Need help and guidance

[pions9815 11]

Since this past Sunday I have not been able to eat anything but a small amount of broth the other day and a few crackers on Sunday night. I went to the urgent care yesterday, they did some tests and everything came out okay but they gave me iv Fluid to see if it was dehydration. The fluid seemed to not help at all. I was prescribed zofran for nausea but can only take it every 8 hours and it definitely does not last 8 hours. Even with it on board I can only eat a cracker and my stomach feels like someone is twisting it. I have been trying to keep up on fluids as best I can but it's tough with the nausea. I had surgery on 8-18-14. Anyone with similar problems or advice? I am feeling really discouraged at the moment.

[Beckyyb93 225]

I'm a revision from a sleeve to a bypass and haven't been able to eat solid food in over two years without throwing up so I definitely know what you are feeling. First off, it will get better..what's going on with me is a freak accident and it's perfectly normal to have some difficulty tolerating things in the beginning. Second, you need to get on some better meds. Zofran isn't meant to last for more than 4-6 hours so I'm not exactly sure why they aren't letting you have it more often. I swore by Zofran until I took Phenergen and now I won't use anything else. I'd call your surgeon or if you did surgery in Mexico, I'd call your primary care physician and tell them what's going on and stress to them that you need something that will control your nausea more effectively. If you want to keep taking Zofran, I'd get the ones that dissolve under your tongue because they work a little quicker and you are less likely to throw them up. I take suppository Phenergen and while it's odd, it's so much more effective for me because I can't throw it up before it starts working!

You just need to find something that controls your nausea for now and in no time you will feel better! I'd also ask your surgeon about the possibility of a stricture because that can cause some of these symptoms and is relatively easy to fix. Hang in there and make the doctors help you..that's their job!!

[pions9815 11]

Thank you! I did speak to my surgeon yesterday and they told me to call back if things weren't any better, I called them today and so they have me compazine to take in addition to the zofran. It helped a little and I was able to eat a piece of bread this afternoon. The weird thing is I was feeling great up until Sunday so I don't know if it's a virus or what but I guess time will tell. Hope it isn't a stricture but if it is glad it can easily be fixed. Thank you again! I know you had a really tough two years with the sleeve.

[Beckyyb93 225]

Yeah, I did! I wasn't paying close enough attention when I responded to this and didn't see it was you..woops! I know we talked a little before surgery and have nursing in common. I'm so sorry you are having a rough time, to me it sounds like a stricture because they normally come on quick and have the symptoms that you are describing. I'd give it a few more days and if it's not any better I'd call the doc again and tell them that something is wrong and they need to do some tests. They can usually tell from a Barium swallow if you have a stricture and then they can go in through an EGD and dilate. Hopefully that's not what it is and you are just having a rough couple of days but it will get better one way or another! Hang in there and keep us updated