Continued gas/nausea after removal

[crogcampbell 1]

My daughter had her band removed one week ago due to erosion. The band had eroded into her stomach and she was experiencing severe nausea and vomiting, which lasted a while until they figured out what was going on. They kep saying the band hadn't slipped and so everything was fine.

We expected life to be a lot better after removal, however one week post op she is still very gassy and nauseated. Eating very little, taking nausea meds and gas-x. She's miserable and don't know what to do to help her. Check up with doctor after surgery.... stiches healing nicely and no infection, and said some people are more sensitive to laparascopic surgery.

Anyone else had this problem? Any thing work for you? I wish we'd never heard of lap-band or had this surgery. The weight loss hasn't been worth the hell she's still going through.

[Baba Wawa 543]

My daughter had her band removed one week ago due to erosion. The band had eroded into her stomach and she was experiencing severe nausea and vomiting, which lasted a while until they figured out what was going on. They kep saying the band hadn't slipped and so everything was fine.

We expected life to be a lot better after removal, however one week post op she is still very gassy and nauseated. Eating very little, taking nausea meds and gas-x. She's miserable and don't know what to do to help her. Check up with doctor after surgery.... stiches healing nicely and no infection, and said some people are more sensitive to laparascopic surgery.

Anyone else had this problem? Any thing work for you? I wish we'd never heard of lap-band or had this surgery. The weight loss hasn't been worth the hell she's still going through.

What was involved in her removal? Is her stomach intact or did they have to do a partial gastrectomy? Did the dr prescribe anti nausea drugs or Prilosec? Is she tolerating liquids and keeping hydrated?

If she had a lot of damage from her band, her recovery will be more difficult, but I would be surprised if no medication for her symptoms was given...hope she feels better soon, but if not, call the dr again.

[crogcampbell 1]

We were prescribed multiple nausea medications... they helped a little but not much. I think a lot of the nausea was coming from acid and gas. Over the counter remedies did not help, however when the doctor finally prescribed Nexium, things got a lot better.

[Baba Wawa 543]

Good to here!

[Scorpio Girl 88]

How are things going now?

[crogcampbell 1]

Things are much better, thanks for asking. Recovery after surgery was agonizingly slow, however the Nexium has made a lot of difference (although very expensive). She has been able to return to work last week, and is planning to try backing off of the medication to perhaps every other day and see how that goes.