Frustr8

At 6 weeks I had an Endoscopy which proved what I had been complaining about since 2 weeks past. I am post- RNY BYPASS, my pouch has ulcerations, the opening between my pouch and the 2nd section of the small intestine , the jejunem, was so narrowed only liquids were able to pass through and at a very delayed rate plus I also had multiple ulcerations there also. Apparently there was some acid producing ability left in that tiny piece of stomach tissue and that caused the issue. Although,i have been on sucralfate therapy since last October 12th, I am not quite healed, although I have hopes my endoscopy shows good results my story has not yet concluded. Many foods are repulsed, so I still have episodes of vomiting, and I am basically on a liquid/pureed diet. I have had to have other interventions, additional surgeries. have not totally ruled out. But I take my vitamins, minerals and other medications, should be due for additional blood labs , then we will see if there are deficiency of anything. Had one iron INFUSION in March 2019, was rehospitalized in November 2018 for low protein levels which led me to malnutrition. At that time, a PICC,line was inserted in my upper left arm and I received Total Parentel Nutrition 12 hours daily for 3 months. This was not the recovery I booked in for, but I still am having success in my life, and at 73 years old ( my birthday is on Boxing Day so I shall be 74 then) I am still very grateful I had the SURGERY and have been given the chance to continue living. In British terms if I have calculated correctly I have lost nearly 9 stone, over 120- some pounds, nearly 55 kg, however you state it, I am physically much smaller and that gives hope for future days. God Bless you on your struggles, if you want to chat more I am usually no farther away than this website or you can P.M. me! Have a beautiful day and I pray your problems can get fixed properly.

And do you have a firm goal to head to? My highest was 365+. my Surgery weight was 319, and 10 months later I have. broken the 200 pound barrier and am 198- 199. That's a place I never could be without WLS.

And if you are in the USA, Another good option is protein enhanced waters, many people like Protein2-0 but there are many more others with diverse flavors.

And I must be the opposite, I really haven't had a Migraine flare-up since SURGERY.

Until my surgery if you came to my city and Knox county Ohio you would see,numerous 72 year olds just trying to make it through the day and not crying. Thank You Bradley J Needleman MD for,renovating, realignment and a chance for a better thinner life. And on September 5th,i will celebrate my very first Surgiversity, probably,drinking a toast with my Protein Shake, to be honest I may just remain an gastrointestinal cripple,for life, I fought the Pouch and the Pouch won and is still winning. But the Bible says This Too Shall Pass, so I will take GOD at his word and adopt a peaceful mental pattern and trust that EVERYTHING will be OKAY.

And add me to the" My Spine Is Hurting Me" society. I wish I was young enough for fusions. Yes my Bariatric surgeon thought I was still young enough for his Tender Mercies but will a Spinal Surgeon concur? Doubt it, and I'm going told where I feel pain is not the point where my fusions would occur. The weight loss helped heal some places but put stress on some others and now THEY are the ones complaining.

We all recover at different rates, maybe you were built a Speed Buggy instead of a sluggish jalopy like me. I would follow my surgeon's rules, he knows your case, your body strengths much better than I can out in Virtual-Land on Bariatric Pal. Congratulations on all you have achieved so far, excellent start, now keep it up to Goal!

May July dawn and be beautiful for all of you, you will have a beautiful month for surgery and recover in. AND I am excited for YOU ALL as you start on your Post Surgery journey. You may have rough starts but things quickly realign, a little less discomfort daily, a little more energy returning, for Major Surgery is just that, MAJOR , and for a while you feel the world🌎 wobbling on its axis but things smooth out, get better and better. And you will feel proud of YOU, for you met the challenge and prevailed. And no matter if you have scars, bruises and dings to your chassis, you are a Strong Survivor! So raise your clenched fist✊ high, you have the true power within!

Sit up in your recliner, if you have one. if not use PLENTY of pillows around you, prop up anything that needs propping, buy body pillows, w-mart has them so I would guess Target, Meijer, and perhaps Kohls. I would suggest K- Matt but they're an species almost extinct, along with Sears. I always enjoyed shopping them both along with Montgomery Ward. M.W always sized their Juniors up to 21, I was wearing their 19 and 21 Juniors when b I met up with and dated my late Husband. He always denied the memory, but we met at his Aunt Ruth's when I was 12 and he would was 15. Ooh I wanted him to notice me but he was a big bad Freshman from Columbus , and couldn't be bothered by my hero worship. 9 years later we re- met, sparks of electricity were there, and we ended up marrying. Maybe it was merely static electricity, shame my Mama didn't. use Downy,fabric softener sooner. Maybe that would have ridded the situation of those pesky sparks. But it wasn't EXACTLY bad all the time, 3 beautiful children, I was warm, not exposed to wars, had food when i needed my sorrows allayed. And in the culture, I had no reason to complain, so I didn't.Wasn't forced to work financially, warm , indoors instead. of homeless I had found a man, so happiness was optional, now I was to live only through him , A MRS was the only degree required in Mid-Ohio in the late 60s, and if I cried myself to sleep nobody much cared and I still had my false first lover FOOD to turn to, and it never told me that I wasn't good enough , that I was doing or acting right. And I was passive , quiet, demeaned myself just to retain a man. After all I had promised to stay in my wedding vows,my one bit of gumption- I refused to have the word " obey" retained in the wedding vows, it might have still been implied but I refused to SAY IT! And it was a Pleasant Valley Sunday in Status Quo Land , Another life ago, things are much different now, Better Times? God please forgive me saying but YES YES YES, I stand up for myself, I can live sans the expected props and guess what? I am loved for myself, not somebody's daughter, wife or mother, but ME. And as I heal, it is by ME, for ME, because bottom line, sink,or swim, I have ME And Me aLone, so thats where my loyalty must lie.

