jenspen
Two Months Post-Op - DS
Nov 23, 2009
Well, it has been a rough two months since I was revised to a DS. I was just too overwhelmed to even attempt blogging about it! And to be honest, I am still out of my mind... but I need to put it down here cause people are asking.My 7hour revision from RNY to DS went with out a hitch. Dr. Boyce said everything went well and he couldn't have asked for anything better. That was good to hear! Well after a day I was very nauseaous and instead of getting to go home on day 3 it turned into day 5. I was allowed to go home only after I was able to drink most of my 64ozs for the day. Then after I got home the next day I realized that I could drink almost 30ozs and then I had bad pain in my chest and would have to throw up to get the pressure to go away. So back to the hospital I went. It was determined after an Upper GI swallow test that my sleeve was swollen shut going into my intestines. The test showed that my sleeve was shaped like a beek - pinched off at the bottom.
The Dr. said that he felt like I must be susecptable to inflammation and that it would have to resolve on its own. So after sitting in the hospital for almost another week with just IV fluids, I was going crazy!!! I asked to go home and they contacted home health so that I could go home with an IV. When I got home I had lost 16lbs!!! YEAH! Oh and before I left the hospital they gave me a picc line in my arm for the fluids at home. In the other arm, I had developed phlebitis and it hurt worse than anything!!
When I got home at almost 2 weeks post-op, I got put on TPN and immediately gained 5lbs!!! I was on the TPN for almost 2 weeks. Towards the end of that time, I started trying to drink. When I was able to get my 64ozs in they pulled the picc line! Yeah!
I am still at about where I was then. I am not able to each much solid foods with out them getting stuck and most but not always throwing up. So last week, I had a EGD (scope) and the kind Dr said that the bottom of my stomach is almost swollen shut. He stretched it and said that it would require at least 2 more stretchings to hopefully resolve my problem....
WHEW... I don't think I left too much out. Its been tough not being able to eat food or accidently put something in your mouth and then having to throw up. So at this point I can't tell you whether or not this revision was the right thing to do. I do hope that one day ... VERY SOON .... I can tell you that I love my DS. I am in therapy trying to get a grip on the hold that food has on me.
Someone talk to me!! Give me some feedback!
Hugs,
jenspen
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Knoxville, TN
Location
29.1
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Surgery
09/22/2009
Surgery Date
Apr 07, 2005
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