3 Months Post-Op

I first see Dr. Rasmussen at my 3 week follow up. This week also marks my 3 month post op mark. I have lost another 7 pounds.  We talk extensively about what might be going on and what the next options could be. Dr. Rasmussen suspects either a Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction or a clogged bile duct to explain the pain in my right upper quadrant. He is suspicious mainly because the pain gets worse after eating. But he says because of my newly formed anatomy I cannot have the test done to prove this is what I have. He wants me to address the issue with Dr. Frech since he would be more of an expert and see what he thinks. We also talk that my stomach just may not have any function and that removing the rest of the stomach and connecting the small intestine straight to the esophagus might be an option. He doesn’t want to go there and neither do I. The next thing that we talk about is that I may have food allergies. He wants me to avoid all milk products for a month and see if this helps. I am not too keen on this idea for several reasons. Number one I saw a food allergist for years and he never helped me. He was the one who actually suggest I see a gastro Dr. because I had a bigger problem than he could help me with. Number two, I am already having a hard time maintaining my weight let alone gaining any weight. Cutting out milk products means cutting out my protein shakes and bars, and I feel that’s the only thing keeping my going at this point. So his plan is to cut out my dairy and see him a month. He will also repeat labs at my next appointment to see if all my low numbers have come up at all.