Guest guest Posted October 30, 2000 Report Share Posted October 30, 2000 Hi everyone, Dr. Randall said prior to " closing us up " , he fills our belly's with saline to check for leaks. Wonder if that's easier than a barium while we're out?? Just a suggestion, maybe that could be mentioned to Dr. T??? Dawn Barium Test Hi all, Dr. Thayer doesn't do the barium tests any more... at least 6 months ago he didn't. I agree with that if you want to be on the safe side, ask him to do it. I'm sure if you really want it, he will do it for you. - Alice A. Pam Krist wrote: > > ... > WOW... am I surprised that you did not have the > Barium Test ... I thought that was standard... Sorry > to hear about the wicked time you had... and I agree.. > if you are going to have this surgery you need to make > sure that you are VERY INFORMED.. as there are risk's > and recovery time that can vary.... I had my surgery > on June 26th this year.. I have had a few > complications... (7 endoscopy's).. but I would have > this surgery again in a heartbeat... I trully believe > that it is going to save my life... I already at 4 > months out feel like a new woman... anyway... I sure > hope that you are feeling lots better and well on your > way to a better and healthier life... > --- latta@... wrote: > > In a message dated 10/29/00 5:14:58 PM Pacific > > Standard Time, > > msmorse@... writes: > > > > << you can't just post something like this and not > > give any other info. > > that's not fair. i would assume you are posting > > this to help? > > > > sherry >> > > Sorry Sherry, I forget that many of you are new and > > I just assumed that > > everyone on this list knew my story. I hate to > > re-hash it, but basically, > > there was a leak in my pouch. It is unclear what > > happened. I believe that > > Dr. Thayer nicked the pouch with his scalpel during > > surgery, but that has not > > been proven beyond a reasonable doubt. In any case, > > there was a leak in the > > pouch which caused the contents of my stomach to > > leak out into my abdomen. > > This put me into what is known as septic shock. My > > blood pressure dropped to > > 70/32 - no pulse, heavy sweats, and > > hyperventilation. Eventually my lung > > collapsed and my body developed what is known as > > peritonitis. It was a very > > serious condition and once I was rushed to the > > hospital and given a series of > > tests, I was operated on exactly > > 6 days after my original WLS surgery which is very > > dangerous. I was also put > > on a ventilator and eventually had a trachiotomy > > (sp?). > > > > A surgeon nicking the stomach or failing to close > > the pouch properly could > > happen to anyone. Its major surgery. In my > > surgeon's defense I will concede > > that he also does not know what happens and blames > > the use of Milk of > > Magnesia which resulted in a diarrhea after 5 days > > of constipation as a > > possible cause (i.e. force of bowel movement caused > > the rupture in the > > pouch)-- but signs and symptoms - weakness, sweats, > > inability to eat etc.. > > started before the Milk of Mag incident. > > > > So to make a long story short, after surgery things > > were still touch and go > > for several weeks. I did not respond to > > antibiotics, developed abcesses in > > several parts of my abdomen and still had not > > increased my lung capacity. My > > WLS surgeon - Dr. Thayer was there every day - I do > > thank him for that. > > > > Luckily, with the help of NWH staff, I did recover > > and moved off of I.V. and > > tube feeding to real food. Also I now breathe on my > > own and learned to walk > > again. I had no idea that being in bed for over a > > month atrophies your > > muscles to a point where you have to learn to walk > > again. > > > > Sherry, I am not writing this info to scare you, as > > I said I would most > > likely go through the surgery again, but I think it > > is important to know that > > there are bad things that could happen - so its > > important to research the > > doctor, know as much as you can from others on this > > support group and make > > sure you have a family support group. Remember - > > the Barium Test after > > surgery - I think it would have saved me a lot of > > pain and suffering - at > > least the doc would have known about the leak before > > I left the hospital and > > other measures could have been taken. > > > > > > latta@... > > > > ===== > *hugs > Pam or *wickedbob* ...:) > Open RNY 6/26/00 > Dr. Brams > Lahey in Burlington,MA > 236/175/120 (I hope)...:) > 61 pounds GONE FOREVER!! > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2000 Report Share Posted October 30, 2000 I wonder why he stopped??? I always thought rather than doing the test AFTER they close you up they should do the dye test while you're still open. Seems a step back to me in terms of safety .. just my 0.02 cts Lyssa Barium Test Hi all, Dr. Thayer doesn't do the barium tests any more... at least 6 months ago he didn't. I agree with that if you want to be on the safe side, ask him to do it. I'm sure if you really want it, he will do it for you. - Alice A. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2000 Report Share Posted October 30, 2000 i dont know what test they did on me but 24 hours after surgery i was still not taking nothing by mouth because my surgeon need to do a test down in xray where you drink this nasty stuff and they then xray my test was good and my doc says everyone who has this surgery needs this test dont know if this hellps but im trying to post more jeanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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