VERY IMPORTANT POST OP INFORMATION! PLEASE READ!!
Hi, My name is Louise and I had a lap GB on march 26, 2001. My MOM
also had it done the same day. The doctors will tell you what
medications to avoid–but they really did not STRESS it to us how
important it was to avoid them at ALL COSTS. When you get that list
of Medications, MAKE SURE YOU DISTRIBUTE THEM TO ALL OFF YOUR OTHER
DOCTORS!!!!!! Because my mother’s primary doctor prescribed her HIGH
doses of Motrin she developed an ulcer. Every one ignored her
symptoms, telling her she just needed to EAT because she was "too
thin"–what a joke–never thought we’d hear those words. The ulcer
actually grew so large that it ate through her stomach wall and began
to eat at an artery–she died on mat 21, 2004 from a severe GI bleed.
PLEASE, PLEASE Heed this information and make your other doctors
aware that we are "specail patients". Too many general Practioners
and interists do not know enough about our needs that there is
soooooooo much room for errors. I hope this information helps someone
else. Their ignorance can kill us. Good luck all and god bless and
take care of you–because you have to be your own health monitor.
Your body will tell you when something is wrong, DO NOT LET THEM
DISMISS YOU, the way they did my mom. By the way–my mother reached
her goal weigh the month before–never looked better and was 46 years
old. Please learn from our tragedy–make sure it does’t become a
repeat performance in someone else’s life. Thank you for listening,
Louise
February 11th, 2007 at 5:46 pm
Thanks, Louise, for this. It’s a very important point, and one we
should all be aware of.
Pam
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Hi, My name is Louise and I had a lap GB on march 26, 2001. My MOM
also had it done the same day. The doctors will tell you what
medications to avoid–but they really did not STRESS it to us how
important it was to avoid them at ALL COSTS. When you get that list
of Medications, MAKE SURE YOU DISTRIBUTE THEM TO ALL OFF YOUR OTHER
DOCTORS!!!!!! Because my mother’s primary doctor prescribed her HIGH
doses of Motrin she developed an ulcer. Every one ignored her
symptoms, telling her she just needed to EAT because she was "too
thin"–what a joke–never thought we’d hear those words. The ulcer
actually grew so large that it ate through her stomach wall and
began
to eat at an artery–she died on mat 21, 2004 from a severe GI
bleed.
PLEASE, PLEASE Heed this information and make your other doctors
aware that we are "specail patients". Too many general Practioners
and interists do not know enough about our needs that there is
soooooooo much room for errors. I hope this information helps
someone
else. Their ignorance can kill us. Good luck all and god bless and
take care of you–because you have to be your own health monitor.
Your body will tell you when something is wrong, DO NOT LET THEM
DISMISS YOU, the way they did my mom. By the way–my mother reached
her goal weigh the month before–never looked better and was 46
years
old. Please learn from our tragedy–make sure it does’t become a
repeat performance in someone else’s life. Thank you for listening,
Louise
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