So, I debated a long time about whether or not I wanted to post this, and I decided that it was better that I did.
So, anyhow...I got a roux-n-y gastric bypass back in 2000 at the prompting of my ex husband. I was young and didnt have a shred of the self esteem that I have now, so I did it to make him happy. I am lucky that I am still here after that surgery considering that the surgeon that I had killed 3 of his patients due to lacerated organs that same week. So, for 9 years now I've endured being sick all the time, no matter what I eat and I will have horrible stomach spasms which cause me to have to run to the bathroom to heave and never throw up. Its been a pretty hard thing to live through. I dont know why but it never occurred to me that maybe the surgery was done wrong, I always thought it was just me....but i did finally consider that which prompted me to find a surgeon here.
I went to a surgeon to see about a revision and he had a scope done of my stomach and found that I have what he called an internal hernia. So, on tuesday I will be having an inferior vena cava filter put in and then on wednesday im having my wls corrected from a screwed up roux-n-y to a biliopancreatic duodenal switch which is a much more intense and major surgery than the one I had before.
i was really surprised that my dad wanted to be there the morning of my surgery and one of my younger brothers wanted to come to the hospital as well. I definitely was not expecting that. I figured only my mom would be there. I was also very surprised that the new amazing guy i met wants to come to the hospital to see me as well. I told him id hate to have him see me look like such ass and most likely in pain, and his response was that if he sees me at my worst, then things can only get better from there. I thought that was wicked sweet of him to say.
This is definitely going to be a huge life change for me in more ways than one. Yes, I will lose weight, but thankfully i will start feeling better and be able to do more things. I will also not be drinking anymore....like...not at all.
Anyhow, Im posting this just in case the worse case scenario happens and I bite it, buy the farm, kick the bucket, etc... lol.... Yeah, Im nervous...more about the Anesthesiologist doing me in than the surgery itself. So, ive definitely been making jokes about my mortality lately...more as the surgery gets closer and i get more nervous.
So yeah...there ya have it. Im sure some people are going to have a cow about me having my surgery fixed...but thought id let y'all know about it anyhow just in case.
So, anyhow...I got a roux-n-y gastric bypass back in 2000 at the prompting of my ex husband. I was young and didnt have a shred of the self esteem that I have now, so I did it to make him happy. I am lucky that I am still here after that surgery considering that the surgeon that I had killed 3 of his patients due to lacerated organs that same week. So, for 9 years now I've endured being sick all the time, no matter what I eat and I will have horrible stomach spasms which cause me to have to run to the bathroom to heave and never throw up. Its been a pretty hard thing to live through. I dont know why but it never occurred to me that maybe the surgery was done wrong, I always thought it was just me....but i did finally consider that which prompted me to find a surgeon here.
I went to a surgeon to see about a revision and he had a scope done of my stomach and found that I have what he called an internal hernia. So, on tuesday I will be having an inferior vena cava filter put in and then on wednesday im having my wls corrected from a screwed up roux-n-y to a biliopancreatic duodenal switch which is a much more intense and major surgery than the one I had before.
i was really surprised that my dad wanted to be there the morning of my surgery and one of my younger brothers wanted to come to the hospital as well. I definitely was not expecting that. I figured only my mom would be there. I was also very surprised that the new amazing guy i met wants to come to the hospital to see me as well. I told him id hate to have him see me look like such ass and most likely in pain, and his response was that if he sees me at my worst, then things can only get better from there. I thought that was wicked sweet of him to say.
This is definitely going to be a huge life change for me in more ways than one. Yes, I will lose weight, but thankfully i will start feeling better and be able to do more things. I will also not be drinking anymore....like...not at all.
Anyhow, Im posting this just in case the worse case scenario happens and I bite it, buy the farm, kick the bucket, etc... lol.... Yeah, Im nervous...more about the Anesthesiologist doing me in than the surgery itself. So, ive definitely been making jokes about my mortality lately...more as the surgery gets closer and i get more nervous.
So yeah...there ya have it. Im sure some people are going to have a cow about me having my surgery fixed...but thought id let y'all know about it anyhow just in case.
