Guest guest Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 Good Morning Everyone... A friend of mine had her RNY on Dec. 13th. She called me last night to tell me the reason she had been out of touch was because she had gotten a rectal abysses and had to have another surgery. The abysses is when one of the glands surrounding the rectum gets plugged up and swelling/pain occurs. The doctor told her that because of all the diarreah she had because of the surgery, she got the abysses. Has anyone else had this? To top all this off, when they did the surgery and sent her home, they didn't send her home with a donut to sit on, or stool softeners. Okay - another thing. had her surgery at the Ypsilanti Bariatric Ctr in Michigan. I live in AZ so all my support has been over the phone. She's asked questions and I've offered answers. I've also told her things that happened to me (my navel is NO LONGER), etc. Right after her surgery I was talking to her about *NOT* drinking anymore with her meals (maybe I was chatting w/ her about it before her surgery - I don't remember). Her bariatric doctors told her she COULD drink with her meals??? I've never heard of this. was thrilled to learn that she physically could do it (drink a glass of milk or water with her meals). Of course the guy that fixed her abysses told her to NOT do it because that could be one of the reasons for the diarreah... Anyone here have these experiences? Becky RNY 1998 Phx AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 Sorry Becky, wish I could help......I guess my suggestion would be to try and get your friend online here. Try to exlpain to her how unfortunately not all Doc's that are physically capable of doing this surgery " should be. " I know how aggravating this is. I have a friend who had the surgery 7 years ago (I think) and wasn't given ANY instruction what so ever.........the doc held up a two cup measuring cup and told her to never eat any more than that at one sitting......ARGH!!! NO b-12, vitamins,protein, nothing.......I have been slowly trying to help her over the last two years since mine.......fortunately she is willing to listen to reason........I frequently print up letters from here. The problem is, of course, that she is now 7 years post-op and all the bad things like drinking with meals are all set in motion now, and she never got anywhere NEAR a goal/healthy weight..............hope you can help your friend!! P. Rectal Abysses? > Good Morning Everyone... > > A friend of mine had her RNY on Dec. 13th. She called me last night > to tell me the reason she had been out of touch was because she had > gotten a rectal abysses and had to have another surgery. > > The abysses is when one of the glands surrounding the rectum gets > plugged up and swelling/pain occurs. The doctor told her that > because of all the diarreah she had because of the surgery, she got > the abysses. Has anyone else had this? > > To top all this off, when they did the surgery and sent her home, > they didn't send her home with a donut to sit on, or stool softeners. > > Okay - another thing. had her surgery at the Ypsilanti > Bariatric Ctr in Michigan. I live in AZ so all my support has been > over the phone. She's asked questions and I've offered answers. > I've also told her things that happened to me (my navel is NO > LONGER), etc. Right after her surgery I was talking to her about > *NOT* drinking anymore with her meals (maybe I was chatting w/ her > about it before her surgery - I don't remember). Her bariatric > doctors told her she COULD drink with her meals??? I've never heard > of this. was thrilled to learn that she physically could do it > (drink a glass of milk or water with her meals). Of course the guy > that fixed her abysses told her to NOT do it because that could be > one of the reasons for the diarreah... > > Anyone here have these experiences? > > Becky > RNY 1998 > Phx AZ > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 Sounds to me like she's talking about Abscesses...not abysses...as an abyss is a hole. Sounds more like an Abscess or infection. Regards~ ´¨¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- Jacque -:¦:- ((¸¸.·´* > Good Morning Everyone... > > A friend of mine had her RNY on Dec. 13th. She called me last night > to tell me the reason she had been out of touch was because she had > gotten a rectal abysses and had to have another surgery. > > The abysses is when one of the glands surrounding the rectum gets > plugged up and swelling/pain occurs. The doctor told her that > because of all the diarreah she had because of the surgery, she got > the abysses. Has anyone else had this? > > To top all this off, when they did the surgery and sent her home, > they didn't send her home with a donut to sit on, or stool softeners. > > Okay - another thing. had her surgery at the Ypsilanti > Bariatric Ctr in Michigan. I live in AZ so all my support has been > over the phone. She's asked questions and I've offered answers. > I've also told her things that happened to me (my navel is NO > LONGER), etc. Right after her surgery I was talking to her about > *NOT* drinking anymore with her meals (maybe I was chatting w/ her > about it before her surgery - I don't remember). Her bariatric > doctors told her she COULD drink with her meals??? I've never heard > of this. was thrilled to learn that she physically could do it > (drink a glass of milk or water with her meals). Of course the guy > that fixed her abysses told her to NOT do it because that could be > one of the reasons for the diarreah... > > Anyone here have these experiences? > > Becky > RNY 1998 > Phx AZ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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