6th Week

vrt · May 16, 2011

Good Morning all ! I had my lapband on March 29th, my second fill was May 3rd and this past weekend, I got sick ! I think I hit the overload button, First thing in the morning I got up had a little Water, then proceeded to have my morning Protein drink "Muscle Milk" premade chocolate drink. Within minutes I was semi-puking, at least at first, then after several minutes it was full blown! Please forgive the description but no chunks, nothing other than fluids and choc drink, of course this being my first experience at being sick to my stomach since surgery, I didn't know any better (didn't think) and had some water, wrong thing to do, sick again..... Spend the rest of the day recouping, with just very little water sips as necessary, later in the evening I was able to have some warm tea. Next day I was much better, just didn't want to take any chances, so I had a little oatmeal in the morning and just a protein drink later, then a little and I mean little dinner later. Today is the first day since Saturday that I can hear and feel my stomach grumble for food ! What an experience, I think I have some slight restriction finally, just have to be careful from here on out for a while until I get used to the results of the latest fill. It didn't kick in for two weeks, so be careful to the rest of you going through this ! :huh:

nu2ywg · May 16, 2011

That doesn't sound pleasant at all. So you think it was your fill that did that, or a stomach bug? Sounds like a stomach bug to me. I've been fortunate not to get any stomach bugs yet and am not looking forward to when it does happen. I have had some really bad gallbladder attacks that have made me nauseous and I've had to heave but absolutely nothing but saliva came out. That actually worries me a bit for when I get a flu and need to get stuff out! :blink:

vrt · May 16, 2011

That doesn't sound pleasant at all. So you think it was your fill that did that, or a stomach bug? Sounds like a stomach bug to me. I've been fortunate not to get any stomach bugs yet and am not looking forward to when it does happen. I have had some really bad gallbladder attacks that have made me nauseous and I've had to heave but absolutely nothing but saliva came out. That actually worries me a bit for when I get a flu and need to get stuff out!

I think I really did overdo, had a little bit of rich food the night before, like small meatballs and cheese. Didn't feel stuck in the evening and didn't feel sick until the morning after Water and Protein drink. Today is a real good day, normal stuff, able to drink most of Protein drink and will have lunch in a few minutes. I didn't feel like I had a bug type of thing, because it was only until I got rid of what was in my stomach that I was better. "You will heave and saliva will come out, but when the other stuff need to come out it will, really different than before banding" It was scary but got through it and not looking forward to it ever happening again. Just saying be careful you never know when your fill will kick in !! ( I think :rolleyes: )