Nightmare journey to weight loss goal

[Chatterboxa86 5]

Has anyone else walked the journey of so many post operative complications causing surgery, more surgery, investigation after investigation, followed by even more surgery???

It's only been a year... seven surgical operations to stretch the esophagus & stomach (called dilatation). Such extreme pain & spasm caused 2 emergency resuscitations by Emergency Mica Paramedicals & specialist HDU doctors/anesthetist resulting in 2 stays in the Intensive Care Unit of 2 hospitals...

Has anyone had same or god forbid worse?

Yes the weightloss has been incredible 1/2 my original body mass weight in a year has vanished....but at what cost?

[snowkitten 371]

Havnt had my surgery yet but just wanted to say I'm so sorry you've had such a rough time.

If you don't mind me asking, what caused all the complications?

[Chatterboxa86 5]

Oh you must be so excited being this close to the best change in your life!

It is a well known complication from gastric sleeve surgery, usually no big deal & managed really easily..at worst a dilatation post op procedure; I just got the extreme end of the complication!!!

Don't be put off. If this was common this surgical procedure I'm sure would be banned.

I'm a 1-5% minority whose organs didn't like/rebelling against the surgery... sad face sad face

[1Day1Life4Now 882]

Chatterbox, I am so sorry to hear about your complications. It sounds like you have had a very rough complicated time. I hope they have got everything repaired and you are on your way to being healthy. Hope you are feeling better, take care of yourself.

[Jersrose43 837]

There is another member on here RJ who has had numerous serious complications, and she doesn't regret it.

Hopefully she will see this and chime in.

[MeganC 62]

Sorry to hear you had such a hard time.. I am also just about to be sleeved ita kinda scary... especially having young children at home relying on me

im glad to head even through it all, you are still happy with your choice.

[missymac 6]

Hi Chatterbox86, i see your original post was on 5/8/14. I had my sleeve the following week and was in and out of hospital until Christmas eve. I developed a leak and went septic. I also got pneumonia, a stent put in then removed, a collection in my chest cavity which is still there and gives me pain daily, nj tubes, pic lines no food or Water for months, developed diabetes insipidus, became suicidal, had drains in my chest, almost died twice, countless procedures and now have my hair coming out in chunks (i expected some hairloss but this is rediculous). I also have flashbacks of my time in hospital, half of which i dont remember.

I, like you sometimes think to myself was it worth all this? right now, i wish i never had it but in time, im sure i will be glad i made the decision to have it. I have lost 73kg so far so that is a plus.