Last Resort

I too have the same pain you describe bodycando. My Sleeve was on 12/19/18. I did great for 2 weeks then suddenly started having pain exactly as you describe plus radiating around the back. Doctor sent me for a CT scan with contrast to look at the stomach. Incision and everything looked fine. No leaks. From there an ultrasound which revealed small gallstones and my pancreatic enzymes were elevated. However the doctors doesn't think its either of those that is causing the pain. She is convinced its the surgical stiches inside and says she had to go pretty deep and did reinforcement. So, I'm continuing with daily Actigall and hoping it will get better with time. I had to go back to work and I'm trying to push through with continuing to walk 3 miles daily. My hope is she is right because another surgery at this point would not be a good thing. She did say that if it was the gallbladder that eating would make me nauseous or cause vomiting and with the pancreas you will get very sick with fever etc.... So since I'm having none of those symptoms I'm agreeing that it's the incision. I do notice that after walking the pain is more intense...I feel that's because I'm stretching the incision site. Hang in there. I think we just don't give ourselves enough time to heal and we push to get back to normal too quickly.

Thank you Bryn910... that means a lot.

So I just started this journey last week. I'm 55 with a 46 BMI. Sigh. How did this happen? I work in a hospital that has a Bariatric Center of Excellence accreditation weight loss program with a wonderful surgeon. My children are grown and I've run out of excuses to get my weight under control. So I did the first hard thing you have to do and that is make the first appointment. Boy are things moving fast now! Some of my fears are being alleviated and I'm coming to terms that this is what I must do in order to get healthy. BUT my concern is my daughter. She is a very beautiful, bright 21 year old college student who with all of the stress over the past 3 years has really put on an extensive amount of weight. She is so unhappy with her self. She tries everything only to fail. She is so miserable and I cannot stand seeing her in so much pain. Financially as a college student she cannot afford the procedure and unfortunately I cannot afford it for both of us. I feel so selfish. I know it is going to be painful for her watching the weight come off of me and her not having the tools she needs to help herself. She has her life ahead of her and mine is half over. I'm almost to the point of offering up the option to her instead and paying for her to get the help she needs. I'm really torn. It's like "who's life do you save? Yours or your daughters?" I am at a loss and I'm hurting too.

Losing weight is about eating the right things, in the right amounts, everyday. - Dr. Sudhakaran, Bariatric Surgeon

WOW I am overwhelmed with all the support. Thank you all for the ideas. I do have insurance and my husband carries the family plan on his employer policy that would cover my daughter so we would not meet a family max since we would be utilizing two different insurance carriers. So we are looking at meeting two deductibles along with two 20% co-pays etc ). With two kids in college it's just not feasible for us to do both in one year. I am much like Frustr8...0I have always put my children first and I just can't get over feeling like it's not only my obligation but also because of my love for her I cannot stand seeing my kids in pain. And yes she is ready for it.... I don't know if I will ever get over that and I think that I am stronger and now that I've started the process and am feeling in control for one of the first times maybe I could lose weight on my own and be her support system. Kind of like what Matt Z said about it positively impacting his family..... me helping her could positively help me. I suppose you are all right....At a minimum I could do the procedure this year and then help her once she has graduated. I now have a lot of soul searching to do just when I thought I had this all figured out!