meezer953

I have read thru ya'll ' s posts and so sorry about the problems. However, I totally understand. I had my bypass 2001 and since 2003 nightmare after nightmare. I have posted my issues in the complications blog. Long story short.....14 surgeries in 12 years for a variety of things...intussuspetion, perforated ulcer, numerous bowel obstructions and hernia repairs, removal of mesh used to repair hernias because of infection, sphintoplasty, gall bladder disease, kidney stones. I have no abdominal fascia just prosthetic mesh. They had to attach it to my hip bones and ribs because there's nothing else to attach it to. 2 component separations...separating and pulling muscles from my side across abdomen for reinforcement. Chronic dehydration and malnutrition even though I drink and eat. Unfortunately I have recently developed unexplained nausea and vomiting which just exacerbates the dehydration/malnutrition. I've ALWAYS taken supplements and have religiously exercise. I am 62 and have been told that nausea/vomiting is something I'm gonna have to live with along with pain from mesh. They medicate me for both and hospitalize when necessary. I'm now thinking of getting doc to refer me for consult at Duke because unknown reason for this is unaccrptable. They say this next step to finding out locally is surgery and my doc is reluctant to do that because I've had so much surgery and the last 2 (one 2 yrs and the last 3 months ago) were hard on me and the surgeon. I am weary. I have wonderful friends who have supported me thru this mess and support from my surgeon's office. I swim and if I ever got to the place I couldn't do that, I don't know what I would do. That's my peaceful place. I also have the best counselor ever. She has been with me thru all of this. I have regretted having the surgery. I have been angry with myself for making the decision. I have been angry with the surgeons that did the bypass because all of this is the result of their carelessness when they did the initial surgery. But what's done is done. I do have times when it is almost too much to understand. I am there right now. I guess it will pass. It has before. I've just never been this weary. And it's not if there will be more surgery it's when. So if you wonder if there's anyone else out there like you.....yes, there is.

My complications didn't start until 2 yrs out. (I am 14 yrs out) Got extremely I'll and had intussuseption, perforated ulcer, diseased gall bladder. It took 3 days of agony for the hospital to get a dr in to see me. I kept begging for my bypass dr but he kept telling them I wasn't his patient. Finally one of his partners that doesn't do bariatric surgery came. I woke up the next day in icu on a ventilator and was told had this dr not shown up when he did, I would have been dead in 30 min. I spent a month in the hospital. That was 2003. Since that time, I have had 14 more surgeries for bowel blockages, internal/ventral hernias, removal of infected mesh from hernia repairs. I had a biliary catheter for 8 mos because the surgeon damaged my sphincter of oddi when removing gall bladder. That also caused me to have pacreatitis. Ended up having sphinctoplasty. All the fascia has been removed from my abdomen and replaced with prosthetic mesh which is sewn to my hip bones and ribs because there is no tissue to sew it to left in my abdomen. I have had 2 component separations where the split the muscle on your side and pull them across the abdomen to reinforce. Recently I had the 14th surgery because the idiots that did my first surgery didn't tack down my roux properly and it was flopping over causing a blockage. I also have a gastric fistula because my pouch was not properly stapled off which causes reflux which I NEVER had before the bypass. In addition I've had hospitalizations for uncontrollable nausea and vomiting. None of my stays have been less than 7 days. Most range in the 2-3 week period. Now I am having nausea and vomiting and have been told they don't know why and suspect it's something I'm gonna have to live with. The next option for finding out is more surgery which the surgeon doesn't want to do unless absolutely necessary. I agree. I am 62 and I just can't imagine the rest of my life not knowing when I'm going to be sick..it's very random. I'm usually in pain, which I've gotten used to. I'm now considering going to Duke to see if they can help me. I will say on days I feel good, I feel very very good. I've maintained my wgt loss, 250 lbs, and swim and run. Those are the things that keep me sane. I am weary and find that there's no reason to regret my decision (although at times I do). It is what it is and I can't change the past.

YES! 2 yrs out intussuseption, perforated ulcer, diseased gall bladder. That started 12 long years of 14 abdominal surgeries(last one 3 mos ago and have been told there will be more) for: internal hernias, infected mesh from hernia repair, bowel blockages, biliary catheter 8 mos resulting in sphinctoplasty because surgeon damaged sphincter of oddi when gall bladder removed, pancreatitis, roux limb not properly tacked down, removal of all abdominal fascia and replaced with prosthetic mesh which is attached to my hips and ribs. Am in pain a good bit of the time. Now have unexplained nausea and vomiting and doc says this is gonna be as good as it gets. Also have fistula that causes reflux and am hypoglycemic.14 yrs out..250 lb loss maintained. I am tired.