Mom Unable to Eat Solid Foods for Over 10 Years Gets Life-Changing Surgery
Sarah Granados, a mom of three based in North Carolina, has not been able to eat solid foods for over a decade — until now. In 2012, she underwent surgery to remove her gallbladder due to potential cancer in her body…
Sarah Granados, a mom of three based in North Carolina, has not been able to eat solid foods for over a decade — until now.
In 2012, she underwent surgery to remove her gallbladder due to potential cancer in her body. This kind of procedure wasn’t something out of the ordinary.
Even though the surgery went well, doctors believed she was affected due to Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Granados told “Good Morning America.”
This syndrome is “an inherited connective tissue disorder that is caused by defects in a protein called collagen” and can lead to gastrointestinal issues, according to the National Center For Advancing Translational Sciences.
After the surgery, things took a turn for the worst. Granados could not eat solid foods and was placed on a feeding tube.
This led to her second surgery in 2018, which led to the removal of her stomach and also part of her small intestines. An after-effect of being on a feeding tube for six years.
Having had complications from this surgery, Granados said it “sent her into intestinal failure” and “she was diagnosed with intestinal pseudo-obstruction,” per “Good Morning America.” This is “a rare condition in which you have symptoms of intestinal obstruction, but doctors can’t find anything blocking your intestines,” according to the National Institutes of Health.
She then was put on a “total parenteral nutrition” according to “Good Morning America,” which would save her life through delivering nutrients to her body.