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My husband has been having trouble keeping food down for months now. He has dropped below 130 pound now. His Gastroenterologist scoped both ends last month and ran a bunch of other test with no findings. So today we went in for a ultrasound on his tummy. We have not heard anything from his Doctor yet. I was looking over the technicians shoulder as she wrote her notes. She wrote that he appears to have a occlusion in his SMA.

I googled it and came back with Occluded Superior Mesenteric Artery Has anyone ever heard of this. It sounds like the cure is some sort of surgery to fix it. Tell me I'm wrong. Pray
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10-05-2012 at 10:01 AM.
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I don't know anything about it but wanted to give you a hug and Prayer.
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10-05-2012 at 10:08 AM.
10-05-2012 at 10:08 AM.
*If* this is what they were talking about, you may want to take it VERY seriously...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supe...ric_artery

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Acute occlusion of the SMA almost invariably leads to intestinal ischemia [wikipedia.org] and often has devastating consequences, with up to 80% of SMA occlusions leading to death.
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10-05-2012 at 10:15 AM.
10-05-2012 at 10:15 AM.
What other symptoms does he have?
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10-05-2012 at 10:17 AM.
10-05-2012 at 10:17 AM.
Quote from AngryPirate :
*If* this is what they were talking about, you may want to take it VERY seriously...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supe...ric_artery
I hope thats not what it is.
All I seen was the technician wrote that he appears to have a occlusion in his SMA.
We should be hearing back from the Doc soon I hope.
Maybe she is wrong or that SMA has more then one meaning.

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What other symptoms does he have?
Can't keep food down and bathroom issues.

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10-05-2012 at 10:23 AM.
10-05-2012 at 10:23 AM.
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I hope thats not what it is.
All I seen was the technician wrote that he appears to have a occlusion in his SMA.
We should be hearing back from the Doc soon I hope.
Maybe she is wrong or that SMA has more then one meaning.


Can't keep food down and bathroom issues.
Blood in stool? Abdominal pain?
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10-05-2012 at 10:25 AM.
10-05-2012 at 10:25 AM.
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Blood in stool? Abdominal pain?
No blood that I know of but pain as in cramping, yes.
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10-05-2012 at 10:27 AM.
10-05-2012 at 10:27 AM.
OMG, it will more then likely Monday before his doctor calls us. I'll be upset until I find out. I wish I didn't peek over her shoulder.
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10-05-2012 at 10:40 AM.
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From the brief amount I read, statistics seem to be on his side. Only accounts for ~0.1% of hospital visits and the majority (2/3) are women. So hopefully statistics work in his favor and it's just something minor.

I'm not religious, so can't pray....but I'll be hoping for the best.
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10-05-2012 at 10:40 AM.
10-05-2012 at 10:40 AM.
I'm guessing CC's husband is eating food she prepared?

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10-05-2012 at 10:47 AM.
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My husband has been having trouble keeping food down for months now. He has dropped below 130 pound now. His Gastroenterologist scoped both ends last month and ran a bunch of other test with no findings. So today we went in for a ultrasound on his tummy. We have not heard anything from his Doctor yet. I was looking over the technicians shoulder as she wrote her notes. She wrote that he appears to have a occlusion in his SMA.

I googled it and came back with Occluded Superior Mesenteric Artery Has anyone ever heard of this. It sounds like the cure is some sort of surgery to fix it. Tell me I'm wrong. Pray
Have you been withholding the Frosting? Scratchchin



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10-05-2012 at 10:48 AM.
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Quote from AngryPirate :
From the brief amount I read, statistics seem to be on his side. Only accounts for ~0.1% of hospital visits and the majority (2/3) are women. So hopefully statistics work in his favor and it's just something minor.

I'm not religious, so can't pray....but I'll be hoping for the best.
Good that sounds better.
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10-05-2012 at 10:49 AM.
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just stopping in to give you an extra hug
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10-05-2012 at 10:50 AM.
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I'm guessing CC's husband is eating food she prepared?

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10-05-2012 at 02:41 PM.
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My husband has been having trouble keeping food down for months now. He has dropped below 130 pound now. His Gastroenterologist scoped both ends last month and ran a bunch of other test with no findings. So today we went in for a ultrasound on his tummy. We have not heard anything from his Doctor yet. I was looking over the technicians shoulder as she wrote her notes. She wrote that he appears to have a occlusion in his SMA.

I googled it and came back with Occluded Superior Mesenteric Artery Has anyone ever heard of this. It sounds like the cure is some sort of surgery to fix it. Tell me I'm wrong. Pray
Don't jump the gun on this one; if it was that serious, as what AP is indicating and what I've researched as well; they would have admitted him directly into the hospital for surgery by now; to repair this. They would not be waiting; based on that Ultrasound, and a Radiologist reading it; and you should have heard back from a doctor by now nod I'm sure if you google "occuluded Superior Messenteric Artery" you too will come up with what we all have seen on google as well; there is actually an Ultrasound of one, with pictures, describing what they saw, and what the outcome was.

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