Posted 7/16/2016 10:47 AM (GMT 0)
Since May 27 been suffering from a bad ulcer at a gastrojejunostomy site. June 24 I needed a blood transfusion as I had lost a lot of blood over that time. June 30 I had an endoscopy which confirmed it was a bad ulcer but at that point it was not bleeding. My GI doubled my Nexium from 40mg/day to 80. That seemed to have made a difference. As of yesterday July 15 I've been able to eat some solid food again (vs shakes) for a week and the pain has decreased dramatically. My stool colour has been brown since end of June.
But yesterday (Friday) and Wed past I had felt really drained and needed naps. Today's stool was very dark which means it's likely bleeding again. I haven't had any real pain though. So I don't think it's getting worse but it's obviously bleeding. It's Saturday and my GI's office is closed. I'm not sure if I should panic or just wait it out. Blood work from a week ago said I was low but not critical.