Puking my guts out today :(

[BabySpoons 616]

12 minutes ago, Lisa XO said:

I'm so scared for it to happen again,

Ditto... I want to know if it gets better down the road for us or are we all destined for vomit bags and Depends. LOL

[Arabesque 7,257]

I took a gulp of Water the other night & half went down the wrong way. I burped which is incredibly weird for me as I can’t burp. Then I could feel it starting to come up - my last bite or two of my dinner. I sometimes think it’s because I can’t burp that I do have issues with the foamies & can’t release what may be a gas bubble adding to any blockage or slowing the passage of what I’ve eaten.

I often worried about having an attack when out @Lisa XO. I quizzed my surgeon’s colleague at a follow up. She agreed that my worrying it might happen was likely tightening my oesophagus & my tummy increasing the odds of me getting the foamies.

[BabySpoons 616]

I overcame my fear and went to a family graduation party last night that involved a ton of food and alcohol. I didn't test anything except Arby's roast beef, no bun and a small bit of potato salad since I knew I stomach mashed potatoes pretty well. All good.

My fam kept offering me alcohol and I kept turning it down while I sipped my Water. No way was I going to try it then attempt to drive home. I had a good time and glad I went. Baby steps

[Cheesekitty7 2]

I had my first episode of foamies today. I’m 3 weeks post op and I am cleared for soft foods. I had a scrambled egg and i think i ate a little too fast. I definitely felt it in my chest. The pressure and my runny nose was the cue that I probably ate too fast or I ate too much. Anyways I vomited the dreaded “foam/slime” and proceeded to vomit some of the eggs. Now I wonder when can I drink Water ? I’m currently laying it out and trying to relax myself. Scared the sh*t out of me tho.

[Brandiwine77 55]

4 hours ago, Cheesekitty7 said:

I had my first episode of foamies today. I’m 3 weeks post op and I am cleared for soft foods. I had a scrambled egg and i think i ate a little too fast. I definitely felt it in my chest. The pressure and my runny nose was the cue that I probably ate too fast or I ate too much. Anyways I vomited the dreaded “foam/slime” and proceeded to vomit some of the eggs. Now I wonder when can I drink Water ? I’m currently laying it out and trying to relax myself. Scared the sh*t out of me tho.

I had it too the other day with some scrambled egg. Again, not sure if I ate too much, too fast, or what. But it SUCKED. Wanna know what was even worse? I was at Target when it happened. Hubs was getting his hair cut and I was going to wait there, and felt yuck, so went to Target in the same shopping center. Thought it was all out and I was good. Nope. Walking around store and it just foams up in my mouth, so I ran to the kleenex aisle and got some and opened them up and used them to spit that nasty mess in. This happened 4-5 more times a tiny bit at a time while walking around, until hubs was done, and I took a little sip of Water. So yeah, def going to not eat scrambled for a while.

[BabySpoons 616]

Almost 3 months out and even though I think I know what's safe or doable for me at this stage, still surprises me. I can eat something one day just fine. Another, my stomach isn't having it. Sadly, I approach each meal now with a bit of trepidation. Like... is this going to go well? It definitely gives new meaning to conscious careful eating to avoid those damn foamies.

1 hour ago, Brandiwine77 said:

Now I wonder when can I drink Water ?

My first episode, I drank because it felt like something was stuck and it was painful. With each sip I was hoping to dislodge whatever it was and bring it back up or push it through. Water wouldn't even go down. I kept telling myself, I'll feel better after I throw up. Eventually I did but it took hours.

Another time I just laid down to let it pass but neither episode was pleasant.

6 hours ago, Cheesekitty7 said:

Scared the sh*t out of me tho.

Scared me too but I have made peace with it to a point. If we could eat everything easily, we would probably never reach our goals. And from what I've read our tool's effects won't last forever.

1 hour ago, Brandiwine77 said:

This happened 4-5 more times a tiny bit at a time while walking around

I carry around these nausea bags in my purse for such occasions. Because you just never know. Not very discreet but I feel better knowing I have them.

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[Arabesque 7,257]

I find I can have a little sip or two of Water after an attack but I am a lot further out. You can try & see how you go at the moment @Cheesekitty7. Some people do struggle with eggs in the beginning but it usually passes so that could have been the cause of yours - just your tummy saying nope.

I find the foamies can be delayed and can occur 15+ minutes after I’ve eaten or drunk too @brandiwine. Don’t know why. I’ve always put it down to just me.

What is it with scrambled eggs at the moment?? They set me off last week too & I’ve never had trouble with eggs. Just my quirky tummy keeping me on my toes.

[BabySpoons 616]

35 minutes ago, Arabesque said:

What is it with scrambled eggs at the moment??

IDK but I stopped eating eggs every morning since my last episode with them. I prefer to drink my Breakfast. At least for now.