Please hlep! Bad Pain in stomach 8 months post op

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I had the exact same symptoms/excruciating pain starting at 21 months post-op. I went to the ER twice, hospitalized twice, had a CT, an upper scope, multiple lab tests-all negative. I even had my gallbladder removed as a last-ditch effort, to no avail. My bariatric surgeon said he was "all tapped out" & had nothing else to offer me surgically. Fortunately, my surgeon referred me to a bariatric subspecialist who said he did not believe the upper scope results since a GI doc did it & not a bariatric specialist like him. Sure enough, my marginal ulcer was hiding beneath the cuff/anastamosis; the first doctor did not go far enough down & retroflex the scope.

Read about marginal ulcers. Up to 26% of RYBG patients get one, usually in the first yr post-op. There is a very informative story in Bariatric Times regarding the healing of marginal ulcers which my surgeon did not know. You need immediate-release liquid omeprazole w/ sodium bicarb, not the sustained-release caps. If you have a marginal ulcer, I feel for you. I am still struggling with it 4 months later.

Hope you are feeling better soon. Keep us posted re: your diagnosis & progress.