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Hi I had my op 14/1. My procedure was one of the easiest my surgeon ever had. My liver was in great condition.

After the op in the evening I had overwhelming nausea. The nurse kept changing my nausea meds over to make me feel better.

All I wanted to do was vomit.

In her good intentions the nurse said try not to vomit as it wasn't good for my newly bypassed stomach.

About 3am I couldn't stop the overwhelming feeling, and then finally it happened, I vomited blood and lots of it, I'm not sure how much it was because I felt so unwell , but I do remember reaching for a cup and I know I filled at least half of it.

Next thing my room was filled with nurses, they soon realised I was incredibly pale. My surgeon was notified and by 5am I was having surgery/endoscopy to repair the broken blood vessel.

The next day I had several blood transfusions.

I came home yesterday. My beautiful husband is looking after me well.

My surgeon does not foresee any future problems because of the complication.

I just feel quite weak now and have to work on rebuilding my stamina.

Has anyone else experienced this complication?

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Scary! I was lucky enough not to have any of these complications, but this is a good reminder that things certainly can and do happen. I hope you feel better soon, and it's good that you have someone taking good care of you. Take it easy! :)

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I'm providing an update for anyone who may come across this later.

I know pre-op I researched to my fingers were numb!

I'm 3 days home now, and I'm feeling better already. I'm certainly not back to normal activity but my energy is slowly creeping back, and I'm feeling positive again about my decision to have the bypass.

I have hardly any pain, and I have not taken pain medication for 2 days.

I'm getting used to my new stomach and how much I can eat on the liquid stage, but it's going well.

Best of all I've lost 10 pounds in 6 days post surgery!

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That's great news on the update! Like any other surgery GB has it's risks and surgeons are human which occasionally make mistakes. Best of luck on the continued improvement and your future success!

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