3 weeks post op and at the ER

[braziliangirl 72]

Hi guys!

Yesterday i had to call my surgeon after an excruciating pain i had at my upper stomach and upper back.

My surgeon asked me to meet him at the clinic for a barium swallow, and that showed up fine. (I thought i was stuck, but there was nothing there).

So he sent me to the ER, to run a CT scan, and the ER dr. just said that the results showed a very inflamed lining, and bad gastritis specially around the band, and that my surgeon asked me to admit me, and we will go from there.

He should stop by soon (i hope), but im freaking out. Could they want to remove my band?

I always had gastritis, but the ppi for a couple of weeks always cured.

Ugh! I'm so scared!

[braziliangirl 72]

Surgeon just stopped by. He said that an GI dr will do an endoscopy later on today, and we'll go from there.

Ughhhh ???­

[Terry Poperszky 2,784]

Surgeon just stopped by. He said that an GI dr will do an endoscopy later on today, and we'll go from there.

Ughhhh 😭

Best wishes to you, I will be praying for you.

[Draven 188]

good luck. i'll be wishing you the best.

[Mandymoo13 111]

Best wishes heading your way!! Fingers crossed!

[MonicaD. 18]

Hopefully everything will turn out to be temporary and then you can move forward. Good Luck....

[kll724 3,055]

Fingers crossed and saying a prayer that you will be okay and keep your band! Bless you, Karen

[JennaSoto 85]

Praying for you- keep us updated!

[mrsto 2,925]

I understand your fear.....SO sorry you're going through this. Please keep us updated.

[balbuquerque 85]

I'm so sorry you are going through this. I will keep you in my prayers.

[parisshel 1,892]

I'm sorry to read you've had a postop complication. I hope they can resolve it easily and you get through this quickly...and on to a happy banded life!

[braziliangirl 72]

Thank you all for the nice messages!

I just got home, and what i had was a gallstone attack.

I have some gallstones still, and my surgeon thinks is saver to plan a removal of my gallbladder.

He said that if happens again to go straight to the ER and get it removed!

Hopefully i wont have another episode! I really dont want to deal with another surgery right now. Maybe in a few months!

What a day!

[mrsto 2,925]

Thank you all for the nice messages!

I just got home, and what i had was a gallstone attack.

I have some gallstones still, and my surgeon thinks is saver to plan a removal of my gallbladder.

He said that if happens again to go straight to the ER and get it removed!

Hopefully i wont have another episode! I really dont want to deal with another surgery right now. Maybe in a few months!

What a day!

Glad you're home and in better spirits. I hope for your sake that they don't have to remove your gallbladder immediately. It's a lot to go through; under the knife two times on one month! What did they say about the inflammation and gastritis around the band?

I'm interested to know.....

[annasband 1]

Just be careful with your acidy foods you should be ok

[justathing2me 146]

Thank you all for the nice messages!

I just got home, and what i had was a gallstone attack.

I have some gallstones still, and my surgeon thinks is saver to plan a removal of my gallbladder.

He said that if happens again to go straight to the ER and get it removed!

Hopefully i wont have another episode! I really dont want to deal with another surgery right now. Maybe in a few months!

What a day!

I had emergency gallbladder surgery 2 months after my band surgery. I thought the recovery was easier than the lap band, only downside is that I now have 9 small scars. Good luck!