Major complications after surgery

[emilyemiliemilu 10]

I had VSG on 2/22/22 and have been in the hospital 9 of those 12 days. Right after surgery I had extreme nausea/vomiting (blood), but it passed and I was able to go home on 2/24/22. Once home I started having horrible reflux and gas cramping and had a hard time getting anything down. On Monday, 2/28/22, my doc told me to go to ED for fluids since I couldn’t keep anything down. I had 5 bags of fluids before I started to pee again. Then the pain came. I could not ingest anything without extreme spasms in my stomach. Doc did a CT and showed what they think is a blood clot in my new pouch. Fast forward, I got a PICC line and TPN on Wednesday this week. Now doc is saying I’m all good to go home even though I still have extreme pain when drinking and haven’t had more than 20 oz of Fluid on my own since last week. I’m weary to go home just to have to come back again.

[Esi 179]

So sorry to hear this! I’m glad that your providers are figuring out what is going on. Hopefully the spasms will subside soon, and you will be healing. Hopefully you will be on your journey towards eating and drinking regularly (for gastric sleeve, that is).

This was not my scenario, but I had esophageal spasms and then vomiting for two months. I followed the doctor‘s advice, and it did eventually subside. I then had a normal response to the sleeve, and have lost most of the excess weight.

So hang in there, and sip slowly throughout the day if allowed. Even though your recovery is not the usual, you will likely have good results eventually, once you pass this hurdle!

[OutdoorsGirl 93]

Hope you’re on the mend soon.

[I♡BypassedMyPhatAss♡ 805]

I'm so sorry to hear about your difficult recovery, but I hope you heal quickly.

[ShoppGirl 5,049]

Well I can’t say I know what you are going through but I sure am glad you are posting here so that you know that you are not going through it alone. Hopefully the dr is Right And you don’t have to go back. Keep us posted.

[Jue 73]

I hope you are feeling a little better and everything's going well for you