Question 1

side effects after total gastrectomy?

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Dietary: One would need to eat smaller & more frequent meals & chew foods very well as the new intestinal connection or internal intestinal pouch will not be able to hold as much food as a normal stomach. Sometimes a person is checked with blood tests for anemia or b vitamin deficiency.

Question 2

can one who undergoes total gastrectomy eventually go on to eat normal full meals?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: After removal of stomach eating more than small amounts causes so called, "dumping syndrome".
It would be prudent to consult a nutritionist as you need to take supplements to ensure proper nutrition.
Wish you good health.

Question 3

pain after total gastrectomy for carcinoma stomach?

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Very controllable: The pain usually relates to the incision.  These types of incisions are usually treated with IV narcotic pain medications. I typically use a patient controlled analgesia (pca) system which means that the patient has a button that controls when doses are given. There are built in safety mechanisms to make sure too much narcotic is not delivered.

Question 4

abdominal swelling after total gastrectomy?

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Depends: It depends how long after gastrectomy.  If the swelling happens a few days later, it can be due to infection or bleeding.  If it's just mild swelling, sometime it is just due to bloated intestines. If the gastrectomy was several weeks or months ago, the considerations include ascites (abdominal fluid), a hernia, versus tumor regrowth. Talk with your surgeon to learn more.

Question 5

i'm a very active 31yr male i had a total gastrectomy 2yr ago due too a burst stomach ulcer, im on 12 wk b12 jabs i don't feel it's enough, r 4wkly safe?

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Yes , is enough: After total  gastrectomy , B12 is not absorbed by mouth , has to be given by injection , liver will store it for months, you doctor is monitoring  you blood  B12 levels, every 12 wks is fine. If you take every 4 wks excess is eliminated from body with any harm.

Question 6

what type of doctor do i need to see? i've had a total gastrectomy r/t a rare cancer and i've developed many new symptoms over the last year.  i've consulted my primary care doctor, my oncologist, my gi specialist, a rheumatologist and despite my obvious

Accepted Answer

Always : Always keep in touch with your primary care physician. It is very good that you have decided to see a medical toxicologist. Without knowledge of your symptoms, it is difficult to make a recommendation, however i would highly recommend seeing a physician at an academic, research based medical center. Many of the university based hospitals are academic and research based. Best of luck.

Question 7

i want to do hair transplant surgury next month. how much time do i have to wait after the surgury to go for sleeve gastrectomy surgury. because i heard there is hair loss after gastrectomy surgury, and i'm afraid it will affect the success rate of hair t

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Ask the transplant D: There is a small risk of hair loss, usually temporary, after any surgery. Ask the transplant Dr about expected temporary shedding of the newly transplanted hair plugs which may be expected anyway.

Question 8

is the vertical sleeve gastrectomy safe and effective or too experimental?

Accepted Answer

Good question: I think you will get a variety of answers right now, but the proceedure seems to be as safe as gastric bypass and maybe more so in those patients who are too high risk to tolerate the full bypass surgery or the patient needs more stomach absorption for mandatory medications. Studies are ongoing.

Question 9

can a gastrectomy cause dumping syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Dumping syndrome is not uncommon after a gastrectomy, and is usually treated by eating 6 small meals per day.

Question 10

what does laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy look like before and after?

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here is a picture: The portion of the stomach on the left is what you would be left with and the part on the right is removed permanently.

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