Crazy question about 20 years from now

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

I haven't heard of anyone feeling that nauseous. We have had quite a few people getting sleeves lately.

[LAN2k 0]

I only had nausea the day of surgery. That evening when I got up to use the rest room, I felt nauseous. They have me something in my IV and I have never felt any nausea since then.

I hope it's still not on it's way!

Thank you thank you thank you...something in my IV...I will ask my doctor about that.

[LAN2k 0]

Well that is a relief. I'll let my worry go for now. Thanks again Oregondaisy :thumbup:

[MacMadame 81]

My aunt had a partial gastrectomy in the 60s... She's still here. :thumbup:

They've been doing the DS for 20 years and part of that surgery is a sleeve stomach too.

Most of the time when people get nausea, it's from the anesthesia and it goes away pretty fast. I know one person who had nausea for at least 4 months but she also had other things going on. I know another person who had it for 6 months and her surgeon said that this sometimes happens and they don't know why. But it's pretty rare.

[LAN2k 0]

My aunt had a partial gastrectomy in the 60s... She's still here. :thumbup:

They've been doing the DS for 20 years and part of that surgery is a sleeve stomach too.

Most of the time when people get nausea, it's from the anesthesia and it goes away pretty fast. I know one person who had nausea for at least 4 months but she also had other things going on. I know another person who had it for 6 months and her surgeon said that this sometimes happens and they don't know why. But it's pretty rare.

Thank you MacMadame. I am realizing that this will not be easy. Surgery is serious and I will not likely wake from it with ease. I have been on YouTube watching people that have made in hospital post-op videos. Besides the potential for nausea it appears that there will be painful gas stuck in the chest or shoulder which will have to work its way out...even taking a full breath appears to be difficult due to pain. And a painfully dry throat seems also to be inevitable. To be honest I am terrified to tears at this moment. It's equally as terrifying to abandon the plan of having WLS, since I am physically deteriorating from the excess weight. At this point I think I'll just cry myself to sleep. Sorry for being such a coward.

[WASaBubbleButt 41]

I experienced it for a couple of days at best but there is the rare person that can deal with it for months however I've only met one on the boards that had a long term problem but hers did go away...

Thank you. Can you tell me if there is any effective nausea medication that will work immediately post op and during the healing and dietary adjustment period? I had my gallbladder removed in 1976. It was before laparoscopic surgery existed. I had a shockingly painful recovery and recall the nausea was so intense that I would dry heave and wretch in excruciating pain, (since sutured inside and out), from stomach contractions. I have to say (with the exception of child labor), waking up from that surgery was the most painful encounter I've ever had, and the nausea was so severe I thought I'd die, literally. I was in the hospital post op 2 weeks. I think of this and it really causes me great anxiety. :thumbup:

Lots of them, no worries! Each doctor uses what they like the best. Seriously, it's rare that it happens long term. It's not like as you probably experienced at all. For me it was fairly minor.

[WASaBubbleButt 41]

Thank you MacMadame. I am realizing that this will not be easy. Surgery is serious and I will not likely wake from it with ease. I have been on YouTube watching people that have made in hospital post-op videos. Besides the potential for nausea it appears that there will be painful gas stuck in the chest or shoulder which will have to work its way out...even taking a full breath appears to be difficult due to pain. And a painfully dry throat seems also to be inevitable. To be honest I am terrified to tears at this moment. It's equally as terrifying to abandon the plan of having WLS, since I am physically deteriorating from the excess weight. At this point I think I'll just cry myself to sleep. Sorry for being such a coward.

Honestly, you are making much more of this than what it is. It's a pretty easy surgery overall. People are usually up within an hour of getting back from recovery.

Just relax, don't bank on the worst and don't borrow problems. Just go with the flow.

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

WasA is right. I was afraid too. I had pretty much no recovery with lap band. I had it on a friday and went back to work on monday. I thought this revision surgery would be different, but it was just as easy.

I am going back to work today, less than a week from my surgery date. I could have gone back to work sooner, but I thought I might as well stay home since I had major surgery. I am not in pain and have not been since the Wed. night. Wed. night my left shoulder hurt. My surgery was Wed.morning. I haven't felt nauseous, sick, painful,

weak, or anything. I feel like I always do, other than I have major head hunger!

I would say being on the liquid diet is the only thing slightly difficult about this surgery.

Honestly, I think being terrified to tears is not necessary. I was a big worry wart myself, but this surgery was a breeze.

[Elisabethsew 50]

I get rigors (shaking chills) and profound nausea from anesthesia. It's important to discuss this with the anesthesiologist. They gave me something so that I had NO nausea and handled the rigors as soon as they started.

I had no pain the day or night of surgery and only asked for pain medication once. My throat was not sore and the gas pains only started for me the day I left. A heating pad to the shoulder and moving as much as possible ends that problem in about a day or so.

[DownInSocal 12]

Thank you MacMadame. I am realizing that this will not be easy. Surgery is serious and I will not likely wake from it with ease. I have been on YouTube watching people that have made in hospital post-op videos. Besides the potential for nausea it appears that there will be painful gas stuck in the chest or shoulder which will have to work its way out...even taking a full breath appears to be difficult due to pain. And a painfully dry throat seems also to be inevitable. To be honest I am terrified to tears at this moment. It's equally as terrifying to abandon the plan of having WLS, since I am physically deteriorating from the excess weight. At this point I think I'll just cry myself to sleep. Sorry for being such a coward.

I don't think you are being a coward. You had a bad experience before and don't want to repeat it.

I had a surgery in September (not WLS) and was afraid of waking up in pain. I discussed this with both my surgeon and anesthesiologist. They made sure I got a shot of morphine right out of surgery. Let yours know how bad it was before and you are scared of the same thing happening again.

Don't be afraid! This is going to be the start of a new life.

[MacMadame 81]

Actually none of those things inevitable. Some people experience them and some do not. My surgeon suctions out as much gas he can before closing us up and I didn't have any pain from gas, for example.