Hi all I joined the forum last year while waiting for my gastric bypass but due to some sort of problem wasn't able to post & have only just got round to getting it sorted! First of all I want to say what an amazing place this is. I have found out a wealth of info from coming on here & reading about all your experiences. You are wonderful people & so supportive of each other, I've been lurking so long I feel like I know some of you lol. Hope you don't mind me joining in.
I had a gastric bypass on Nov 29th 2012 & it has been a bit of a bumpy ride so far. All went well with the op apart from it taking almost 6 hours and I was recovering well until my mum died suddenly & unexpectedly just a few days before Christmas. My mum was taken to hospital & on the 17th Dec & on the 18th they rang & asked me to go in and I was told she had terminal cancer and we may only have her until Christmas. She died an hour later. I miss her so much & I'm still struggling to accept that I can't phone her for a chat as we were so close.
At around the same time I started vomiting after eating anything even soup and put it down to the upset and stress of losing my mum so suddenly. Things got worse until I couldn't even keep water or my own saliva down & I was admitted to hospital for 2 weeks. I had a severe stricture that had completely closed up and had to be treated for dehydration and malnutrition. I had several procedures including dilatations in hospital and I am now on a feeding tube at home but getting better & stronger every day. I am having another dilatation tomorrow (lovely thing to do on Valentines Day lol) which should improve things as I am still only managing soup independently.
Despite all of this though I know I will get there and I am determined to make a success of this. My mum had been so worried about my weight and she was so pleased that I'd had the op and although it makes me sad she won't see the results I feel as though I have to get well & carry on with my weight loss for her.
Sorry for the long post & I look forward to being a part of this fantastic community, you all inspire me so much x
I had a gastric bypass on Nov 29th 2012 & it has been a bit of a bumpy ride so far. All went well with the op apart from it taking almost 6 hours and I was recovering well until my mum died suddenly & unexpectedly just a few days before Christmas. My mum was taken to hospital & on the 17th Dec & on the 18th they rang & asked me to go in and I was told she had terminal cancer and we may only have her until Christmas. She died an hour later. I miss her so much & I'm still struggling to accept that I can't phone her for a chat as we were so close.
At around the same time I started vomiting after eating anything even soup and put it down to the upset and stress of losing my mum so suddenly. Things got worse until I couldn't even keep water or my own saliva down & I was admitted to hospital for 2 weeks. I had a severe stricture that had completely closed up and had to be treated for dehydration and malnutrition. I had several procedures including dilatations in hospital and I am now on a feeding tube at home but getting better & stronger every day. I am having another dilatation tomorrow (lovely thing to do on Valentines Day lol) which should improve things as I am still only managing soup independently.
Despite all of this though I know I will get there and I am determined to make a success of this. My mum had been so worried about my weight and she was so pleased that I'd had the op and although it makes me sad she won't see the results I feel as though I have to get well & carry on with my weight loss for her.
Sorry for the long post & I look forward to being a part of this fantastic community, you all inspire me so much x
