i got a diagnosis!
I saw my surgeon this morning and was told he thought I had one of 5 things he could think of...these were either an ulcer, stricture, inflammation, anxiety or nothing at all.
He did a scope this afternoon and diagnosed me with the following.
I have mild esophagitis (inflammation) in my mid esophagus and I have a marginal ulcer at my anastamosis.
i have been prescribed pantorprazole 2x/day for 3 months sucralfate 30 minutes before each meal for 2 months.
At least i have answers and something to treat my new complication.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Sunday, March 28, 2010
yet another complication.....AAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRG!
so i have yet another complications, but they don't know what is causing it.
i spent last night in the er, i was severely dehydrated (they fixed this with 2 liters of iv fluids) and have pressure in my chest, about 2-3 inches below my collar bone. this is a constant pressure that amlost feels like i have something stuck in my esophagus, but doesn't move. this pressure started suddenly on friday morning and the "pain" on average is about a 7/10, but when i eat or drink it goes up to a 10/10 and hence the dehydration. after a chest xray and ecg the hospital ruled out a cardiac problem and after giving me an iv med for acid refux, they ruled that out as a cause as well. they did some blood work and were concerned when my blood clot test came back positive. they couldn't do an immediate ct scan so they gave me a blood thinner and told me to go home (crazy i know eh!) and they would call me in the morning for an emergency priority 1 ct scan. i left the hospital at 1245am and got a call at 915am to return to the hospital for my ct scan. i had a ct scan and they ruled out a blood clot. they said it had something to do with my surgery, but they had no idea what the issue could be and that i would need to speak with my surgeon. good thing i have an appointment on tuesday morning. they sent me home with percocet and told me that if the pain became unbarable to return to the er. i took the precocet when i got home and it barely touched the pressure pain. it did however allow me to eat without extreme pain. i couldn't eat very much, but i was able to get something in. the first dose of percocet has worn off and it has only been 5 hrs, which bothers me because now the pressure feels very high and it hurts to drink, and i still have to attempt to eat dinner. if things get worse in the morning i will be calling the weight wise clinic. if i can stand the pressure out i will be waiting for the appointment i have with my surgeon on tuesday morning.
i just hope things don't get worse.
wish me luck...
i spent last night in the er, i was severely dehydrated (they fixed this with 2 liters of iv fluids) and have pressure in my chest, about 2-3 inches below my collar bone. this is a constant pressure that amlost feels like i have something stuck in my esophagus, but doesn't move. this pressure started suddenly on friday morning and the "pain" on average is about a 7/10, but when i eat or drink it goes up to a 10/10 and hence the dehydration. after a chest xray and ecg the hospital ruled out a cardiac problem and after giving me an iv med for acid refux, they ruled that out as a cause as well. they did some blood work and were concerned when my blood clot test came back positive. they couldn't do an immediate ct scan so they gave me a blood thinner and told me to go home (crazy i know eh!) and they would call me in the morning for an emergency priority 1 ct scan. i left the hospital at 1245am and got a call at 915am to return to the hospital for my ct scan. i had a ct scan and they ruled out a blood clot. they said it had something to do with my surgery, but they had no idea what the issue could be and that i would need to speak with my surgeon. good thing i have an appointment on tuesday morning. they sent me home with percocet and told me that if the pain became unbarable to return to the er. i took the precocet when i got home and it barely touched the pressure pain. it did however allow me to eat without extreme pain. i couldn't eat very much, but i was able to get something in. the first dose of percocet has worn off and it has only been 5 hrs, which bothers me because now the pressure feels very high and it hurts to drink, and i still have to attempt to eat dinner. if things get worse in the morning i will be calling the weight wise clinic. if i can stand the pressure out i will be waiting for the appointment i have with my surgeon on tuesday morning.
i just hope things don't get worse.
wish me luck...
Friday, March 19, 2010
the trend keeps gonig
so according to my granny's scale i'm down to 238!
this would be a total of 17 lbs in 16 days since surgery! and a total loss of 49 lbs!
i've started on my pureed stage of the game where basically if i can puree and my stomach is alright with it, i'm good to go.
i have been having pureed beef and fish, cottage cheese, and i even was told i could try some crackers so i tried 2 saltine crackers. I also tried pureeing fruit salad but that didn't go over very well, because it seemed to have a gritty consistancy.
I am happy with my progress so far!
this would be a total of 17 lbs in 16 days since surgery! and a total loss of 49 lbs!
i've started on my pureed stage of the game where basically if i can puree and my stomach is alright with it, i'm good to go.
i have been having pureed beef and fish, cottage cheese, and i even was told i could try some crackers so i tried 2 saltine crackers. I also tried pureeing fruit salad but that didn't go over very well, because it seemed to have a gritty consistancy.
I am happy with my progress so far!
Monday, March 15, 2010
AMAZING RESULTS SO FAR!
OMG! I'm down 5.6kg/12.3lbs since surgery, which was only 12 days ago! They tell me I'm doing AWESOME!
I honestly didn't expect that! I am down a total of 43.6lbs
I can't believe the scale....I just don't notice the difference, except in my face.
I am hoping to take some pictures tomorrow to show a comparison.
I honestly didn't expect that! I am down a total of 43.6lbs
I can't believe the scale....I just don't notice the difference, except in my face.
I am hoping to take some pictures tomorrow to show a comparison.
Friday, March 12, 2010
18 pounds in 1 month!!!!
All I can say is WOW! I last saw my GP on Feb 12, 2010 and as of today I am down 18 pounds! Of that 18 pounds I have no idea what is pre and post op because 18 days pre op was a liquid diet and it has been 10 pounds since my inital surgery. Monday I go to have my JP drain removed and at that appointment I will be weighed by the scale at the Weight Wise Clinic and that weight will be compaired to the weight that recorded the day before my surgery.
