2 Days Out & Lots Of Throwing Up?, Need Reassurance!

[AshLdy 0]

Hi, I am writing for my loved one who came home from Mexico today. She has been throwing up anything she tries to drink. She cannot keep pain meds down or other medications. It would be very helpful to hear from others who had a rough couple of days. There are so many stories from people who had no throwing up that it would be very helpful to hear some none easy stories. She is someone who has always thrown up easily but even sips of Water are still coming up. Did anyone else out there have a similar experience? How long until you kept liquids down? We are wondering if the flight out the day after surgery might be the culprit too though she was like this last night at the hotel as well. Any shares would be appreciated as mentally they help for her not to feel freaked out.

Just trying to push through.

Thank you!

[betterfly 34]

I haven't had the procedure yet, but have been studying these boards for a while now. I have seen other reports of vomiting, even up to almost a week out. But just to be safe better call your doc.

[mybaby 5]

Get her some gatoraide and have her sip only 1 ounce every hour. Sip very slow and very little at a time and make it last for one hour!

[clovers 15]

Yup.. and unfortunately it (may) last a lot longer than two days. In my case, it was close to two months before I could stop carying my um...vessle (sc) around the house with me .But.. everyone is different. The timeline for introducing different foods just worked slower for me. But now, I can definitely feel when I've eaten a bit too much but not to the point of tossing the 'too much' up.. Thank GOD that's over.

[mednar 26]

I had this the first week or so after surgery. My physician put some type of patch behind my ear afterwards that was to be absorbed through the skin for up to three days after the surgery. I've long since lost that box, so I'm not sure what that was called. It didn't help that it fell off and refused to stick soon after I got home.

He also gave me a prescription for ondansetron, an anti-nausea medicine that really seemed to help when I took it as prescribed.

Another thing that he prescribed for me was a battery powered wrist Bracelet that seemed to help me. I went home from the surgery center with that. I'm pretty sure i recently saw a similar device in the local CVS in the motion sickness department. My completely unqualified medical theory is that the slight shock that you get at the wrist every few seconds helps distract you from the feelings of nausea as your stomach readjusts to it's new shape.

The first week for me was rough with the nausea. Hopefully your loved one has gotten through that by now or is getting better.

Take care.

[FatToPhat 83]

I had this the first week or so after surgery. My physician put some type of patch behind my ear afterwards that was to be absorbed through the skin for up to three days after the surgery. I've long since lost that box, so I'm not sure what that was called. It didn't help that it fell off and refused to stick soon after I got home.

It was probably a Scopalamine patch