LisaT678 225 Posted March 17, 2013 Woke up yesterday morning feeling fine. About 2 hrs later I started having pain in my upper ab right below the ribs. It radiates around to my back. As it continued to get worse throughout the day I finally called my Sleeve Dr. to make sure it wasn't anything from that. The pain was so intense I finally told my husband to just take me to the ER. Come to find out I have a severly inflammed pancreas and gallbladder. My blood work was very elevated as well. They said this is fairly common in patients after gastric surgery. I don't remember reading that but then again I know I scanned over a lot. Now I sit here in the hospital for the 2nd day with a tube going into my nose down into my stomach. I am getting morphine and zofran every 4 hrs and wishing this was a thing of the past. Anyone else have this happen to them??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tink22-sleeve 528 Posted March 18, 2013 Isnt pancreatitis associated with a leak? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jacquie12sign 11 Posted March 18, 2013 I hope you are feeling better. I never heard that before regarding the pancreas. I heard about the gall bladder....did one infect the other? I will being prying for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NORCALRN 60 Posted March 18, 2013 I had complictions....5 weeks in hosp. i am letting ya know that you are the bomb to tolerate the NG tube. I had one and pulled it out. Much later i had 32 days with an NJ tube.....I know this is hard and you just want to be home. One day at a time..it does get better. i have my NJ tube still....i hope you get sleep..ask for something if necessary. cannot get better without recuperative sleep and that is hard to do as in-pt. i hope you feel better and get home soon. you can get through this!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tink22-sleeve 528 Posted March 18, 2013 How far post op are you Lisa? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaT678 225 Posted March 18, 2013 I am 3.5 months post op. I HATE the tube. It makes me gag all the time. Not helpful with how I feel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jennybittyboo 23 Posted April 22, 2013 Hi Lisa, how are you feeling? Hope all is well! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LaurelVSG 6 Posted April 22, 2013 I have heard of gall bladder attacks from the surgery. My surgeon put me on Antigall for 6 months to prevent post op gall bladder problems. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurplePrincess 6 Posted April 22, 2013 Poor angel. This happened to me long before surgery. 5 days in hospital npo with pancreatitis. until they could remove the gallbladder . Hang in there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lizv123 389 Posted April 22, 2013 I didn't have pancreatitis but a leak. I HATED the NG tube. It was one of the worst things about being in the hospital. I'm telling you the removal was the best/worst 3 seconds of my life. Like you, it made me gag so much. I was in zofran, phenergan, toradol, and a scop patch just for nausea. And the morphine. Strict npo for over a month. If there is any advice I can give you it's this: DO NOT let them send you home without tapering off your pain meds!!! I got 1mg morphine every 6 minutes for a month and they sent me home cold turkey. Almost ended back in the hospital because I was so sick to my stomach. Good luck! Keep us posted! And soon enough this will all be a thing of the past Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaT678 225 Posted April 27, 2013 I have done well for the last month. No issues at all. I am having my gallbladder removed next Tuesday, April 30. I think I'm looking forward to this surgery as much as I was my sleeve! Lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
