EGD With Sclerotherapy.... - ThinnerTimes

JenniferSNY · 03-21-2008, 12:34 PM

I had an Endoscopy done on monday.. and sure enough the outlet from my stomach to my intestine was larger then "normal" so they had to do sclerotherapy (injecting something into the area to make the outlet smaller, aka making scar tissue). I was rather surprised by the procedure. Everyone who talked to me about it and even people i overheard talking about it next to me said i wouldn't remember it and i'd be sleeping if not very close to it. Well i was VERY much awake during the whole thing. Infact the doctor made a comment that made me smile, i would have laughed but that is hard to do with a tube down your throat. The endoscopy part wasn't too bad, the worst part of that was when they took the tube out, it was very uncomfortable. It was rather interesting seeing them do the injections, but not feeling it right away. The procedure only took about 5 minutes. As they were wheeling me out of the room my stomach started hurting really bad. It felt like someone was stabbing me in the stomach. They gave me morphine which didn't touch the pain at all. After 20 minutes of being in pain they gave me something else which didn't really help much at all either. The ride home was awful, i thought i was going to throw up (but thankfully i did not). I couldn't stand up for hours without getting very dizzy (i think this was due to the pain medications.) The pain finally settled down late in the evening and i could stand up for short periods of time. By morning the pain was pretty much gone. It flaired up for about a day when i would eat, but it was very mild. I have no discomforts now, however i do not see any change in feeling full faster yet.

The one thing that made me mad was how they put the blood pressure cuff on. When they got me to recovery they hooked me up to the blood pressure machine again. I ripped the cuff off me because it was ripping at my skin, between that and my stomach pain i didn't want to deal with it. Well i realized last night why my arm was hurting so bad... i actually have broken blood vessels in lines all around my arm from the cuff.

they say it will take up to 6-8 weeks to get the full effects of this procedure.. but hopefully it will help me not be so hungry all the time. we shall see....

Godsblessedme · 03-21-2008, 02:10 PM

so are you post op? i didnt know they could do a procedure like that, very interesting. Welcome to TT

JenniferSNY · 03-21-2008, 03:27 PM

Yes i am almost 7 years post op and for the last year or so i have been hungry ALL the time. so they wanted to see if my opening was enlarged (which can happen over time). i havent gotten a chance to find out HOW large it was.. just know it was enlarged so they did the enjections to hopefully make scar tissue and make the opening smaller.

MiladyB · 03-21-2008, 05:30 PM

Jennifer, just curious. Where do you live? I know of very few doctors who do the Sclerotherapy so I was curious about who the doctor was?

I know of a few people who have had the Sclerotherapy and are totally thrilled with the results. I know sometimes they have to do it again but all the reports I've heard about it is that it works!

JenniferSNY · 03-21-2008, 05:40 PM

i live in Vermont. the doctor is Dr. Spaulding, she is a wonderful lady.

MiladyB · 03-21-2008, 05:45 PM

Ahhh, thanks. I know that my surgeon is one of the few in the nation that does the Sclerotherapy and I've often wondered where some of the other surgeons are located.

Well I hope this improves things for you. Like I've mentioned the people that I know who have had it are thrilled and have seen their weight loss start again.

Let us know how things are going for you.

Rain · 03-23-2008, 11:38 PM

So sorry to hear you are going thru so much. I sure hope you are doing better. This is why I like this site I am learning so much. Welcome to the boards and please let us know how it goes with you.

JenniferSNY · 03-25-2008, 08:03 PM

I have noticed a difference in foods i can and can not eat. It's like i went back to a few months after surgery.. i can't eat pasta (even a little makes my stomach hurt really bad), or breads, or apparently chicken...

i had some chicken 3 hours ago and haven't been able to keep anything down since, not even water. If this continues through the night i will be calling the doctor, but hopefully it gets better on its own.

i will continue to keep everyone updated on how the procedure worked

MiladyB · 03-25-2008, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by JenniferSNY

I have noticed a difference in foods i can and can not eat. It's like i went back to a few months after surgery.. i can't eat pasta (even a little makes my stomach hurt really bad), or breads, or apparently chicken...

i had some chicken 3 hours ago and haven't been able to keep anything down since, not even water. If this continues through the night i will be calling the doctor, but hopefully it gets better on its own.

i will continue to keep everyone updated on how the procedure worked

Jennifer, you probably still have some swelling down in your pouch. Chicken can be pretty hard on a new pouch and yours isn't much different from a new one. You may have just really pissed it off. Try going back to soft foods in the morning...yogurt, milk, soup....things like that. Give your pouch a rest but if you continue to have problems certainly don't hesitate to call your doctor.

JenniferSNY · 03-26-2008, 06:25 AM

i actually had the same chicken the night before with no problems....

so morning came.. very dehydrated but the water is staying down so far...(thank goodness)