Struggling

[Xavierdh1 0]

I had my bypass procedure July 5th in Mexico. The procedure went fine and after 2 days recovery I was released and back in the States.

I have pretty much struggled with my diet since getting home. I did the liquid diet but everything from the broth to Water was causing nausea.

After dealing with this for about 2 weeks I found myself in the ER being treated for dehydration. Since then I've made 2 more trips for the exact same.

It has now been 6 days since I've eaten anything. I'm struggling with my water intake. I experience what would be vomiting but dince my stomach is empty nothing comes out. This is the worse thing I've experienced in my life and I've been through some tough situations. This I can't seem to get control of though. Any ideas on what is causing the vomiting even though I'm not eating? Tips for getting my intake in?

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[chryss 61]

Potentially a stricture. You need to see a doctor who can perform an endoscopy. If there is a stricture you will need to have balloon dilation to treat it. While some strictures can heal themselves, it doesn't sound like you can wait since you are getting dehydrated and starving yourself.

[Berry78 4,261]

Stricture or not, you need to either find a local bariatric surgeon (or maybe a gi specialist) and have a thorough check, or go back to your Mexico surgeon and be evaluated.

You can't go on this way. You won't survive. Gallbladder issues, internal blood clots, pancreatitis, etc. can all cause nausea, so you really need a doctor that can give you a complete workup to figure out what is going on.

[JohnnyCakes 593]

not rubbing anything in, i truly hope you get better, but...

this is the flip side of all those great "get surgery in Mexico for cheap!" stories that are flooding this website. there is a huge downside - that you are on your own afterwards with no local support team to turn to in situations like this.

[Berry78 4,261]

I had surgery in Mexico, and had a few back up plans if things went sideways postop. Always have a plan, no matter where you have surgery. (Some people travel distances within the US for surgery and would also run into this issue).

[shedo82773 1,236]

Start by finding a Bariatric DR to evaluate you to find what is exactly going on. As far as what JohnnyCakes said is totally untrue. (about having no aftercare) Even if you need to see your PCP and then have him do a referral do it. The ER people do awesome with other kinds of medical things but not so much with the WLS people. You HAVE TO FORCE YOURSELF INTO drinking fluids. That is your main concern NOW!! There are many great DR's out there that have knowledge of WLS. Just might need to look a little harder. Please don't hesitate to get on it NOW!!! Take care of you.