Peptic ulcer before banding

[yvonneh120952 0]

I am self pay and have spent the last year saving up my money. I am finally ready to go forward and have even decided on a surgeon. Unfortunately, I started have symptoms and was diagnosed just today with a peptic ulcer cause by a bacertia. Has anybody else had this problem BEFORE surgery? Did it cause a delay or cancellation of surgery? I am so disappointed because I was hoping to have a surgery date before Christmas.:wink2:

Edited October 26, 2009 by yvonneh120952
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[SuzanneG 1]

Isn't the fix for that a round of antibiotics? I would think they could get you cleared up before Christmas. I'm on carafate right now and it says it takes 4-8 weeks to heal an ulcer.

[yvonneh120952 0]

Yes, I have been prescribled antibiotics and a 3 week followup with my PCP. This will definately delay my start up with a surgeon but I just don't know how long. (I'm ready to start NOW.)

[SuzanneG 1]

Have you seen a surgeon yet? I would think you could still go through your prelimary steps. If you haven't done so, you'll need to attend a seminar, see a surgeon, get a phsych eval, etc. No reason why you can't do that stuff while healing your ulcer.

Keep me posted on how you are doing. I'm going in for an endoscopy this Friday. Not sure if I have an ulcer or what. I'm nervous since they'll have to take the Fluid out of my band to do it. She said if he doesn't like what he sees, he may not put the Fluid back in. :cursing: Fingers crossed.

[yvonneh120952 0]

Good luck with your test on Friday.

I started on antibiotics yesterday and if it takes 6-8 weeks to heal an uncer it puts me at the week before Christmas.

The problem I have is that my husband will be out of the country Nov 24-Dec 22. I need to get the surgery done during that window of opportunity mainly because 1) He thinks I should be able to lose weight with diet and exercise and 2) he would die if he found out I had been saving up money and plan to spend $13,000.

The way I figure, if I have the surgery while he is gone, by the time he returns it will be all done. He can be upset all he wants but by then he won't be able to talk me out of it.

I KNOW that once he sees noticible results he will be suportive (but still grumbing about the money.) And, it's not like I would spend money we don't have. Right now we are debt free except for our home. We pay all of our bills and credit cards off every months plus we sock away about 30% of our take home pay.

[SuzanneG 1]

Thanks.

Wow, interesting plan. I guess if you can't be honest with him, you could always tell him that you need to have a hiatal hernia fixed. They almost always have to do that anyway, so if comes down to it, just have it done when he's around.

Obviously it would be better if you could be open with him, but you know that situation better than I do.

I'm impressed that you could save up the money. I'm not in that good of shape financially, but I'm working on it!

Good luck and let me know how it turns out.