Difficulty With Bubble Post-op?

[pilze0 2]

Hey everyone, I'm new here and I was just banded 2 days ago. I'm noticing that whenever I drink/eat anything, I feel almost like I get nauseous. It's hard to explain... it feels almost like I'm going to either burp or vomit what I ate, but then the feeling goes away. I've been taking tiny tiny sips about a minute or two apart from each other. This happens maybe 20 seconds after I have a sip of whatever I'm drinking. At first I thought it was a bubble of some of the surgical gas left in my abdomen? But it's starting to really bother me and I feel like I'm really not getting as many calories as I should be. I can barely even finish 4oz of my Protein shake.

Anyone else experience this?

[Grider 92]

Yep, take a week or more to eat right the anesthesia and surgery prevent you from eating right, don't worry, wont be long, and now im going into the milk of magnesia stage, cause that's not working yet either. I was banded 22 Dec.

[Crispaholic 7]

Ah you have the famous bubbles they are nothing to worry about....you have to retrain your head not to drink or eat too fast....you have to take it very slow.....it takes a while for you to retrain your brain....all the bubble are normal....they advise you not to drink for 30 mins before you eat.....and definitely you cannot eat and drink at the same time as you will get sick

[blondeblueeyes 3]

I wrote my dr concerning the elephant sitting on my chest & burping everytime I stood up for the first week.He said two things-still swollen insides & it takes about a week for the swelling to go down so the chest feels alittle better. And he leaves alittle Fluid in the band so that will effect the chest & cause some burping. Keep drinking just slower, give it time & pretty much had a liquid in my hand the whole time that I was awake. It's a little better now. Good luck!

[Kate rules 43]

VERY slow sips of warm Fluid helped me. I was unable to drink cold Water for weeks after I was banded. Unfortunately, there isn't much you can do about the uncomfortable feeling you have at first. It's just par for the course. After a while, you will be able to drink/eat your mushies and not feel uncomfortable.

[Joyce Real 21]

sip fluids and no eating at all.

[pilze0 2]

Thanks everyone, glad to know I'm not alone! The "bubble" has been getting better even this morning, but it's definitely still there. Wannabe21bmi, I think you're on to something with the warm fluids! This does seem to only happen when I drink cold Water or sip anything cold like ice chips... thanks!!

[curryteacher 2]

I was banded 3 days ago and I'm still burping and feeling like you described also... I am hoping it works itself out :/

[shay33 18]

I am 5 days out and have the same thing. It makes it hard to stay positive but i am finding that just hearing that its normal and should go away soon helps me.

[pilze0 2]

I agree, dang I never thought about how hard these first few days would be! The "bubble" sensation is better today, but now I'm dealing with gas in my left shoulder. Ugh! Just gotta keep our heads up and remember the reasons why we did this! I even wrote myself a letter a day pre-op in case I felt down on myself this first week!

[nicole1 92]

Four days out and I have the same bubbles and shoulder pain. I try to walk after my Protein Drink and that helps, even if it is just a few laps around the house. Also a lot of stretching has helped!! Loosen up all my upper body muscles and move the gases around. I have been drinking tea in the morning and It feels good going down. I still have a little bit of a sore throat from surgery, I am going off the pain pills so I can be more alert and hopefully have more energy. How can I possibly drink the required fluids if I sleep the day away.

Congrats to all of us for surviving our pre-surgery liquid diets, the actual surgery and now the post effects! We did it!!!!

[BlueTattoo 43]

Gas x strips that melt in ur mouth helped me with mine. I'm 8 days post op.