jcarelle

Hey there, I had the sleeve surgery Jan. 30th, 2012. Went home fine from the hospital the next day - feeling great. Six days later, I am sitting on the couch and experience extreme left shoulder pain and left abdominal pain. I drive myself to the hospital and I have a leak. They did surgery that night to suture the site but the surgery failed. On Feb. 14th, I had a stent put in. I spent 10 days in the hospital. Now I have a pick line in my arm and I have TPN bag that I use on a 14 hour basis (7pm-9am). This is so scary to me. I am depressed, crying. I have to have the stent in for 8 weeks - hopefully it will close the leak. Has ANYONE had this happen? What was the result? While on the pick line I am having extreme heartburn. The doctor said if the stent doesnt work then I will need a 4th major surgery? I am praying it doesnt get to that point? Has anyone gone thru this? Provide advice? I am alone here and very scared. I wonder if I will ever get back to normal. Is their light at the end of tunnel?

Update: Well now I have vomiting about 2x daily. I have about 5 more weeks of the stent and now on top of the most severe heartburn you could ever have and nausea, I have vomiting. The doctor pretty much prescribed all the medicine he could find to help me, but those dont work. How do I make it thru this process? How do I make it thru the next 5 weeks. I am having a really hard time. Help me God!

Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers.. My only other question for the people who have had stents is : Did you suffer extremem heartburn all day long. I cant figure out why I am having extreme heartburn. I am not eating anything, I am on a TPN bag with pick line. Cant figure out if the heartburn is from the bag or the stent. The TPN bag is only a 14hr. bag but the heartburn is all day. Any advice on how I can get rid of the heartburn?