christin1225

I apologize if I overlooked anything when I registered and am posting when I shouldn't (I read the intro material quickly and may have missed where it said that this forum is for patients only. I checked the "pre surgery" box because it's a required field, even though I'm not a LapBand or a LapBand-to-be patient). I found this forum while looking for info for my sister. Friday morning, she had the LapBand surgery. Last night, she ran a temperature of 102. The fever is gone today, but she's getting horrific headaches that come on all of a sudden. It's not her BP and her blood sugars are no higher than they usually run (two hundreds). It's not caffeine withdrawal. She gave up caffeine about a month ago. All that I can come up with is the possibility of it being the pain pills. She's no longer on Dilaudid but is still on Vicodin. Opiates don't bother me, so I can't be of any help. The medical staff have offered us no possibilities. We're only told that they don't know and that the doctor is being informed. Please be assured that this post is not meant to ask medical questions of non-medical professionals. I'm only asking that you share your experience if it can shed any light on what my sister is experiencing.

My sister was discharged yesterday and I brought her home from the out of town hospital where she had her procedure done. Her headache resolved Sunday night. It appears that the headache was due to dehydration. While I was out of town today (my son joined the army), my sister was admitted to a local hospital. She had developed pneumonia after the surgery (my sister is a severe asthmatic and contracts pneumonia very easily). I haven't been able to check on her yet, but I will tomorrow. I've told my sister about this forum and about how wonderful the people on here have been. She's excited to get the information to join.

Thank you to everyone for replying. They have started my sister on an IV saline solution because they think that her headache may be partly due to dehydration. My sister (also an RN) said that her urine is very dark and is really hoping that's the cause. She's been on the IV for over 4 hours and is again having a horrific headache. Toradol barely touched the pain. Dilaudid finally took the headache away for about 2 hours, but then it built back up again. She's been given a second dose of dilaudid. They are also doing blood cultures. So, they are working at trying to find out what's wrong. I just hate to see her in so much pain. She has said that the surgery was a piece of cake compared to this headache. Thanks again for the replies. I'm praying that she does okay through the night.