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10-05-2006, 06:06 PM
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| Newbie |  Walkbyfaith Update!!! I scheduled my Gastric Bypass Surgery today. It is going to be on October 23 at 8:00 am, I do my Preadmission on Monday, October 9 at 9:00 am. The Doctor said that was going to have bloodwork and Upper GI done. I just can't wait until the Surgery is over. What is a Upper GI and what is done? |
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10-05-2006, 06:56 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SOMEPLACE LONG ISLAND, NY
Posts: 6,755
Weight Statistics June 1, 2005 Start Date:
Height: 310 lb Start Weight:
167 lb Current Weight:
159 lb Goal Weight:
143 lb Weight Loss:
8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.1290322581 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 51 BMI Start:
27 BMI Current:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass     |  CONGRATULATONS on your surgery date! I wish you all the best. I will leave the UPPER GI question for someone else. I didnt have one done pre op. ALL the best and were here for all your questions. DONT forget to bring some chapstick to the hospitol! hugzzz
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10-05-2006, 08:09 PM
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| Big Loser  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Somewhere,Illinois
Posts: 199
Weight Statistics July,19th 2006 Start Date:
Height: 255 lb Start Weight:
164 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
91 lb Weight Loss:
34 lb Lb Left to Lose:
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Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Congratzz!!!! on your date.... The upper GI helps diagnose hiatal hernia,abnormal pouches,enlarged blood vessels, ulcers,tumors, and inflammatory disease....It can also aid the diagnosis of absorption and digestive movement disorders...and the test can take up to 6 hours to complete...
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10-05-2006, 10:30 PM
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| Super Moderator  | Depends on what your dr meant by the upper GI. Is it going to be endoscopy or barium-Xray study? If it is endoscopy, then the gastroentrologist will check your esophagus, stomach, and the bulbus (first portion of the duodenum, which is the first portion of your small intestines) visually using a gastroendoscope, for varices (swollen veins due to liver cirrhosis),GERD (gastric reflux), herniation of the stomach, stomach cancers, ulcers, polyps, erosion of the surface which can lead to ulcers, and also maybe for Helicobacter Pylori which is a bacteria that causes repetitive ulcer, in which case, the bacteria will have to be dealt with before surgery. If it is barium-Xray study, with the double contrast method, the flow of the barium and any deformation of the stomach and blubus, usually due to ulcers, will be checked, as well as obvious varices, hernias, ulcers and polyps, as the smaller ones are often less easy to check with Xrays compared to scopes. Also, GERD cannot be diagnosed with Xrays, only with the scope. With the barium study, the silouhette of the entire stomach and bulbus can be seen on the screen and film, and the flow of barium can be seen through the lower portion of the duodenum and further down as well (although anything beyond the duodenum does not have any diagnostic meaning with a few exceptions) compared to the scope where only to the bulbus can be seen. The barium-Xray exam is what is used for the leak study post op, though gastrographin may be used instead of barium on occasions. Each method of examination has its advantages and disadvantages, so which method is chosen will depend on the info the dr needs.
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10-06-2006, 02:47 AM
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| Super Moderator | Oops, forgot to say, congratulations on getting your date!! I'll be keeping you in my prayers that all your pre-op studies will go without a hitch, and you come out with flying colors. ((((((HUGS))))))
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10-06-2006, 07:44 AM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Near St. Louis, MO
Posts: 633
Weight Statistics June 17, 2005 Start Date:
June 17, 2005 Surgery Date:
5' 2" Height: 313 lb Start Weight:
173 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
140 lb Weight Loss:
33 lb Lb Left to Lose:
44.7284345048 % % Lost:
don't have a set goal date, I take it day by day that way I don't get discouraged Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 57.2421956296 BMI Start:
31.6386576483 BMI Current:
25.6035379813 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |  Wooo Hooo!!!! Now you can throw a party! I am so happy you got your date and will soon be on your way to a wonderful new journey in your life. Congratulations.
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