Nausea

[mizzzzzzT 80]

I'm always so nauseous and I'm 4 days post op besides that I feel great....Is that normal?

[Valentina 2,642]

Normal? I wouldn't call post op nausea "normal", but it certainly is not uncommon. I'm somewhat surprised that you did not come home with a RX for nausea from the hospital.

So, what to do? In the morning, please call your bariatric team and let them "fix" your nausea. Early post op is difficult enough without being nauseous. Yuck !

For tonight, I would sip on some flat diet ginger ale. Ginger will help settle the gut. Just be sure the bubbles are gone. (my non professional suggestion)

Feel better and please post and let us know what your team did to help you.

Prayers going up for you.

[mizzzzzzT 80]

Thank you so much I really appreciate it I will call first thing in the morning

[jane13 2,256]

@@mizzzzzzT - what did the doctors office suggest?

[FocusOnMeNow 599]

I would call it 100 % normal. I was on zofran for three - four weeks post op. Your stomach was just cut in half. It will take about 12 weeks for it to heal. And I was also on phenergan in hospital. Phenergan by iv in hospital was wonderful. By mouth not so much. Zofran makes a tablet that dissolves in liquid. That was the first sip I took every morning. Couldn't stomach anything else without it. Definitely call the doc and set yourself up. I also had a scopolamine patch behind my ear as well. Good luck.

[amandastearns 79]

Very normal. Call your doctor to get some medicine no need to suffer!

[OzRoo 1,492]

I was sent home with Zofran wafers.< /p>

They helped!

[mizzzzzzT 80]

I have gotten some gravol for the time being and seems to be curving it nausea so far going to try for a shake soon

[breezy25 69]

Are you taking pain pills or other crushed meds? That could certainly attribute to it. I am off pain meds now (6 days post op) but anytime I took a pain pill I made sure I had taken a zofran first. Doc sent me home with that and phenegrune.

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[OzRoo 1,492]

@@breezy25

I am just curious re your being sent home with Phenergan, as well.

I have really bad hay fever and runny nose at times (curtesy of my thyroid), plus I read somewhere that WLS can also aggravate the runny nose post op

I get this anti-histamine over the counter, ever since my thyroid issues started.

It also helps me with sleep, as it is very sedating.

I remember bracing my stomach when I felt a sneeze or cough coming on, early post op.

Is this why Phenergan was given to you? Sorry for being bit nosey, just anything to do with runny nose is very interesting to me, as I still battle it daily ......

My prescribed nose sprays don't help at all.

[breezy25 69]

@krakow maybe I spelled it incorrectly? It's for nausea, not allergies.

It's pretty strong. I asked for it because I have insomnia and it helps you sleep. But it drugs the hell out of me so I can't take it - I've just been doing chewable Benadryl.

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[OzRoo 1,492]

Fair enough.

Good luck with your insomnia,

from another insomnia sufferer .....

It is getting bit better for me.

[lifeofblair 308]

I had it and took medicine for it for a few days after surgery. I would shower get ready to do something then feel sick and have to get back in bed.