Husband Died After Gastric Bypass Posted: 12-22-05 12:01pm
My husband went in for gastric bypass on
nov 8th 2005. He was released from the
hospital and he was in severe pain. He
was home for a total of 7 hrs then I took
him back to the er room as per the
surgeon. There the pain got worse it was
in his lower belly and his back. His
stomach began to get harder as time went
on. They cold not do a ct scan on him
becasue he was over the weight limit of
350lbs.
The surgeon had to do an emergency surgery
and cut him open from chest to belly.
When he came out he was in the critical
care unit on a respirator. The surgeon
came out from the operation and said he
had no idea what happened and my husbands
intestines were so enlarged they were
tearing by his colon. As the days went on
my husbands kidneys shut down and his
liver levels were abnormal. They also
said after 5 days that his pancreasus
levels were abnormal.
After 2 1/2 weeks in ccu he died. They
cannot tell me why he died. They say now
it was pancretitus. He also developed
sepsis after the second operation.
Has anyone experienced any of these
problems after gastric. The sever pain in
the lower belly or the pain in the back?
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loveydovey
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Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Posts: 10 Location: alabama
I Am Praying For Your Loss Posted: 01-02-06 22:11pm
I am so sorry for your loss. I can't
really offer any help or insight, but I
have had a chance to go to talk to people
who have had that surgery done. I am a
member of tops and we had some people come
in and tell us their experiences. So far,
I have heard nothing about the surgery
itself being bad. They all have talked
mainly about dietary restrictions. Again,
I am sorry for your loss and will be
keeping you in my prayers.
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belly_ache58
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 3 Location: Ohio
You Are In My Prayers Posted: 01-20-06 01:28am
I cannot begin to imagine the loss you
feel, but I want you to know that I will
keep you in my prayers. Your husband will
forever live in your heart., and the
beautiful memories you have of the 2 of
you together will keep you going... God
bless.
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eire
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Joined: 22 Jan 2006 Posts: 5 Location: new zealand
My Step Father Had the Same Op Posted: 01-25-06 20:14pm
He had it done about 15 years ago, they
took 2/3's of his stomach, he been on a
speical diet since, his pain were cramp in
his stomah and could eat because of the
pain. He has now what his doctor refers
to as a sack.
He is still alive and well but drinks a
lot, which was the cause of his problem
from the start.
Iam very sorry for your loss and it sounds
like you need some asnswers.
Which is very uderstandable. I hope you
get them.
Kind regards
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barbwire
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Posts: 1 Location: texas
Jpal-- Gastric By Pass/ Death Posted: 01-26-06 21:55pm
I'm sorry for the loss you have suffered.
It simply should not have been.
This surgery is really very serious, and
anyone thinking of haveing it, should
really read up and ask questions first.
My brother was left totally paralized in
his arms , along with never being sewn up.
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wakkochic17
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 494 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 01-30-06 10:25am
I'm sorry for your loss.. We had a good
friend who went through it.. He later
developed complications and almost died
due to the lack of nutrition. He luckily
pulled through it after they went in and
did another operation (the did some sort
of reversal to the procedure.. I
understand sometimes you can do that and
sometimes you can't). He still has some
problems to this day (3 years later).
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Tamadrummer
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 710 Location: Zephyrhills,Fl
Posted: 01-30-06 10:41am
There are no words that can make you feel
better and if infct malpractice is the
cause of death, you will be awarded a
large sum of money but that too will not
make it better.
The scary thing about this surgery is the
high moretality rate carried with it. My
mother had the original banding surgery
over 20 years ago and had to have it
removed because she could not swallow even
water. She still shas scarring so bad
that she cannot eat very many things
without them getting stuck and having to
throw up for hours to try and get a kernal
of corn unstuck.
She then had the gastric bypass and that
failed within a couple of months because
the staples have snapped. It cannot be
repaired and it was done with medicade so
there are no legal actions that can be
done for my mom.
I hope your story will be read by the
masses that are looking for the magic
weight loss bullet because it is infact
possibly a deadly bullet.
My prayers are with you and your family,
dont stop letting others know what has
happened to you.
Brian
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BAILY
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Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 10 Location: FLORIDA
Soooooooooo Posted: 02-16-06 10:03am
Sorry for you loss my dear. I'm over
weight and I was thinking of getting this
done . My family dr said no way to do
such a thing. I have not . I been in
therapy 18 months and now see why I over
eat . I'm working on my weight now .I
lose 10 lbs then gain 10 lbs but it's
getting better as I change myself .No more
people pleasing no more having to be liked
.I now set boundries. I know there's no
easy answer change is hard but were worth
the fight . I will keep you in my prayers
tonight . Again soooooooooooooo sorry for
your loss hugs baily p.S. There may be
a support group out there where you can
maybe get some help or talk to your family
dr hope this helps
Maybe Small Bowel Obstruction Posted: 02-05-08 19:12pm
I'm truly sorry for your loss. I'm a 33
year old male and have had hernia issues
for about 7 years now. My bowels are of a
high concern of mine so I've read up on
strangulated hernias for a while now. I
recently read an article on the risk of
Small Bowel Obstruction due to hernia
after these kinds of surgeries but I've
been unsuccessful finding it again. I'll
post it as soon as I find it. Best wishes
