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Lucky Me, I Had To Be One Of The Few That Had A Hard Time With Nausea After My Sleeve!

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OK, so un-lucky me, I had to be one of the "UN-lucky" ones that had a very hard time with nausea either from the Anastasia, or the fact that my doctor had to also repair two hernia's while he did my sleeve! I had a higher up one and a belly button one too. I didn't feel to bad the day of my surgery, and thought, "Oh well, this isn't so bad"! Unfortunately the next day I was not doing so swell! I woke up feeling like I'd been hit by a Mack truck, and so nauseated I just wanted to "leave my body", and go somewhere, anywhere else, but in my body right now feeling like I did. They gave me drugs to help with nausea, but it didn't help really at all. I hadn't pre-pared myself for feeling this badly! My poor husband felt so bad for me, and I could tell he wanted to help me, but there was nothing he could do for me! I thought I'd only be in for a couple days, but ended up in there from Tuesday morning until Friday morning! I got to say, I was thinking, "What did I do to myself"? That is until I got home, and felt a little better on Friday, a little more better on Saturday, and little more better on Sunday, and then woke up Monday morning feeling like a NEW women!! The nausea was completely GONE!!! Things actually smelled good again, my drinks actually tasted good again too. My wonderful nurse's in the hospital kept telling me that I would turn the corner one of these days, and start feeling better, and they were right! I went in for my post op check up, and I lost 5 pounds since day of my surgery, but I'm still swelled up, and have fluids from my hospital stay. Would I still do it if I knew then what I know now? Yes, yes I would! It will get better! I promise! :)



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Hi Kathy! Glad you are feeling better. They pump us up with so much IV fluid I actually gained weight. It took about a week to get rid of it. You are almost a week out already!!!! Yay! I am three weeks out tomorrow and am feeling pretty good. Weight loss kind of slowed a bit, but think I am going to stop weighing everyday (was so excited though) and just do a week so I can see the trend instead of daily ups and downs. Just take it very slow. Hernia repairs aren't any fun without the sleeve. You have a lot of stuff to heal though, so protein is going to be very important.

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Good for you! I dealt with nausea also. It was pretty ba when I was in the hospital. It would just hit me like a ton of bricks and my mouth would just start watering on controllably. They gave me the meds and it didn't help. Finally on the third day it started going away and was completely gone by the fifth day. I too have no regrets. I am 7weeks out tomorrow and down 43lbs! It's been great! Good luck to you!

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Like you, I really suffered with nausea. I had my surgery a week ago, and the nausea has finally subsided today.

It was so bad that I would try and suck on one tiny ice chip and instantly get sick.

Some things that helped me (aside from the medication) were quease ease sticks (they're little pen like things with essential oils) and breathing. I'd try to focus on my breaths and control those until the horrible feeling would finally subside.

Glad you're feeling better now!

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