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I had vsg 4 days ago. I’m glad it’s done and over with.. but now I’m having such bad nausea that I can barely function. I *almost* vomited just now (how is that possible when there’s nothing to vomit)?!

my surgeon gave me zofran and it helps a bit.. but holy ****. This is NO joke. It feels like my stomach is contracting. Is that the gas I’m feeling? I’ve read there’s a short period of “regret” or “what did I do to myself”.. and I’m definitely there right now. I’m generally a super upbeat and positive person. But this has got me waaaaaay down.

I guess I’m just needing some reassurance that this is going to pass and I can actually handle it. I’m so miserable!

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Congrats on your surgery and hope your recovery goes well.

Nausea - yes, this is pretty normal. You might ask about a nausea patch. A lot of people got relief with them.

To me, the stomach muscle "contracting" doesn't sound like gas, it sounds like a muscle that just got cut up being mad at you. My surgeon prescribes muscle relaxants for the first month, to let the stomach rest and heal. Are you taking anything like that?

You should be turning the corner soon. Most people feel a lot better by the end of the first week!

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@123mollie When I had my VSG in 10/2012, I was slumped over the chair in pain like "what did I get myself into" and "this was a mistake". That is the gas from anesthesia. Walk, walk, walk as much as you can around the house or if your well enough to venture outside and do a lap in your drive way or backyard. You have been though major surgery! Keep telling yourself that! You just need to heal, love! Rest up when you can and take your zofran! You SO got this! :1321_punch_tone2:

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The very best advice is the same thing that drove me crazy in the first couple of weeks...
Stay hydrated!
And walk (I had that one down). :)
Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

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Hoping you feel better soon!

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Thank you all for answering! Having support helps SOOO much! I have small snippets of feeling okay and it gives me hope 😂 I can’t wait to get through this!

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3 minutes ago, 123mollie said:

Thank you all for answering! Having support helps SOOO much! I have small snippets of feeling okay and it gives me hope 😂 I can’t wait to get through this!

And that's when your new life begins!

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