Urgent Help Needed For Friend

jlogantx · 02-08-2007, 02:44 PM

I am posting this in several forums hoping someelse might have had the same problems.

I had my LAP-BAND^® surgery in june 06. I had had very few problems so I can't help my friend. she is in desperate need of help and is too sick to get on line to ask everyone.

She had her lb surgery last wednesday (1-31). she had a different dr than I did. My dr put me on a liquid diet for two weeks pre surgery. Her's did not. She ate regular food until midnight before the surgery. She called me Sunday in tears. She was hurting real bad and throwing up. I told her to walk alot and rock in a chair to help relieve the gas pains. She just called me and is not any better. I just found out that she has also been running fever since the surgery. this morning it was over 101. I don't think this is normal. She called the dr and he said it was normal for some people. He made her an appointment for Monday the 12th. I think she need to see him before then. She said her stomach is hot to the touch but not the rest of her body.

Her dr was Christian Thomas out of houston. Did anyone else use him?

If anyone else had similar problems or has any advise for her, please let me know. I am afraid that something if very wrong with her.

**Kat817** · 02-08-2007, 02:50 PM

If her Dr. won't see her, then I would advise her to go to an Urgent Care Center, and be seen today. They can run some blood work and see if she is septic. If they feel what she is going through is normal, then she will have peace of mind---if they don't they can prescribe appropriate antibiotics, and hospitalization if need be. Now is not a time to concern herself with whether she pisses off the Dr. or not, or worry about $$$---her health, her very life could be in danger if not treated properly! If it was my friend----I would personally drive her to an Urgent Care or and ER.
Good Luck!
Kat

jlogantx · 02-08-2007, 03:04 PM

I just called her back and told her everyone one here agrees with me and she needs to see a dr today. She is on her way now. I will keep everyone posted. Thanks everyone.

beachgirl · 02-08-2007, 03:24 PM

I agree that is not normal and my surgeon had me on no preop diet and I had steak and potatoe hours before surgery in Mexico and had no problems at all. I never even needed anything for pain. Tell her to see a dr. asap, this is nothing to fool around with. I wish her luck. Keep us informed.

tony4167 · 02-18-2007, 12:13 PM

I was fine while in hospital for the overnight stay, later in the day after released at home started to have a low grade fever. This fever got to 101 and ranged from 99-101 for about 5 days post-op. The first day I had the fever I called doctor immediately and he phoned in a perscription of Augmentin which is a very good antibiotic for those hard to kill infections normally seen in a hospital. I am totally fine now with no problems what so ever. I am now 3 weeks post-op and have lost 31 pounds and back to work and working out. Hope all works out, but the main thing is to get out of bed and start walking around as soon as possible and make sure that you did the breathing execises to clear the lungs out, that can be a cause of low grade fevers as well.

tltucker · 02-18-2007, 01:14 PM

How is she doing? It definately sounded like she had an infection. No one needs to mess around with infections after surgery. I work at a forensics center and have seen too many septic cases come through. You have to take care of yourself. No one else will. Don't be stubborn.