My family is having a delima and we need help. I dont know what else to do. Can you guys suggest something? Heres the deal:
My sister had gastric bypass surgery in July 2007. She never has been healthy since. She had something happen a month or two after the surgery where they had to go back in and use a balloon to stretch an opening somewhere to allow food into the bowl (I think that is what happened). Well that worked for about 2 weeks, then ever since it has been hard for her to eat.
She doesnt want to eat because she throws up and has pain. She also cant drink water because she says it lays too heavy on her stomache and makes her nauseous. So heres where it gets bad:
She is currently in the hospital right now with SEVERE MALNUTRITION, and CANT WALK. Her hair is falling out, she cant pee, or have a BM. She cant even walk, unless she uses a walker and then she says it is so very very painful. I have been told if she doesnt get help she will DIE.
Her surgeon has refused to see her anymore due to her missing so many appointments. The place where she had the surgery is in TN, about two to three hours away. She couldnt make it to her appts after the surgery because of how sick she was, and the fact that we couldnt get her there due to where we live. So they have completely written her off, and now she is dying.
The thing is, since this surgion has dropped her, nobody will take her to fix what is wrong with her insides post surgery. The hospital she is in now does not perform bariatric surgery. They have contacted the surgeon who did the initial operation and he said NO again. So they said they were trying to contact a surgion in another city, but that was early this week and we havent heard anything, so that tell us they said NO.
What the heck do we do? NOBODY WILL DO SURGER ON HER TO FIX HER PROBLEM!!!! We cant sit back and just let her deteriorate and get sicker and sicker and just die. I even called neighboring cities to see if they would see her, just for an appt, and was told she would have to see the surgion who performed the surgery. Well he is an **shole and wont see her anymore.
What the heck do we do? Please somebody help us. What do we do?