Blockage!

[A New New Dawn 1,695]

Also, I am glad she went to ER; and they have gotten her Fluid levels up. I would hate to make a hasty decision though. Why are they determined she needs the band removed? Sometimes it could be a slip where they remove the Fluid and put you on liquids to see if the band repositions itself and to avoid removing it. I would hate to see her give up the band if she doesn't need to or to make a hasty decision.

That is crap that they wouldn't help her though at that hospital. Thank you for the updates and good luck w/ everything.

[krismo83 0]

Posting on behalf of my sister Krismo83!

Still waiting!!!! She is in the hospital and is hooked up to IV's so thats a plus. They are trying to determine if its an emergency or not. I guess her throwing up every single pill and every single drop of Water that they are giving her isn't enough. This is so frustrating!!! Maybe I should send them a picture of my poor 1 year old nephew crying for his Momma. It's heartbreaking

[gmb71 28]

I'm not really a sue happy kind of person but they are not helping her... Call a lawyer... Her original Dr should help her.

[elcee 3,341]

????

[lauradevans 52]

Posting on behalf of my sister Krismo83!

Still waiting!!!! She is in the hospital and is hooked up to IV's so thats a plus. They are trying to determine if its an emergency or not. I guess her throwing up every single pill and every single drop of Water that they are giving her isn't enough. This is so frustrating!!! Maybe I should send them a picture of my poor 1 year old nephew crying for his Momma. It's heartbreaking

What kind of pills are they giving her? If she is IV'd then all meds should go through her IV. When I went post op for my IV.. I was NPO (nothing by mouth) the entire time I was there. Is she feeling better with the fluids?

[elcee 3,341]

Who was her original Dr.

Who has she been seeing for fills?

Has she gone back to Mexico, is she in the US trying to find help?

His staff called her Surgeon that did her lap band surgery to get authorization and they said that my sister never had surgery there. I couldn't believe it!!!! She was just there yesterday and Monday.

She has been to see her Dr twice in the last week? What did he/she say or do? It is not normal to see your Dr that often unless there is an issue and if there is then the Dr should be in the process of assisting.

Losing 1- 2lb per day - that in itself sounds unbelievable so if it was happening then the Dr should be treating it as an emergency.

[feb27bandwoman 112]

If you have been losing 1-2 pounds per day(!) for 2.5 years, you are in huge trouble! Bogus.

[Maddysgram 6,159]

If you have been losing 1-2 pounds per day(!) for 2.5 years' date=' you are in huge trouble! Bogus.[/quote']

She's had her band for 2.5 yrs, but only having trouble last couple of months.

[krismo83 0]

They were trying to give her some pills to help her nausea and those came up. They were trying to give her some Fluid to drink so they could do a scan and that came up. They aren't even able to get a tube down her throat to see how bad the blockage is. She is feeling a little better now that she is on the IV's. They told my mom today that her surgery is scheduled for Tuesday. :/

[krismo83 0]

In response to some of the questions. She had her surgery in Beverly Hills at New Life Center. Her surgery was paid in full upfront. She started having problems a couple of months ago. She started losing weight to fast. Her dr unfilled her band and she still continued to lose weight to fast. She saw her dr this past Monday she weighed 230 he asked her to come back Wednesday to see another dr. She weighed 226.6 on Wednesday. The dr she saw then said they couldn't do anything for her because she doesn't have insurance. He told her to go to an ER.

[whitedobe 13]

What part of the country are you in?

[krismo83 0]

Southern California

[krismo83 0]

Posting on behalf of my sister Krismo83!

Prayers for my sister please. She is finally going into surgery in about an hour.

[A New New Dawn 1,695]

absolutely and she is very lucky to have you for her support system.

[CaGottaBand 498]

Good luck! I hope everything turns out ok.