post-op

[JoeyBee 0]

I'm on day 3 of my post-op band surgery and I am having a hard time to keep any fluids down...I drink and them 10 or 15 mins later I start feeling foam fill my esophagus then mouth and have to spit them I start bringing up most of what I just drank...Is this unusual is it because I have excess gas in my stomach...any suggestions out there

[Astrasmom 1]

I'm on day 3 of my post-op band surgery and I am having a hard time to keep any fluids down...I drink and them 10 or 15 mins later I start feeling foam fill my esophagus then mouth and have to spit them I start bringing up most of what I just drank...Is this unusual is it because I have excess gas in my stomach...any suggestions out there

Are you sipping really small? And did you have any fill put in when you had your surgery?

[mousek 4]

Hello, I went through the same thing. Please take very very small sips. It can be very painful if you take larger sips. I couldn't really swallow too much until about 7 days after surgery and if I take a big gulp now, 16 days post op - it is very uncomfortable.

[AllieBearRocks 0]

Nothing like this happened to me, and in the directions I was given after surgery it says that if you vomit or foam at all to call your surgeon and let him know. Just to be safe that is what I would do. Although the small sip thing is common sense, just keep taking smaller and smaller sips and see if that helps. But def call your doctor and ask for his advice. I hope you feel better soon!

[JoeyBee 0]

Nothing like this happened to me, and in the directions I was given after surgery it says that if you vomit or foam at all to call your surgeon and let him know. Just to be safe that is what I would do. Although the small sip thing is common sense, just keep taking smaller and smaller sips and see if that helps. But def call your doctor and ask for his advice. I hope you feel better soon!

I am taking small sips and I have called the Dr., spoke with the secretary and the Dr. was suppose to get back to me but no one called me back. I am going to see if I can tough it out for the weekend. I will continue to drink and hope that at some point it will decided to stay down and I was so looking forward to drinking something other then Boost and crystal light, which is what I had for the 2 week pre op...thanks for all you help

[Froggie D 1]

Hope you are doing better. the thing I would worry about is getting dehydrated. It is my understanding that getting dehydrated can cause more swelling and you sure don't need that right now. If you get dehydrated you will end up back in the hospital on IVs. Call your doctor again. Please take care of yourself.:redface:

[JoeyBee 0]

I am doing much better. I have been able to keep fluids down since Saturday. I still spit up a bit last night but not so much. I think that I was either having and adverse effect to the anesthesia and my sister who is a respiratory tech thinks that the spasms that I have been getting in my esophagus was from the intubation.

I'm having some Soup at the moment and it tastes good. I'm still not able to eat/drink what I should but hopefully I will hear from the Dr. office

Thanks everybody...I'm down 20 lbs as of today, from my preop weight which feels good.