Due to my post op complications I will be off work for at least 8 weeks. My Dr isn't sure how this g-tube drain is going to effect the length of my recovery. I will be re-assessed on April 12th.
Due to my post op complications I will be off work for at least 8 weeks. My Dr isn't sure how this g-tube drain is going to effect the length of my recovery. I will be re-assessed on April 12th.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
some post surgery pics
these pics are from march 9, 2010
Pictures Post Surgery
WARNING MEDICAL IMAGES
On March 3, 2010 I underwent Laprascopic Gastric Bypass surgery.
On March 4, 2010 I underwent Emergency Laprascopic Exploritory Surgery where they discovered I had a twisted bowel.
I have 6 port hole incisions, and 1 jp drain from the inial surgery, and they were able to use the same incisions for the emergency surgery but I came out with a g-tube drain to add to my collection of drains and tubes.
Pictures Post Surgery
WARNING MEDICAL IMAGES
On March 3, 2010 I underwent Laprascopic Gastric Bypass surgery.
On March 4, 2010 I underwent Emergency Laprascopic Exploritory Surgery where they discovered I had a twisted bowel.
I have 6 port hole incisions, and 1 jp drain from the inial surgery, and they were able to use the same incisions for the emergency surgery but I came out with a g-tube drain to add to my collection of drains and tubes.
this is my g-tube
this is my jp drain
a frontal view....very very sore
close up of my jp drain
a close up of my dent and g-tube
my g-tube and dent again
Sunday, March 7, 2010
things didn't go quite as scheduled
Well, I had my gastric bypass on wednesday morning and everything seemed to go as planned. Wednesday was quite painful and I don't really remember too much except for a few visitors. Thursday started out well until about 9:00 pm when my pain meds weren't working and laying still was about a 10/10 pain rating. They checked my vitals and that's when the ball started rolling.
They finally started believing my student nurse about my pain when they discovered I was tachacardic (high resting heart rate) mine was 138! My blood pressure was on the lower side of 90's/60's. They immediately started running a battery of tests. I had an ekg or ecg, and a heart attack was ruled out. They brought in a portable xray machine, which was quite painful. I then was consulted by 4 surgeons.
They decided I needed emergency exploratory surgery. I signed my life away.
They told my wife where to wait and they wheeled me into the OR at exactly midnight on thursday night/fri morning. They told my wife to wait in the atrium and they would know within 15 minutes what was wrong, if anything.
Ang waited patiently for over 2 hrs before the surgeon reported back to her. He informed her that I would be fine but that they were lucky that they caught the error when they did.
They said they were lucky to have caught the issue when they did as it was a potentially fatal complication. I had a twisted bowel, and both my old stomach and intestines were distended and full of crap, literally!
They fixed the twisted bowel and they inserted a g-tube into my old stomach to drain the fluid out.
In the first 2 days they drained approx 2 liters of fluid from my old stomach and have since clamped the tube off and will drain the tube when the pain gets too severe, which they have done 3 times today. The dr's are also telling me that this tube will remain in my stomach for at least a month.
I am doing better, off my antibiotics and iv for the most part. I am on a full fluid bariatrics diet.
I will post pictures when I get home.
They finally started believing my student nurse about my pain when they discovered I was tachacardic (high resting heart rate) mine was 138! My blood pressure was on the lower side of 90's/60's. They immediately started running a battery of tests. I had an ekg or ecg, and a heart attack was ruled out. They brought in a portable xray machine, which was quite painful. I then was consulted by 4 surgeons.
They decided I needed emergency exploratory surgery. I signed my life away.
They told my wife where to wait and they wheeled me into the OR at exactly midnight on thursday night/fri morning. They told my wife to wait in the atrium and they would know within 15 minutes what was wrong, if anything.
Ang waited patiently for over 2 hrs before the surgeon reported back to her. He informed her that I would be fine but that they were lucky that they caught the error when they did.
They said they were lucky to have caught the issue when they did as it was a potentially fatal complication. I had a twisted bowel, and both my old stomach and intestines were distended and full of crap, literally!
They fixed the twisted bowel and they inserted a g-tube into my old stomach to drain the fluid out.
In the first 2 days they drained approx 2 liters of fluid from my old stomach and have since clamped the tube off and will drain the tube when the pain gets too severe, which they have done 3 times today. The dr's are also telling me that this tube will remain in my stomach for at least a month.
I am doing better, off my antibiotics and iv for the most part. I am on a full fluid bariatrics diet.
I will post pictures when I get home.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
7:45AM
So I'm scheduled for surgery at 7:45am!
They need me there before 6am....
OMG this is really happening!!!!
They need me there before 6am....
OMG this is really happening!!!!
TOMORROW!!!!!
Tomorrow is my surgery!
I don't have a time yet...but will within the next 40 minutes.
If they don't call me by 6pm, I need to call them for the time.
I am hoping that my surgery will be first thing in the morning, nothing like waiting with no food or water or gum.....
I am so stoked! EEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!
I am spending a week with my grandma and will post updates and photos from there.
I have lost 11lbs/5kg on my liquid diet, which they said was great!
Wish me luck!!!!
I don't have a time yet...but will within the next 40 minutes.
If they don't call me by 6pm, I need to call them for the time.
I am hoping that my surgery will be first thing in the morning, nothing like waiting with no food or water or gum.....
I am so stoked! EEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!
I am spending a week with my grandma and will post updates and photos from there.
I have lost 11lbs/5kg on my liquid diet, which they said was great!
Wish me luck!!!!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)