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Hey fellow sleevers! I know I have been MIA for awhile last you had heard from me they thought I possibly had a stricture.... Well A LOT has happened since then! I ended up going for a scope and they told me I had gastritis, esophagitis, hiatal hernia, very small stricture and a few edemas... No medication was helping the gastritis and I got to the point I was throwing up 10 times a day and my body started to go numb, I barely had any energy and had to even sit in the shower because I felt like I was going to pass out... The numbness continued to get worse which was followed by muscle weakness and I started collapsing... Everytime I went to the doctor or ER they wouldn't listen to me and just kept saying my blood work was normal (how when I hadn't eaten for a month and a half is beyond me!!) my mom forced me to go back to the ER after I couldn't get off the couch or a toilet without help... I was admitted and was in for two and a half weeks, the weakness was so bad at one point I was unable to walk... They changed my antacid medication and I started eating again!!! I am now home and able to eat however I am still numb from the neck down and very weak... I need help even to get up or down stairs... I really hope with the new year comes better health!!

Jamie I was just wondering who your plastic surgeon was... I had my gastric sleeve done one year ago and have lost 146 pounds therefore am interested in having some work done

I heard the same thing today... I had surgery done by him a year ago in August... So very sad to not have him to confide in anymore as I have had complications and he has been wonderful... Thinking of his family

That's what I am better the problem is then... I would recommend switching medications as soon as I was hospitalized and mine was changed I was eating again... Also was he tested for hpylori

Oh and is he taking an antacid daily? This could be the cause if he's not... This surgery produces a lot of stomach acid!

I would recommend making an appointment with your family doctor and getting a scope done... There could be a stricture or other problem... I had serious gastritis post op and was throwing up about ten times a day.., I ended up with a serious vitamin B1 deficiency so take it from me don't wait I ended up unable to walk and hospitalized... From what my surgeon has told me vomiting is dangerous and should be looked in to! Hope all works out (not trying to scare anyone just better to be safe then sorry)

I went to Dr. Aceves as well as my mom and I couldn't be happier with his team... I have had complications post op however it had nothing to do with Dr. Aceves and they have helped me and talked to me through all of my complications,.. I had better care in Mexico than I have had in Canada

So guess what fellow sleevers after two months of vomiting I finally demanded tests be done and it looks like I have a narrowing happening ... Yay me I can eat sometimes but other times can't even keep down juice... They are saying they want to put a camera down my throat to check things out further (anyone else need that??) Any info from anyone who has experienced this would be great as I am scared at what's to come!!

Thanks everyone so much for the support! The new update is they believe I have Beriberi which is an extreme vitamin b1 deficiency... I feel so fed up with the health care system, my grandma actually came up with beriberi and the doctor thinks she may be right... Had they kept shrugging me off most times left untreated beriberi results in death... I have an MRI booked Sunday and am on the waiting list to see a neurologist! I am getting stronger since I have started b1 injections so I hope it is in fact what is helping me and I am on the road to recovery!

Ok so amoung all my other lovely complications I have gout!!!! I have been in pain for three weeks now nothing is helping and I feel like I'm about to have a nervous breakdown! Anyone have any input how long this will last and what I could do to help the pain... I read somewhere if you have a sleeve done you are at an increases risk for gout

Hi Kathy I have another post in this thread updating everyone... I ended up being hospitalized because I started collapsing and had very little muscle in my legs I am also numb from my neck down... They now have my gastritis under control but I still have very little of an appetite, most of the time I need to force myself to eat.... Vomiting is very dangerous for sleeve patients mine was never caused by over eating though it was always the gastritis.... I am in the process of getting a bunch more tests done to get to the bottom of why I am numb and barely able to walk... I am down 105 pounds... I hope everything turns around for you and I will be thinking of you! It hasn't been the easiest journey for me so far

Hey Lisa, I feel your pain I have had such severe gastritis and esophagitis that I was unable to eat for about a month and a half and was throwing up about 10 times per day... The doctors finally started taking me seriously when I started collapsing... They put me on pantaloc and it helped me when nothing else would!

Has anyone experienced severe muscle weakness or numbness as a result of malnutrition

My advice is to get a new family doctor you want someone who is going to support you when you get home specially if there are any complications which arise.... I started having complications a month after surgery and although my family doctor was supportive prior to surgery he ignored me after and my health got so bad I started collapsing... I am looking into a new doctor it all could have been prevented had I not been ignored for months! You need someone who will support you and look after you when u get home!

I don't understand why they would use a catheter.... I was up walking only two hours after I got back to my room.... I mean even if u can't be up they could use the cammode or even a bed pan.., its good for u to be up walking as soon as possible! I'm in the hospital now and was unable to go to the bathroom (I had surgery four months ago) and they said a catheter is the last resort! So I bed panned it lol

I have had heartburn like that before as well... This is way different... I am usually nauseated when I drink or eat anything not as a result of heartburn

Hope you are feeling ok! Been thinking about you today!!

Update guys! I am back on a liquid diet until I get the vomiting under control... I have been in touch with my doctors in Mexico and pretty sad to say they are taking better care of me then my doctors here at home! I apparently show signs of gastritis.... A moderate size hiatal hernia and a few edema's dr. Campos says next step is to get a scope done and if I notice any sign of dehydration to head to the ER.... Thank you all for your support!

Good luck!!! Feel free to message me if you have any questions while you're down there! Will be thinking of you!

Usually your surgeon gives you acid reducers? Mine gave me a months supply and I then went to my family doctor to get more those should help! The surgery produces a lot of acid

I have looked up GERD but no mention of vomiting because of it just bad acid reflux which I don't have! But am vomiting usually at least twice a day

I have been doing the same but haven't found much! Although the appointment answered some questions I almost feel like I have more then I did before... I hate how they rush you out of a doctors office!! I have an appointment next week to see if the meds are working if not then its scope time I also go for blood work tomorrow to check to make sure all my vitamin levels are ok (which I'm sure there not!)

Thanks gamegirl means so much to have the support

Oh no cloud9 I am thinking and praying for you as well... Saw my doc today and I have an update... He thinks the valve separating my esophagus and my stomach was damaged and not working properly I also STILL have a hiatal hernia which was supposed to be fixed during surgery (I don't know if it came back or was never repaired properly) the doc put me on medication to try and get things to stay in my stomach... I honestly feel like if things don't change a hospital stay is in my near future ... Has anyone else heard similar things after surgery from what I understand when the stomach valve isint closing its called GERD?? I am so lost... Really wondering if I did the right thing I DO NOT want gastric bypass and have a huge fear this is where my problems may be heading... Any feedback is so appreciated!

I went to Dr. Aceves in Mexicali... He uses a fully functioning hospital (I even saw a little new born baby when I was there