ajacobsen74

My surgery was 06/14/2011, and I have delt with numerous complications. I spent over twenty days in the hospital because EVERY night between 12a.m. and 3A.M. I woke up choking, gasping, vomiting bile, it was terrifying at the very least. My dad insisted I get a G.I. consult, it was the best advice. He (the G.I. doc.) scoped me on a Friday and said I had bile reflux and was suffering serious chemical burns starting at the pyloric valve all the way up to my nares, not to mention gastritis, and the force of vomiting pushed my diaphram in my chest cavity. I was angry at my surgeon for not picking up on my symtoms seeing it was a complication of VSG. So to sum it up I was scoped on Friday treated properly and discharged home by Monday and havent thrown up since. Remember, your surgeon specializes in surgery and most likely isnt a gastroenterologist. Besides what could it hurt having a "second pair of eyes" look at you. Hope you feel better soon.

Update..... When I went to have an ultrasound guided drain put in on 07/19/2011 the radiologist looked at my CT and ultrasound, and refused to do the procedure. He pretty much told me that I needed a surgeon not a radiologist!!! UGH!!!!! I'm gonna tough it out another week or so. As for my surgeon, YES! he is in his early 40's, goodlooking man, with a huge ego, very insensitive, and very angry that his P.A. told him she was sure I had a hernia. In fact, he made it a point to tell me she was wrong! But if that were the case why did he open me up two days in a row? I want to mention that prior to surgery I would have never guessed he was this kind of doctor. He was very kind, proffesional and sounded like he knew his stuff. I will keep yall posted. Thanks for all the kindness, it really has helped my emotional state of mind. For a while I thought I was crazy!

Please help!!!! I was sleeved 06/14/2011, all was fine with the exception of a horrible pain in my left side. The surgeon explained it was normal and the pain would subside in time. WRONG!!! The pain was unbearable and made it impossible for me to move. I went back to the Dr.'s office 2 weeks post- op 06/28/2011 (my appt. was @1:30) he sent me to the hospital with admitting orders and by 5:30 p.m. that evening I was having surgery again. His reason....... he put a stitch too tightly around my abdominal muscle- his solution, open me up and remove the suture so the muscle would relax. Post-op week 3, 07/05/2011 developed a huge painful lump under the incision site. Hospitalized again and told it was a small hematoma that would resolve on its own in time! To sum it up, Monday 07/11/2011 went back to the Dr.'s office but was seen by his P.A. since my surgeon was out of the office, she felt my stomach did a sonogram and was 99% sure i had a hernia, sent me back to the hospital, PICC line put in, I.V. fluids started for dehydration, and yes surgery again on Tuesday 07/12/2011. This time my surgeon had a horrible addituide toward me. He informed me "There was nothing wrong." After surgery he gave the nurses orders to give me Tylenol every 6hrs. for pain. Overnight I suffered like never before, I sat on the toilet vomiting for over an hour, trembling with pain hanging on to my I.V. pole with what little energy I had. My nurse was able to get an order for a one time dose of phenragen. The next morning, 07/13/2011, when the doctor came in, he had a chip on his shoulder and said " I'm taking you back to surgery today since you keep complaining of pain." After surgery I was told it was just a little Fluid that had built up under the site he had opened four times!!! that night the lump and pain were back and I had a breakdown!! My nurse called the Surgeon for something other than Tylenol..... guess what his response was????? She's constipated give her some milk of mag. and a rectal stool softner. I had'nt eaten so nothing came out, then he ordered a soap sud enema! I was realeased home 07/16/2011. Today, 07/18/2011 The P.A. set me up to have a drain placed in my belly on 07/19/2011 for a seroma? Will keep yall informed. God I needed to vent.