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Emeree    19

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Hey all. Just wanted to share what I have been going through. On 2/25th my stomach started hurting and I just thought it was the normal pain I get due to having this small pouch and my new food sensitivities. Well on 2/27th I ended up in the ER and they ran tests and did a scan. They saw that I had a golf ball size cyst on my right ovary that ruptured, causing some blood and Fluid that leaked into my abdomen. They told me that this was why I was in pain. I was sent home and told that the pain would resolve itself in a few days. I explained to them that I didn't have pain in my pelvic area, but that the pain was high up in the middle right under my bra.

Well, long story short, the pain didn't go away so I contacted my bariatric surgeon and he did a scope, but didn't see anything wrong. He then had me come back Friday Mar 21st and do a laporotamy (not sure if I spelled that correctly, but it is a procedure where he looks inside my lower stomach, intestines...) After I awakened from outpatient surgery I was told that I had to stay overnight.

I was surprised because I figured that he would look around, find nothing and I would just be sent home again to deal with the pain and continued liquid diet, but my surgeon did find something. I had a big hernia and my intestines were twisted up and around at the bypass site. He performed surgery and I stayed in the hospital overnight. I am so happy that he found something because since Feb 25th I cried nearly everyday from pain and lack of nutrition and I told my husband that I just can't go on this way. I am recovering now. I am not supposed to do any lifting for 6 weeks.

I wanted to share this with you all, because if you are having a problem don't hesitate to go to the ER, but if you have a gut feeling that there is still a problem don't accept what you are being told and pursue, pursue, pursue, until you are satisfied with your care. I am grateful to my surgeon for listening to me and checking me despite the ER's explanation. But most of all, I am grateful to GOD for watching over me.

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mzshay35    215

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Glad u doing better

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Emeree    19

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Glad u doing better

Me too. Thank you! :)

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YoColeFleet    246

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Hey all. Just wanted to share what I have been going through. On 2/25th my stomach started hurting and I just thought it was the normal pain I get due to having this small pouch and my new food sensitivities. Well on 2/27th I ended up in the ER and they ran tests and did a scan. They saw that I had a golf ball size cyst on my right ovary that ruptured, causing some blood and Fluid that leaked into my abdomen. They told me that this was why I was in pain. I was sent home and told that the pain would resolve itself in a few days. I explained to them that I didn't have pain in my pelvic area, but that the pain was high up in the middle right under my bra. Well, long story short, the pain didn't go away so I contacted my bariatric surgeon and he did a scope, but didn't see anything wrong. He then had me come back Friday Mar 21st and do a laporotamy (not sure if I spelled that correctly, but it is a procedure where he looks inside my lower stomach, intestines...) After I awakened from outpatient surgery I was told that I had to stay overnight. I was surprised because I figured that he would look around, find nothing and I would just be sent home again to deal with the pain and continued liquid diet, but my surgeon did find something. I had a big hernia and my intestines were twisted up and around at the bypass site. He performed surgery and I stayed in the hospital overnight. I am so happy that he found something because since Feb 25th I cried nearly everyday from pain and lack of nutrition and I told my husband that I just can't go on this way. I am recovering now. I am not supposed to do any lifting for 6 weeks. I wanted to share this with you all, because if you are having a problem don't hesitate to go to the ER, but if you have a gut feeling that there is still a problem don't accept what you are being told and pursue, pursue, pursue, until you are satisfied with your care. I am grateful to my surgeon for listening to me and checking me despite the ER's explanation. But most of all, I am grateful to GOD for watching over me.

I'm glad you are okay now, I believe in going to the doctor for every and any ill feeling I get, I'll go for a hang nail if I didn't know what is was, lol...but yes, thanks for sharing, take care of yourself.

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YoColeFleet    246

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Hello all! Excited to find this thread! SW: 225 height 5' 3" CW: 190 GW: 130-ish SD: 3.3.14 NYC!

welcome aboard...

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LilMissDiva Irene    3,282

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I had a DNA test done and recently found out I am 2% African. Can I join in the conversation?

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YoColeFleet    246

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I had a DNA test done and recently found out I am 2% African. Can I join in the conversation?

lol...sure, I like you.

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debras65    14

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Hi I am Debra, I am living in Millington,TN. I am originally from Illinois. I just had rny in 26th March. Mine was a lap band conversion. I am 3 days out. I am sore as heck and the gas hurts like heck. What do u recommend for that? I sip throughout the day.

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mzshay35    215

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Hi I am Debra, I am living in Millington,TN. I am originally from Illinois. I just had rny in 26th March. Mine was a lap band conversion. I am 3 days out. I am sore as heck and the gas hurts like heck. What do u recommend for that? I sip throughout the day.

Hi im Illinois

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pumpkin73    21

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Hi I am Debra, I am living in Millington,TN. I am originally from Illinois. I just had rny in 26th March. Mine was a lap band conversion. I am 3 days out. I am sore as heck and the gas hurts like heck. What do u recommend for that? I sip throughout the day.

Hi...I'm a Rny conversion too from the lapband. I had gas pains bad. Just walk as much as you can and use gas x strips.

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sophiastuffin    19

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Hello all! Excited to find this thread!

SW: 225 height 5' 3"

CW: 190

GW: 130-ish

SD: 3.3.14

NYC!

I forgot to add, gastric bypass.

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YoColeFleet    246

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Hi I am Debra, I am living in Millington,TN. I am originally from Illinois. I just had rny in 26th March. Mine was a lap band conversion. I am 3 days out. I am sore as heck and the gas hurts like heck. What do u recommend for that? I sip throughout the day.

Congratulations, I hope you feel better soon. I was told to walk the gas out...

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YoColeFleet    246

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Hi im Illinois

me too, I live in Chicago, IL..

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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