I am curious if anyone else has experienced what I am going thru now.

I had my Sleeve on 03/04/16 since than i have been unable to hold down any fluids. I was discharged Tuesday 03/08/16. Only to be readmitted for dehydration since I am throwing Everything up.

My readmission date was Friday 03/11/16 and i am still here.

While here i have had a egd with dilation with attempt to open up narrowing in stomach. However after this procedure still couldnt keep fluids down. Finally my surgical team state i need a NJ tube. This was placed this past friday. They also found a twist so they did another dilation.

So now i am here depressed and uncomfortable with a feeding tube.

Has anyone gone through this? I feel so alone

If so how long till the tube came out and you were able to eat & drink on own?

Any feedback would be valuable

Thanks

Caridad

I remember being right where you are. I also remember other people words of encouragement and telling I'm going to get through it.

Yet, all I felt was fear & despair. Like, how can they say this and at the time no one had experienced what I had.

But after the fear and than the anger at myself for doing the surgery. I slowly started to ease up on myself. I had to be patient.

It was not an easy roae. Mine became more complicated because I got pregnant 9 months after my surgery. However, I had a healthy son & I'm still carrying the 25lbs 3 years after having him.

This is all to say. In the end it will balance out. It may not ve the way you expected but this is the path meant for you. You can get through this. Just remember

- Give yourself patience

- Give yourself forgiveness

- Ask for help

- And listen to your surgeon and nutritionist

3 years out and I still have some issues with the sleeve. But, in the end it was worth it & I learned something about myself as well.

I hope this helped a little

- Caridad

Thank you for the encouragment i feel like i have been through this for so long no desire to eat and my taste buds are so messed up it's nice to know i'm not alone