did i make a mistake?

[Cabickley 0]

feeling so sick. im so sorry i did this. wishing the nausea would subside.:confused:

[Laptastic 0]

Didn't the doctor give you anti-nausea meds? If not, call him/her and ask for some. Hope you feel better.

[comtemplating 0]

I think what you are experiencing is quite normal. It is hard to be hopeful and naseaus at the same time. I was really naseaus for several days if not a week post surgery. I had medication to take- I had to force myself to take it but it worked everytime. Call your dr if you don't have any. Also- I think the pain meds can make you sick to your stomach especially an empty stomach. Ask you dr. about that also. This will pass and everything will turn out okay. Hang in there and don't be a matyr- call your dr and get some help. Everyone responds differently to the surgery so just hang on.

[staplegater 0]

Just hold out a bit longer. It's SO worth it! You will discover this in time.

[Shay7997 0]

There is a phenegren gel you can ask your doctor for. You rub it on your wrists and it works wonders. I've had it before for nausea. I haven't felt that way yet with my surgery (hopefully i wont).

[sweetbean70 2]

Hang in there! If you have problems w/ your blood sugar dropping too low, it can make you feel sick to your stomach. When I was waking up from my surgery, I was very nauseous. The nurse had me sip on some "strong" Hawaiian Punch and put an alcohol swab over the bridge of my nose. I know it sounds goofy, but the alcohol swab worked wonders! :confused:

[Cabickley 0]

Thank you all for your responses. My husband has been forcing me to take more fluids. broth, very soft Jello, weak Decaf tea, Water etc. and it seems to have helped the nausea a lot. how ever i have been throwing up. not much comes out, just a lil bit of liquid and then the dreaded bile. im so afraid that at this early stage i could be doing damage. of course it is the weekend now, and i have to wait to see my surgeon until next week.

anyon else experience the throwing up in the early days of your band?

[Kristine73 1]

Thank you all for your responses. My husband has been forcing me to take more fluids. broth, very soft Jello, weak Decaf tea, Water etc. and it seems to have helped the nausea a lot. how ever i have been throwing up. not much comes out, just a lil bit of liquid and then the dreaded bile. im so afraid that at this early stage i could be doing damage. of course it is the weekend now, and i have to wait to see my surgeon until next week.

anyon else experience the throwing up in the early days of your band?

Call your doctors office. They should have an answering service. Let the answering service know what is going on. They'll relay the message to your doctor who should call in an anti-nausia med. In my packet, it lists vomiting under the "CALL IMMEDIATLY" section. Good luck and keep us posted

[addelapp5 0]

Call your doctor indeed. You don't need an appointment to get nausea meds. They will call them in to the pharmacy for you.

I had the same issue as you. I felt gross after surgery and was dry heaving a LOT. Finally called the doctor after two days and he gave me the anti-nausea meds. They made me sleep and feel groggy but even feeling groggy, I felt SO much better since I didn't feel nauseous!

I only had to take the meds for a day and some change, but boy I'm glad I called and got them. I felt horrible before. I had a bad reaction to the anesthesia and definitely was cursing my choice to have the surgery for the first week and change.

I'd do it again though. I've been banded for almost three months and have dropped a little over 40 pounds. I am thankful for that, even though the first week after surgery was horrible!