospital and I got here for my surgery on August 13. It is now the 26th. I am very weak have had nothing to eat except for ice chips. And I am very very sick, as I mentioned in the last post my belly felt like he was blowing up like a balloon and no one would believe me or take me seriously and I felt like I was annoying all the nurses because I was in excruciating pain and nothing was being done about it other than giving me pain medicine and putting me to sleep. I wanted to fix the underlying problem. My doctor is nigerian and actually have to leave the country last minute due to some unknown issues, but he left me in the hands of someone named Dr. Harold who had assisted him with my surgery. I had not really liked Dr. Harold, he would cut me off and I didn't really feel safe in his hands. He agreed to do some x-rays and found nothing wrong. I asked for a CT scan and i think he agreed because he wanted me to stop complaining. The CT scan showed I had a huge blockage - my intestines were twisted around after the stoma so everything was just being blown up as I said assumed, and he had to do emergency surgery that day. Let me make note that before any of this even happened with the second surgery, I couldn't hold anything down. I was throwing up cello so they put me back on ice chips. However brilliant Dr. Harold want me to drink magnesium citrate. That made me sick all day and guess what it did to me: I was actually pooping out of my mouth. Since I was just nothing but ice chips and it was clear and magnesium citrate was also clear, I was wondering why I was throwing up brown smelly liquid that looked and smelled just exactly like.diarrhea? I showed it to the nurses and they agreed something was off about it. After the 2nd surgery w/ Dr Harold he confirmed that it indeed was feces.

NOW after that surgery I couldn't pee on my own. I needed to wear a catheter. Also I hadn't pooped the entire time I was here. Every day I felt worse and worse. I did not feel better. Still no luck with the bloated feeling. Now that my dr is back in town we are doing another CT scan tomorrow, this time with the contrast, as I had not before. And depending on what that says, I may need a third surgery.

I have also gotten a horrible case of thrush int mouth from all the antibiotics.

I have gained 12 lbs since I've been here... How? liquids and ice chips? They also put a central line in my neck so they can feed me, because my white blood count, Protein,

Calcium levels, and all that stuff is dangerously low, so I will probably gain more weight.

I'm really wishing I didn't go through with this. I'd rather be fat and happy than miserable and in pain.

I want white pizza. Will I ever be able to eat it again?

omg.....MM, im soooo sorry.,..what are they saying is wrong? Is it getting any better at all...can you eat?....Im praying for you...xxx

Maybe it's time to go to another dr in another facility and get a second opinion? You should be feeling better by now. (Hugs) my thoughts are with you.

See, this is the situation that we all have worried about. There are some doctors that have no busy doing this type of surgery. This is a damn shame that you have to go through this and for the length of time you have had this pain, they ought to be ashamed of themselves!

I'll bet money they won't forget to send you a hospital bill.

Sounds like you need a new doctor who've had alot of experience in this type of surgery and the complications.

I just got out of the hospital last night. I am still in excruciating pain 1 month later. They never did a 3rd surgery but they did have to drain some liquid from my pelvic region. I don't know why they sent me home. I am In so much pain I can only lay on my back. I feel all twisted up inside. I feel like I am dying.

Sorry to here not much has changed. Keep us update on progress. Hope for a soon recovery