Need to Vent

[dimples509 0]

These noises won't go away....... these bubbly feelings inside just gross me out. Even more now because of sense of smell and already feeling gross. Everything smells, I don't even like sleeping in the same bed with my husband because everything stinks. Does anyone else have issues with the increased sense of smell? I throw up everyday..... it's just bananas. I guess this is where the "buyers remorse" syndrome kicks in.

I went to my doctor and they said they are trying to figure out why this whole nausea phase is happening with the sleeve patients, but not everyone has it.

I hope things start to turn around by Monday. I have been off work the entire month of April, and the last two weeks, I didn't have any leave, so it was a whole pay period of leave without pay. I can't afford to take any more days off, I just wanna get better.

[kids05 4]

I have had a terrible time of it too. A few bright Patches, but I know what you mean. My favorite flower, Hyacinth...when I had some in my dining room this Easter the smell would be stong at times...yuck. Made me think of dead bodies...don't ask me why?? Maybe cause I'm a nurse...morbid, but thats what I thought of...outside they went.

On the flip side pizza, chicken cooking...smell amazing, I die of desire, hunger and wage a willpower war, when they get cooked. I would sell a kid for some...lol.

My stomach churns and gurgles...LOUD! My daughter at the other end of the couch will be like, "MOM! is that your stomach??" yup...it is. My persnickety noisy tummy...what can we do??? Endure...hope the good days eventually outweigh the bad...hang in there. Yup heard it all and just muddling through...you are not alone. Hope you feel better.

[Hawaii50 4]

Some days are worse than others, but I can relate to my smells being very alert. I do get nausea everyday, some on smaller scales. Yesterday, I had to go lay down for half an hour to feel better. I think that had to do with eating too much or eating too fast though. But I don't throw up, thank god! I don't know if that's normal or not, but I feel for you girl, hopefully you'll get an answer soon or feel better asap.

xx

Heidi

[MegInNOLA 531]

Thank goodness my gurgles seemed to have stopped around the 1-week mark, but the hyperattenuated sense of smell is still here. It's great when it's pleasant smells, but it's really horrible when it's unpleasant ones. And I have always had a sensitive nose--now, it's like 10 times more so. I wonder if that's one way our bodies are trying to "help" us find food? Now that we're on such restricted intake, I wonder if the nose is trying to assist us? It does make me nauseous, too, although, like another poster, that mostly happens when I eat or drink too fast. I find as I eat or drink, the thing that smelled or tasted so great during the first couple of bites RAPIDLY loses its appeal, all the way to the other end of the spectrum.

Hang in there. I guess this sort of thing doesn't hamper long-term outcome, or many more people would be fussing about it. We're just the lucky ones. :-) NOT! Cheers--

Meg

[jovigrl62 2]

Hey all I'll tell you the smell thing bothered me for a couple of months. Still if it's a pungent smell I gag a little, but I'm almost 6 months out, I've dropped 100 pounds, and I still gurgle and bubble. I have GERD really bad. My Dr said that a very small number of sleevers have to go through a bypass to get rid of it, but I'm gonna see if I still have it after a year and then maybe I'll do another surgery, but I'm ok with it all if I keep losing the weight. 100 pounds and 5 dress sizes down I'm still a happy camper.

[****** 12]

I read on here (I think) that holding an alcohol swab under your nose helps get rid of nausea. I tried it in the hospital and it definitely worked for me. I keep a couple of the little swab packets handy and open one and wave it under my nose whenever I need to alleviate nausea. Now that I'm 5 days post op, the need to use them has diminished significantly.

[myrori 55]

I am sorry you having a tough time of it with nausea. I can not relate to that or smells, I guess I had and easy time of it. HOWEVER the noise thing, now I can tell you I have had lots of! The good news is, it gets better with time. Doc said it will never totally go away, but the noise and frequency does decrease dramaticly.

The only time I ever really notice it at 5 months is if the room is really quite and that is not often for me!

I consider it all a trade off for how great I feel and look now!