My wife used to post on here as mom2bbb. Her name was Denyell Hooper. She had her surgery on March 31st 2008. She passed away on April 24th.

I want to start by saying so far there has been no link between the surgery and her death. Also I am not here to frighten anyone. This is sincerely not my intent but I feel I need to inform you of the conditions surrounding her death so if anyone here has these symptoms they will react quickly.

On the night of the 22nd of April my wife told me she thought she had an intestinal bug and she had some cramping on her left side. She said it was just mildly uncomfortable and she fell asleep. That next morning she said she wasn't feeling well and the cramping was about the same. she said she wanted to go home. (We were on vacation in New Hampshire) so I packed the truck and we went home. She had some diarrhea and she was throwing up about every 1/2 hour but so told me it wasn't too bad and she felt like she had a stomach bug. The red flag went up for me but she assured me it wasn't that bad. Well at 3:00 Am thursday morning she woke me up and said she didn't feel right and went to the hospital. By 7:30 Thursday night she was in Respiratory and Cardiac arrest. They revived her but needed to operate they lost her a second time on the table and could not revive her.

A couple of weeks later the ICU surgeon called me and said she died of Septic shock caused by an strep infection surrounding her abdominal cavity.

That is the latest info I have as of May 18th still waiting on the ME to give me a "legal" cause of death.

I am posting this to make everyone aware of the insidious symptoms surrounding her death. She never thought is was more than a bug and before Thursday morning said she didn't think she needed to go to the hospital.

Please, Please if you have any of these symptoms GO TO THE HOSPITAL!! The symptoms were mild and yet less than 48 hrs after they appeared she was gone.:wink_smile:

I will update as I find out more.

Again this thread is not to upset anyone but to make people aware that the most mild of symptoms can be huge after this surgery especially if they are related in any way to abdominal function. Also HER DEATH HAS NOT BEEN RELATED TO THE SURGERY AS OF YET.

With a heavy heart,

HER LOVING HUSBAND

Peter Hooper

Peter,

My thoughts are with you and your family during this horrible time. Thank you for thinking about the bandster community during your grief. Keep us posted.

I am so sorry to hear of your loss! Please find comfort knowing that others are sharing your loss and have you in our prayers

I am very sorry for your loss. Thank you for taking the time to share with us.

I am so very sorry for your loss. My husband and I were literally just speaking about this very thing. A lady he works with lost a dear friend the very same way after Bypass Surgery.

Unfortunately, it is a risk taken with any surgery.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your loved ones at this most difficult time.

My sincere sympathy to you and your family. Thank you for taking the time to inform us of important information that may save a life. God be with you all.

Tammygirl

Peter, I am so sorry. These are the things that are very helpful to us all, thank you so much for sharing with us. I am sure this is an unusual event but nonetheless painful.

I am so sorry for your loss and thank you for taking the time to be thinking about all of us at this difficult time. Denyell will be in our thoughts and I have little doubt you have prevented an unnecessary death by alerting us to these symptoms.

Long2BFree,

If you are in Santa Barbara County, I would imagine you may be seeing Dr. Thoman. I am scheduled for Lap-Band with him on June 19. Good luck with all the pre-op stuff!

KathyJB

I just can't sleep thinking about this family. I truly hope they can find peace. I am so sad for them.

Thank you so much for taking the time to tell us about this. I'm sorry for your loss.

My sincerest condolences to you and your children.

I'm so very sorry for your loss. Quite a shock for you and your family. You all are in my thoughts and my prayers. Thank you for the heads-up on her symptoms. I've been having cramping but no nausea and was poo-pooing the idea of getting checked out. Now I think I will make a call to my surgeon.

God bless.

Thank you for informing us of this in the midst of your great loss. You and your family are in my prayers.

I am so sorry for your loss. Thank you for posting this information.

Peter, I am so very sorry for your loss. I recognize Denyell's screen name. I know how difficult this must be for your family. That you took the time to let us know what happened is amazing. You radiate a quiet strength that many wouldn't have in similar circumstances. Know that many, many people are sending prayers for your family. Thank you for sharing Denyell's story with us. I hope that you will have the answers to your questions soon.

In deepest sympathy,

Barbara Anderson