In Hospital Undergoing Surgery Tomorrow

[illinids2]

I have been in the hospital since Thursday morning when I had extreme abdominal pain about and hour after eating.   The previous day at Lunch time I had a similar pain and nearly passed out but after and hour the pain went away.  After being admitted I was NPO for 24 hours after my CT which showed some back up, but a definitive blockage could not be identified.  After that 24 hour NPO period I was progressed to liquids and then full liquids.  The pain was fine while on those restricted diets but yesterday I was progressed to full diet and the pain immediately came back.   I went back to liquid diet and tomorrow I will undergo exploratory surgery to determine what is going on and then fix it. 

The suspicion is a Peterson Hernia that is causing a blockage.

[meq815]

Oh man, Scott, that sucks! Please stick around and let us know how you make out. Thinking of you, Buddy.

[Joanne]

I know two other DS'ers that had Peterson's hernia a few years ago. I think it may also be known as mesentery defect, it has to do with massive weight loss and intestines slipping, from what I recall.

[fullhousemom]

Good luck, Scott. I can't offer a cure or words of wisdom. I just hope it gets resolved soon!

[Deleted]

I’m sorry to hear all that. At least it sounds like this will be fixed and then you can keep moving forward. My best wishes go out to you.

[jpcello]

Glad you listened to your body and didn't ignore the pain. Good luck.

[goodkel]

I hope they find it and fix it for you in one surgery.

Best of luck tomorrow.

[OnMyWay2Thin]

So sorry to hear this, Scott, and praying they go in and fix it all in one shot. I'm sorry you're going through this. I'll be sending healing thoughts and hope we get good news tomorrow.

Kelly

[mistercy]

Good luck, Scott - hope they can find and repair the problem. Wishing you the best. Is it your DS surgeon doing the exploratory surgery? If not, make sure whoever is going in there is schooled on your DS related physiological alterations, so they don't make a wrong turn as they poke around your intestines. Shaking critters for ya! Even if you are taking a break, when you find out what's going on and are recovered enough, can you report back what was going on so we know you are ok? No matter what commentary has been going on, I'm sure all of us here hope you do well, and recover fully!

[bboop]

Got the critters goin' for ya...hang in there. I do hope the surgery is successful and your recovery is totally uneventful. Take good care of yourself.

[historytracker]

Sorry to hear that Scott. Good luck to you on the surgery and I hope you have a speedy recovery. Take care.

[Melinda]

Oh no. Scott, please keep us posted.

[Mariposa(Heather)]

How are you doing Scott? Sending good thoughts your way.

[Deleted]

UPDATE!!!!! Scott is doing well, Exploratory Lap surgery found an petersen's defect and a partial blockage. Our DS surgeon, Dr. Marshall, fixed him all up. I'm not sure how long surgery was, but he is resting comfortably and should come home today.

I went up and saw Scott yesterday afternoon. He is doing good, and in high spirits.

Scott wishes to thank you to all that have made comments and said prayers for him during this time.

I'm sure Scott will be back and tell him yourself in a few days. Edited: ok that sounded weird. Scott will tell you himself when he returns..

[jpcello]

Marc - thanks for the update on Scott. Glad Dr. Marshall was able to fix the problem.

Speedy recovery!!

[meq815]

Thx, Marc. Sounds like good news.
Still, any word on Amy? Where the hell Is she?

[Deleted]

Got me, I'll put the word out that the board misses her.

[dawn4511]

Glad surgery went well and now for a speedy recovery.