Bleeding after surgery

[catdaddy 232]

I haven't seen this subject so I'll tell all. I had RNY on the 18th of Aug and was in the hospital 4 days. Three days after I was released I had dumping from a BariWise Cream of Tomato Soup. There was dark blood in all three of my bowel movements. The next day I had another bowel movement with dark blood in it. I called the RN and she was really concerned about the color but to me red is red and all shades in between. We agreed it was old blood and to just watch it. Two days later I had another dumping episode from clear chicken broth. There was a lot of red and dark blood coming out. I could hardly stand up without feeling like I was going to pass out. I made it to bed that night but the next morning the dizziness was still there and more blood. I called my RN and of course she said go to the nearest emergency room. There I was stabilized with two units of blood and medevaced to my surgery hospital. I strayed there three days. The bleeding stopped with medication but we never did find out were it was coming from. The whole episode was worrisome for my family but I looked at it as a small bump in the road to my ultimate goal. Don't get me wrong that I wasn't worried. I didn't want another surgery to fix the problem. Thankfully I didn't and now I'm back on track. I guess the moral of the story would be to pay attention to your bowel movements after surgery.

[James Marusek 5,244]

Blood in the stool means there is bleeding somewhere in your digestive tract. Bleeding that happens higher up in the digestive tract may make stool appear black and tarry. Bright red blood or maroon-colored stools usually indicate a problem in the lower part of the digestive tract such as hemorrhoids or diverticulitis.

[Aleena 59]

Glad it got taken carw of pleass take care and good luxk on your new journey to be better happier healthier life