Today is surgery number............ it doesn't matter. It's a lot.

[SleeveToBypass2023 2,637]

Anyway, the point is, it's surgery day and I'm trying not to get sick at the last minute and HERE WE ARE with the temperature at a high of 46 when we've been in the low to mid 80s the last 4 days!!!!! Colorado sucks.

Went to the ER Wednesday night for insane abdominal pain and vomiting. 5 hours, lots of blood work, and a CT scan later, and there's no appendicitis, no intestinal blockage, no bowel blocks, and no sleeve leaks or rupture.

What I DO have is a very large uterine fibroid that the doctor thinks might be causing the pain. Incidentally, I also saw from my blood work is my liver is enlarged and my kidneys and pancreas don't look to be functioning completely normally. Yay.

This afternoon I have the surgery to remove the nodules from my duodenum. Wish me luck!!! Hopefully it's the last one and then I can be cleared for my revision from sleeve to bypass and then get back to living my life.

In the meantime, guess I'll be looking into what can be done about the rest of this crap. So tired of there always being SOMETHING going on with my body.

[Chloe Zoe 6]

Prayers going up for a safe procedure and quick healing. I'm in Colorado too and the weather really does suck today after all of that sun and warmth.

[SleeveToBypass2023 2,637]

4 minutes ago, Chloe Zoe said:

Prayers going up for a safe procedure and quick healing. I'm in Colorado too and the weather really does suck today after all of that sun and warmth.

High today of 46 with rain and high tomorrow of 50. Then we jump back up to the 70s for a few days. THIS is why so many people get sick out here. The weather is stupid.

[SuziDavis 546]

I hate all of this for you. I hope today goes smoothly and you can start healing and getting back to life!

[GMaJen 79]

It's awful when your life seems to move from one problem to the next. I hope this is your last and you can turn the corner to a bright future, and a bright day. Good luck with your surgery.

[GreenTealael 25,385]

4 hours ago, SleeveDiva2022 said:

Anyway, the point is, it's surgery day and I'm trying not to get sick at the last minute and HERE WE ARE with the temperature at a high of 46 when we've been in the low to mid 80s the last 4 days!!!!! Colorado sucks.

Went to the ER Wednesday night for insane abdominal pain and vomiting. 5 hours, lots of blood work, and a CT scan later, and there's no appendicitis, no intestinal blockage, no bowel blocks, and no sleeve leaks or rupture.

What I DO have is a very large uterine fibroid that the doctor thinks might be causing the pain. Incidentally, I also saw from my blood work is my liver is enlarged and my kidneys and pancreas don't look to be functioning completely normally. Yay.

This afternoon I have the surgery to remove the nodules from my duodenum. Wish me luck!!! Hopefully it's the last one and then I can be cleared for my revision from sleeve to bypass and then get back to living my life.

In the meantime, guess I'll be looking into what can be done about the rest of this crap. So tired of there always being SOMETHING going on with my body.

Safe surgery and speedy recovery ❤️‍🩹

[SleeveToBypass2023 2,637]

Surgery went well. Had a bit of bleeding but the rest of the polyps and nodules are gone and I'm FINALLY cleared for my revision surgery. It was the biggest of all the surgeries because he wanted to get everything in this 1 surgery instead of bringing me back again. My throat hurts and I'm having difficulty eating Soup because it hurts my stomach. Once that passes, I'll be able to eat normally. No exercising today or tomorrow, and Sunday is an easy work out day.

Spoke to my primary doctor and she went over the labs and CT scan and said she's referring me to a gyno for the uterine fibroid. She said the other labs are only slightly outside the normal range and nothing to worry about at this point but will be watched. She said the large liver is normal for people who were morbidly obese. She said it's enlarged but actually looks like it's getting smaller from what it was before my sleeve. So all of that is ok and will just be watched to make sure all the numbers keep heading in the right direction.

[SleeveToBypass2023 2,637]

I just got off the phone with my surgeon. I'm in A LOT of pain. My stomach and my upper back. Sharp stabbing pains, aching, unable to tolerate any kind of food or warn liquids. So I'm on cold liquids all today and tomorrow, then Monday I can try mushy foods. He said this is normal because he was more aggressive with this surgery. Normally he takes out 6-8 polyps. This time he took out 14 so I didn't have to come back again. He also said I bled a bit and he had to use hemostatic clips for 2 larger polyps that were removed, and also because he removed more this time, everything is more sensitive and inflamed. So I'm miserable, in a lot of pain, have a hard time with moving or laying or sitting because it all hurts. This is way worse that when I had the sleeve. I can't wait for this to be over.

Edited April 15, 2023 by SleeveDiva2022