I had my roux-en-Y bypass in 2009. I was 5’7” and weighed 253 lbs.

I had lost about 50 lbs. Then my parents began a two-year decline with an extremely complicated two years of dementia (both at the same time!), gout, broken back, shoulder, and ribs, triple valve replacement, gall bladder surgery, a search for a geriatric psychiatry bed which never came through, and multiple moves from assisted living centers, rehab centers, memory care centers, and nursing homes. There were at least a dozen ER visits over those two years.
My self-care routine devolved. I developed ulcers. Five years after the surgery I went through a severe depression and started vomiting a few times a week. Two ER trips with bleeding ulcers. Deepening depression. In 2018, had surgery to remove the ulcers. I continued vomiting and dropped down to 146 lbs. I’m down to 5’4” tall because of scoliosis, a side effect of Parkinson’s I was diagnosed with a few weeks ago.

I had the roux-en-Y procedure redone last week. I’m trying.

Edited July 19, 20242 yr by JanineMMM
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3 hours ago, JanineMMM said:

I had my roux-en-Y bypass in 2009. I was 5’7” and weighed 253 lbs.

I had lost about 50 lbs. Then my parents began a two-year decline with an extremely complicated two years of dementia (both at the same time!), gout, broken back, shoulder, and ribs, triple valve replacement, gall bladder surgery, a search for a geriatric psychiatry bed which never came through, and multiple moves from assisted living centers, rehab centers, memory care centers, and nursing homes. There were at least a dozen ER visits over those two years.
My self-care routine devolved. I developed ulcers. Five years after the surgery I went through a severe depression and started vomiting a few times a week. Two ER trips with bleeding ulcers. Deepening depression. In 2018, had surgery to remove the ulcers. I continued vomiting and dropped down to 146 lbs. I’m down to 5’4” tall because of scoliosis, a side effect of Parkinson’s I was diagnosed with a few weeks ago.

I had the roux-en-Y procedure redone last week. I’m trying.

Wow. You have certainly had your plate full. I’m glad to hear that you were able to get a revision now though which hopefully will get you back to where you want to be. How are you feeling after a week?

Incontinence is easing up since I stopped taking Cipro antibiotics halfway through the course prescribed.
I’m getting there.
It’s pretty quiet here. Do you know anything about the Instagram site?

3 minutes ago, JanineMMM said:

Incontinence is easing up since I stopped taking Cipro antibiotics halfway through the course prescribed.
I’m getting there.
It’s pretty quiet here. Do you know anything about the Instagram site?

You may want to tell your dr if you had to stop taking your antibiotics halfway through. That’s usually not advised. Maybe they can give you something different. No, I don’t know anything about Instagram.

My doctor took me off the antibiotics and gave me a C-diff test. Must been the antibiotics, since the C-diff test was negative.

You might have (temporarily) gotten lactose intolerance. Most medications have lactose as a binder and if you’re sensitive, look out!

You’ve sure been through a lot! It’s only been a week so I guess you’re on liquids. I used OWYN shakes because there’s no lactose in them. Others on here turned me onto Fairlife milk and shakes, there’s no lactose there either and both are high in protein but less than 5gms carbs.

Who’s at home with you now?

The incontinence could have developed because of the catheter they likely inserted during surgery. It may have irritated your urethra. This usually is only temporary. Keep an eye on it though & watch you don’t develop a UTI.

Oh & it’s often quieter here on the weekends. Don’t know anything about instagram sites but if they’re like many Facebook sites the information, advice & support isn’t all that great.

All the best with your revision. Keep us updated on your progress.