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2Bhealthy · 06-21-2006, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by lealphachienne

I was in the ER and admitted to the hospital for an upper GI bleed. Needed 2 units of blood. Happended very fast. I was fine on Sunday, then Monday morning, I was pooping blood. They found a huge blood vessel near the anatmosis site. It was fixed. The only thing they could think of was the cause is that we are presdisposed to GI bleeds and stress along, with the flu bug I had last week.

Marie, Im so sorry! How did they fix it?

new me · 06-21-2006, 04:17 PM

Talk about scary. I hope you are feeling better. This is first for me hearing about this risk. I thought I was educated abour WLS.
All my best.

Jennimaria · 06-21-2006, 04:40 PM

Yikes scary! I've been pooping blood the past 2 days. Actually not really pooping, it's just bleeding. I thought I still had my period, but I don't. Maybe I should go see the doctor? Last year when this happened it turned out to be just small hemroids, but now the bleeding is a lot more.

lealphachienne · 06-21-2006, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Jennimaria

Yikes scary! I've been pooping blood the past 2 days. Actually not really pooping, it's just bleeding. I thought I still had my period, but I don't. Maybe I should go see the doctor? Last year when this happened it turned out to be just small hemroids, but now the bleeding is a lot more.

It's always better to get it checked out to make sure.

lealphachienne · 06-21-2006, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by 2Bhealthy

Marie, Im so sorry! How did they fix it?

They fix it by cauterizing the site and clipping off the blood vessel, plus inject a little epinephrine. They do it through an endoscope. That leaves a sore throat for a few days. For the endoscopy, they sedate you, so you don't feel it. THe absolute worse part was the gastric lavage. They had to suction the blood out to my stomach before they could do the scope. Even though they give you som lidocaine to swallow and some up your nose, it hurts! The nurse sticks a tube up your nose and down your throat. Then there's the whole gag reflex that wouldn't stop. I had it in for 15 minutes until it ran clear. I had tears running like crazy and spitting up the nasty tastin lidocaine.

LyndasRoom · 06-21-2006, 07:05 PM

Feel better soon Marie! We need you around here, sharing your wisdom and wit...

2Bhealthy · 06-21-2006, 07:23 PM

wow, that sucks marie, I hope thats the last complication you'll ever have.

pambragg · 06-22-2006, 07:28 AM

Hey sweetie,
I am glad to hear that you are home now. I am so sorry that you had to go thru that. Stay down and get some much needed rest. Hugs

tm45 · 06-22-2006, 07:40 AM

WOW Marie, sorry to hear the news, that is CRAZY!
Best wishes for a ~speedyrecovery.

Baron Patrick · 06-22-2006, 07:55 AM

Hey Marie;

Glad to hear your okay! Now behave yourself!

Why the epi? I thought that was used mainly for people in serious heart distress - you know, a "kick start"?

At least, that's what I remember from my EMT training!