paigeelaine

Well... I was in the hospital this past weekend for dehydration again. While I was there I had another upper GI swallow study and another contrast CT. Both came back normal. That's good news because that means the Botox injection worked. It also means that my stomach is starting to contract on its own again. Even though my stomach is working again I am still in pain and battling constant nausea/vomiting. They say that my nausea is caused my extreme hormonal changes from the surgery, and that It will pass on its own in time. They still don't know what's causing all my pain though My magnesium and thiamine levels were both low so they gave me magnesium and thiamine to bring up my levels. I am also on three different nausea meds. Zofran, Phenergan, & Scopolamine patch. Even with them there are times that the nausea is unbearable. I go back to the GI doctor next week so we will see...

In the beginning my surgeon thought it might be a motitily problem. He put me on Reglan for a week and thought that it would get better. He didn't want to put me on the Reglan for much longer because it can have some serious side effects. He told me from the beginning it could take months for my stomach to start working properly again. I agree, when in doubt call your doctor. That's what they are there for. I hope I'll bring some good news soon.

Good luck!! I'm sure it will go great! You're in my thoughts!

My doctor put me on rx dexilant. It's kinda pricey but has worked wonders for me. Get better soon!

I think you saw my other post, but just to be sure. My procedure went well. Woke up in pain but they quickly took care of it. My stomach feels different, but I'm still struggling to keep anything down. Overall I can't tell much of a difference. It can take up to three days for the Botox to start to work. I'm trying to stay hopeful. I just want the pain go way. I can handle the nausea and vomiting but the pain is starting to become too much.

I got gastroparesis as a result of the sleeve. Managing it now with meds and botox injection . I hope getting the sleeve helps your gastroparesis. Good luck!

I want to say no, but we don't know for sure. They don't think my vagus nerve was damaged because my symptoms developed a couple weeks after surgery.They weren't immediate. I think I may be more of crappy luck becuase both of my parents have had nerve problems in the past. With any type of abdominal surgery gastroparesis could be an outcome. Although it is extremely rare. I just think I drew the short end of the stick. Thanks for your post

I have had doctors in the past that made me feel like an idiot.They didn't believe anything that I was telling them. In a sense I got lucky because my doctors have been amazing.

The main reason I posted my story is becuase there is many similar ones out there. As soon as my symptoms developed I knew something wasn't right. I am very grateful that I have great doctors that listened to me. Even though it took them a while to diagnose me, they always listened and never threw me to the side. Thank you for the well wishes.

Thank you! It's the pain that gets me. I can handle the nausea and vomiting. I just want the pain to stop. I'm glad you're better now!

They didn't know if the injections themseves were going to cause me pain or not. In some people they do and in some people they don't. In my case they did! After I started to wake them up and let me know the immediately gave me dilaudid, two doses of it. It was smooth sailing after that. Although, this morining I feel like I have been hit by a truck. Thanks for your post!

Thank you so much!

On my way home now. The procedure went smoothly. I was in lot of pain afterwards though. The doctor said I may feel the results immediately or it can take up to 3 days. I have noticed that my stomach doesn't feel so tense. I don't really know how to explain it. I had something to drink and still wasn't able to keep it down. So now it's a waiting game. I'm pretty optimistic, but scared at the same time. I let y'all know when I find out more. Thanks again. P.S. sorry for typos still super groggy from the meds.

Waiting now to have my procedure done. Thank you everyone for the the thoughts and prayers. It truly means a lot to me. I'll let ya know how it goes.

I had internal stitches and steri strips on the four incisions on belly. I also had an incision in my belly button that had three stitches.