Three Month Post-Op Lab Work and Follow Up

So after I have the second scope done, I go through the motions of trying to recover. I feel pretty good after this stretch and feel like I can eat something and not want to die. I attend another support group meeting in the meantime. I am also scheduled to go in for 3 month post-op lab work as well. I have this done and then I am scheduled to see Dr. Rasmussen the following week.

I see Dr. Rasmussen and we discuss several different issues. The first is that my incisions are still numb. He says that is not normal for 12 weeks post-op but neither one of us are too worried about it. One of incisions is also healing funny so he prescribes a silicone ointment to rub on the incision, once again not too worried about this. The lab work came back normal which is a good sign. I don’t have any nutritional deficiencies at this point and just need to continue taking my multivitamin and calcium. I am still very dizzy and lightheaded upon standing but this may be due to the fact that I still am not eating as much as I should be. We go over how much I need to be eating and how much physical activity I need in a week to regain my strength. Overall, things are looking up and he wants to see me again in 3 weeks.

This same day I go for my last scheduled IV therapy appointment and am relieved that I will not need these services again, hopefully.

In the next couple of weeks, my stomach starts giving me problems again. I feel like I can’t eat much and having a lot of pain so I call Dr. Frech’s office and we schedule a third scope with dilation.