1 month post op.....MISERABLE!

[Leather'nLace 187]

I had a fairly easy recovery....until now. Something in my stomach is clawing me from the inside out. Every second of the day I have this horrible, gnawing pain in my stomach. I can't keep any food down and Water is becoming a chore. I've maybe had 8 oz of Water today and the food I have attempted to eat has just come back up. My head is pounding.

I know this is an ulcer. I had one a couple years ago - not nearly this bad. I called my surgeon's office first thing this morning and a nurse was going to call me right back, but never did.

Is there anything I can do tonight for relief? I'm trying to eat yogurt, thinking maybe it will coat my stomach a bit, but it's just coming right back up.

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[erp 2,016]

Don't suffer, I suggest going to Urgent or Prompt Care.

[Pescador 1,374]

You paid lots of dollars. CALL YOUR SURGEON AGAIN!!!!!!

[KristenLe 5,979]

Call the surgeon on-call. This is not something to mess around with. If you can't reach the Dr go to the ER.

[jenjenp 63]

Please keep us posted on how you are

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[sanjb1 1]

I had that issue and I had a hematoma (blood pocket) in my abdoman. They inserted a tube through my belly and drained it an have had no issues.

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[Leather'nLace 187]

I called my surgeon's office first thing this morning. Apparently they tried to call numerous times yesterday, but couldn't get through. They had be come right in today.

I did a swallow test and she said she did not see a leak, but those tests can sometimes produce false negatives. She feels confident that it's an ulcer, based on my symptoms and the fact that I've had one before. She wants me to start over on the post op diet and go through it all again. So Clear liquids for the next 3 days, full liquids after that until Day 15, then soft food until Day 28. I'm fine with that. food hurts too much right now anyway. She also doubled my Omeprazol, put me on liquid Carafate, An anti-nauseous med, and one other thing that I can't remember at the moment.

Hopefully I'll get some relief and get back to normal.

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[Pescador 1,374]

Great! GOod luck!!!

[Leather'nLace 187]

Tomorrow I will start on full liquids. I'm already starting to feel a little bit better. I still have that gnawing hunger type pain in my stomach, but it's manageable...unlike a few days ago when I was doubled over in pain.

Sloooooow and steady for me.

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[mrstkgreene 48]

Tomorrow I will start on full liquids. I'm already starting to feel a little bit better. I still have that gnawing hunger type pain in my stomach, but it's manageable...unlike a few days ago when I was doubled over in pain.

Sloooooow and steady for me.

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So you still take your Prilosec?

I was told that I might not need mine afterwards, because most of the acid that comes from acid reflux would be cut out in the past of the stomach that was removed. So I haven't taken mine. I don't like taking pills at all. They hurt me.

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[Leather'nLace 187]

Tomorrow I will start on full liquids. I'm already starting to feel a little bit better. I still have that gnawing hunger type pain in my stomach, but it's manageable...unlike a few days ago when I was doubled over in pain.

Sloooooow and steady for me.

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So you still take your Prilosec?

I was told that I might not need mine afterwards, because most of the acid that comes from acid reflux would be cut out in the past of the stomach that was removed. So I haven't taken mine. I don't like taking pills at all. They hurt me.

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I just got switched to double dose of Omeprazol. It seems to be working, along with the liquid Carafate.

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[Omieliz 213]

Glad to hear you are on the mend!

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