So Many Problems. Worth It?

[Tracy Anderson 1]

I am a 27 year old female who had the sleeve performed on Oct 14. My starting weight was 487 and on my 2 week post op, I lost exactly 30 pounds.

I have had nothing but issues. The bottom lobes of my lungs collapsed after surgery and I developed a blood clot in my right lung. I wasn't able to get up the day of or after my surgery, I was in excruciating pain. I ended up being in the hospital 4.5 days. They didn't catch the clot, and 3 days later I was readmitted for another 4 days. The very expensive ($120 WITH insurance, for 1 week) lovenox injections weren't really working. I had increasing chest pains and shortness of breath, so my doc suggested I go to the ER, sure they would give me a CT. Turns out, I was readmitted yet again for another 4 days.

I am now 4 weeks post op and on soft foods. My issue now is pretty severe stomach cramps and not to be crude, but diarrhea from hell. It's a very dark color, but appears to be dark, dark green. I'm also on Iron, but today, it had the coffee grounds appearance. Everything I eat, be it one soft scrambled egg, or Soup, juice, Jello, applesauce even Water makes me violently sick. It's all I can do to keep food and water down.

I am going to my surgeon tomorrow for my 4 week, but has anyone else had a hard time like this?

[erp 2,016]

There is a complications forum where other folks who have had significant issues also post. Sorry to hear about your health problems. I hope they resolve soon.

[SeaLegs 38]

Tracy, I'm so sorry you're having all this trouble. Don't worry about the weight loss now, your job is to get stabilized. Even though you are seeing the surgeon tomorrow, please have a very low threshold for calling him or her for some guidance. BTW, how long have you been on the iron....some people don't tolerate it.

[cejiogu 182]

Sorry to hear about your problems, but also remember that your body was having problems before the surgery. At your weight I am sure you had some co-mobitities. You are trying to recover with a body model that was going to be a Lemmon if you didn't take your life in hand. You may have got blood clots secondary to the surgery but I can almost bet you would have gotten them this year. I am an RN so I know what I am saying. So now the problems will be gotten rid of because your body is getting better. It's a little rougher road but you will see the sunlight at the end of the tunnel. Hang in there!

[JessLS99 26]

coffee ground stools can be an indication of GI bleeding. Very possible complication with the recent lovenox use. Hope you get to feeling better soon!

[SeaLegs 38]

Tracy, how did it go with your surgeon?