Deciphering what my band is telling me...?

[jktefft 15]

Hi all Happpy Hump Day!

So I am 1 week post-op, and on full liquids at this point. I have been struggling to get my Proteins and fluids in daily. The past two days have been better but still not great. I am sipping Water throughout the day as I can tolerate. This morning I woke feeling a little nauseated, nothing extreme but enough to be like "what the heck does this mean" but then I was also like is this what hunger feels like now, since I have not been hungry since surgery. Has anyone experienced this feeling? I still trying to figure what all my band is telling me and when I feel like this it makes me not want to eat or drink anything in case it would make it worse but I worried I am not getting enough nutrition/hydration already.

Any thoughts or ideas let me know!

Jessie

[cheryl2586 3,053]

Your doctor should have given you a prescription for nausea and if he didn't you need to call him and get one. Right now so newly post op it will be hard to get all your nutrition in but that will only be short lived.

[2muchfun 8,927]

I agree with Cheryl and I'd add that until your band is adjusted properly it may not be telling you anything. It took me 3 fills before I heard anything from Ms Band.

The nutrition guidelines are primarily for patients who are beyond the healing phase. Until you're cleared to eat normal solid foods I wouldn't be overly concerned with getting in every gram of Protein and Fluid recommended by your nutritionist. You can only do what your body allows you. Forcing too much in the way of Water or Proteins beyond what your body tells you it can tolerate wouldn't be advisable. jmo

[terriewoods 8]

Hi! I am really new to this forum and had my lapband done on January 23. I can say that I think a lot of my nausuea came from the gas pain and what I thought might be hunger also. I felt like I was starving but not able to eat anything. I did take the nausuea pills the dr. gave me and if nothing else they helped me sleep it off.

[jktefft 15]

Thanks for the feedback. The surgeon did give me meds for nausea but at follow he said I wouldn't need to use the refill. Guess he was wrong, went to the pharmacy this afternoon. Feel much better and calmer.

[steph2012 252]

Be sure to drink lots of Water. You do NOT want to become dehydrated.