Gastro-gastric fistula

[JanineB1977 0]

Help!

I am 5 months post RNY. I had band to RNY revision and was laced with complications (leaking, feeding tube, fistuals, PICC line etc). I have a remaining gastro-gastric fistula which is not closing with conservative (wait and see) approaches. I have lost about 116lbs in 5 months. Still 80lbs from goal weight.

I see from a medscape article there are many approaches to deal with fistuals. My question to those with gastro-gastric fistuals:

1) Did you have the fistula repaired? If so, by what method?

2) Has anyone lived sucessfully with the fistula and maintained weight loss? My fear is after going through this the fistula will stretch and I will lose the restriction effect of the RNY.

Please share your stories with me!

Best,

Janine

[Brandnewangel 4]

I'm literally in the hospital now dealing with this. What did you decide?

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[Deannie 1]

Hi,

I am actually going to have a CT Scan today to see if I have a fistula. I've heard they can fix it with an endoscope which is what I would prefer. I definitely want to have it fixed if that is what it is because I am so hungry all the time. I didn't go through all the complications (a lot of the same ones as you) to be hungrier than I was before surgery. Are you hungry? They seem to think some of my food is going into my big stomach.

Brandnewangel, what did they find with yours?