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Hey everyone

This coming Monday I'll be 2 weeks post op

Unfortunatley a terrible stomach bug has hit the family's and i haven't been effected...yet...

If i should come to fall ill, and vomit, will it damage the staple line? Or bust it open? Of course I'll try everything in you power to prevent this.....so far I've been healing very well.....

Opinions? Suggestions? Have u gone thrust his so close post op?.

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I've only thrown up one time, in the hospital, the morning after surgery - I drank a little too much Water. It hurt like hell, but it didn't do any damage. And right before I left the hospital, I got a case of the hiccups that lasted several minutes - I didn't think they were ever going to stop. Again, it hurt like hell and it felt like my staple line got stretched, but no damage.

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Think your surgeon might give you a pre-emptive prescription for Zofran or something, just in case? You've got to be living in terror at the moment - I know I'm scared of throwing up this early!

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You can start taking Tamiflu within the first 24 hours. You will feel back to normal within 24 hours after taking it. You have to go to a doctor or urgent care clinic to get it, however. Once you start noticing symptoms of the flu (fever, body aches, headache, or vomiting) head for the doctor to get some. Just tell the doctor that you have been exposed to the flu and are beginning to have symptoms. There are also some all-natural over the counter medicine that shortens the flu. I'm not sure how well they work, however. As a teacher, I try to take Emergen-C everyday to help prevent getting a cold or the flu.

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I am getting the flu or a cold. Is it ok to crush cold medicine?

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Here's hoping you don't catch the bug................go into isolation mode when possible.

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I would not crush with out checking with doctor or pharmacy

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