Yeah I would like to know how things resolved in Southwestern Ohio. I'm about 115 miles NE of you so as a Fellow Buckeye, although you probably are more of a UC Bearcat, I would like to know the following chapters to Your Story. Best and Brighter Days Ahead from Frustr8 here in Mount Vernon.😝📝

And you seem to be more willing to undergo it all than he is to join in to it or even participate. A scrapbook is an excellent idea, be sure to take pictures and measure yourself all over, you will Never be that size again. I still cry, for I did not do it, I have no real point of reference, I have a picture of me at my highest weight when I am all wired up for my Sleep Apnea testing, one or 2 when I was so sick at my re-hospitalization, when they cut into my upper left arm and installed a PICC line so I could be fed 12 hours a day, to give my beleaguered GI system 3 month opportunity to heal its ulcers, and I was sickly bad looking. And then there is one from April when I had rotator cuff surgery, and fell 2 days later in parking lot at J&F Services turning in paperwork. BUT NOTHING from the wonderful Day of Days when my life changed, when I commited to a future of Better Health. Oh I was. in a State of Incredible Peace, oh I knew it was the right surgery for me, at the right time, with the best most wonderful surgeon, and for the right reasons. And if I haven't recovered perfectly, even if I don't know all the rest of my story, I regret not having my photo documentation- now I never can or will have it. Oh Life Does Go On, tedious as it can be but no pictures. OMG I am crying again, I still feel the bitter loss. And I do wish you success with your life, maybe you will end up friends if you no more can remain a 💑 couple. And keep us informed as it all unfolds, okay?

And no matter how you state it, kg, stones or pounds, a very nice amount to start with. May the losses continue, that's why we booked in to the pursuit of better gealth!

Was the Nicotine Pacification worth it? Strongly Doubt it and as a person who ulcerated for other reasons, you may pay Billy Hob getting it healed. 9 of my 10 after- surgery months and some days I doubt it is better. Gastro Gastroenterologist did one,on me June 12th, stated my jejunem was patent, so was my proximal ileum, did he address my personal dictator, Ms Precious Pouch and her condition? Nope just inflated and pushed himself through to what he felt was Victory. No follow-up at his office, not even an assessment after PCP reviewed it. And if one more technician smiles and tells ME "we'll give your Doctor the report" I shall rise like a Science Fiction Horror movie star right up off the bed. Its my flippin' body, BRING ME INTO THE LOOP!

My simplistic way of explaining things-Your body pauses to reboot before it allows another weight drop. Like we are not Ferraris and such, setting records at the Bonneville Salt Flats, we are more like jalopies, ptt- putting along. Oh we will eventually make our Finish Lines, but we will set no Speed Records in the Meantime.🚗🚕🚧⚠

And it burns your nose and throat like you've been gargling Siracha Or Death Pepper Juice!

Put a POST a Note on your mirror, "Even if I now have dings and scars, I have survived all Life threw at ME- I am Strong and worthy of respect!" And you are, like the old- fashioned TIMEX WATCHES- You took a licking but you're still ticking! IDO SALUTE YOU---- MY FRIEND!🙌

And I am almost ready to topple from Obese to Overweight BMI , I believe that could qualify as a HSV, an Happy Scale Victory! Do I hear a Loud Amen from the Bairatric Gallery?

Well you did have fibers pushed aside, 3/4 of your stomach removed, even cuts through your muscles, I would give it 6 weeks total, if no better I think you should let them know you are still so sore!

You know, that does make some sense, in a strange way. Yoga does seem to open blocked areas, maybe even emotional ones. I was there for a beloved pet, I felt it was a way of final respect, she had been my Late son's unquestioning friend before his death, it was time, a condition she couldn't heal from, but it hurt as much as having to go through it with my human family. Praying for. peace and the good memories to re- emerge.😭

AND my next PCP appointment? Two weeks from now, the 17th of July.👈😭👉

And Lucky Ducky you , Briswife, I feel I should have had a blood panel drawn, in June for my 9 month and especially for our co- condition. OSU never has called to aurthorize it, when I brought it up to PCP, he said you have 6 month check-in with me, I'll consider doing it in the office then, shoot I was already there with Tomkitten, why not now? Also been 3 months since Iron INFUSION, they told me test and receive every 3 months. Had blood drawn at the Band Aid station, our poor excuse for a community hospital in Mount Vernon. When I asked they batted. their eyes like a Southern Debutante, " Now you ought to kniw, we're not going to check a Silly Old Thing like that!" So do I try OSU, my Bariatric hospital of record? The last I called one of the N-P told me I was psychologically aberrant, a formal way of saying I was crazy as a look. Dumb me-- I thought repeated emesis might have been in their court! Or do I shut up, possibly become more anemic and until I topple over, nobody is concerned. Always heard squeaky wheels get lubricated, but either they don't have an oil can or I deserve not to have my worries addressed? WTF comes next?

Hmmn, makes perfect sense to him, not to us. Yeah I'm supposed be on 1000 once a day, told 2000 didn't bother them, no Problemo, like a diffinate answer myself. They , like most medicines, cost.

Cake evil, cookies not that a choice either- and a glass of Ice Water doesn't satisfy your soul, well that is a Rocky Hard location!

So Submit, tolerate or rage against until you can effect a change?

Nor will I and sad to say I am still farther out. Frustrating part, my Bariatric Clinic practices Benign Neglect at this point, at 10 months for them, the thrill is gone, out of sight, out of their minds. I'm 50 miles away, THEY CANT HEAR ME! Local hospital here regards me as a purple spotted giraffe, interesting but have no real advice. Like many others in the Animal Kingdom, interesting but no real clue to help me. If this is the restriction they talked about for RNY it can take a flying leap, I never have thirst satisfaction.