Yes and even a few years after wls, a person can still be at risk for a bowel obstruction (I've also heard it called a strangulated bowel). Once I had some severe pain and I was very afraid it was this condition. My surgeon called me back and by that time the pain had subsided. He said that if it had been a bowel obstruction, the pain would NOT have let up, and that the pain would have been so intense that it would have caused me to get to an ER immediately. If I ever have pain that gets worse, and worse in my lower abdominal area (and near the belly button), I am going to the ER. Yikes, these things can be really scary. But, my surgeon also did tell the people during the seminar prior to surgery that this is a risk/complication.
Glad to hear that you got the problem resolved. Thank goodness. It sounds very excruciatingly painful. I hope I never experience it.
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