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I agree. I don't think it's a virus either. I've never had a virus that caused a burning sensation. I have a follow up appointment with my dr next Thursday, so I'll just ask him about this then, and do the best I can in the meantime to control the acid. My instinct is really leaning more toward that rather than a bug anyway. The Gatorade stayed down fine and I was even able to eat a bit. I'm going to try your suggestion of eating more frequently. Thanks!

The nurse just called me back and said she thinks it's probably a virus because I still feel nauseous today. I'm supposed to try some sugar free Gatorade and call her back if it won't stay down.

I'm going to call my dr as soon as his office opens but wanted to see if anyone here might have some input. BTW, I'm 3 weeks postop today. I woke up around 2:00 am this morning feeling like I was choking and what I first thought were the "slimes" that I've read about from others. I was gagging and then finally started vomiting, but it was only bile. After I got through that, I slept the rest of the night in the recliner. My stomach was empty, as I hadn't had anything to eat since around 9pm, and didn't go to bed until after 11. My gallbladder was removed several years ago, so that's not an issue. My dr didn't prescribe a PPI after surgery, but I did mention to his nurse a couple weeks ago that i was having some burning sensations and coughing at night so she said I could try an over the counter solution. I bought Prilosec and it did seem to help as the night time coughing has stopped. Would reflux cause you to vomit bile? My stomach muscles are very sore from all the vomiting last night. I'm afraid to try eating this morning. Anyone else have trouble like this?

I had the same problem, but it's gradually getting better. Just focus on staying hydrated as much as possible (Popsicles helped me a lot with this) and as the swelling goes down, you'll be able to get in more protein. Good luck!

@CeeCeeFree, I thought the same thing about outpatient - yikes! I hate being in the hospital, but I don't think I'm tough enough to go home the same day with something like this.

Oh yeah, I can't wait to do that! Fantastic post!

@feedyoureye - very well said. Thank you!

@CeeCeeFree - sending a prayer up now that things will get better for you from here! Welcome to the other side.

@longer-life, you can hijack anytime! I just love getting all this info and different perspectives. I'm mostly looking forward to the day that I can give this kind of experienced reassurance to someone just starting their sleeve journey. On the low calories, I'm not happy about that because I don't want to get sick. But considering what everyone had to say I'm going to give it a serious effort to try and relax and just step away from the scale. @lissa, I will look for those NSVs! I will add you to MFP too - you're the first one I've tried to add. Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

I love everything about this thread! So encouraging - thanks all!

I'm already feeling better, just getting this off my chest. Thanks again guys!

Thanks sassygirl06! Yes, this forum is awesome! Thanks to all the great people here, I'm sure we'll both get through our stalls just fine.

Thank you coffeetx! It sure does help to hear from those that have been there and are still losing. I just still find it hard sometimes to convince myself this is really going to happen. Silly I know.

Oma, you're right about that. Hopefully that will get better soon too. I'm only doing limited walking now because of a knee injury. I was scheduled for knee surgery on Nov 9th but had to reschedule because I was able to take a cancellation that came up for my sleeve surgery. My bariatric surgeon is supposed to let me know at my follow up appt on Dec 8th if I can proceed. I do think I should try some upper body strength training in the meantime though.

Fern, thanks so much. I could just hug you right now! I will look up 3 week stall. I know I need to relax - and that sounds like it worked for you.

I'm very discouraged right now. Is it possible to stall so soon after surgery (I was sleeved on November 7th, a little over 2 weeks ago)? I'm even ashamed to post this, but I know I have to get past that and try to find help wherever I can. If things aren't better by Monday, I will call my dietician (they were out of office today through Friday). I know I shouldn't be weighing every day anyway. But I can't seem to stop (sometimes weighing multiple times a day). It was so fun in the beginning. I am down 25lbs since Nov. 2nd (did preop diet for 5 days). I lost 7 lbs before surgery, and have lost 18 lbs since surgery on Nov 7th. I've searched this forum and found that not getting enough calories can cause a stall. That's definitely the case here. The most I've been able to get in for a day is 370 (that was today). I really am trying but I get so full and it takes forever just to get down what I do. I even called the dietician last week (before I had stopped losing) because I was concerned about getting so few calories and nowhere near enough Water either. She told me that I was probably still very swollen from surgery and to try and focus more on the fluids than food for now so that I don't get dehydrated. I admit that I'm a bit of a perfectionist. I have little patience and hate it when things don't go according to plan (little bit of a control freak). It's been interesting to realize that for once, I'm not in control, my body is, and I can't force anything more down. I'm logging everything in myfitnesspal app. Today I had Protein shake for Breakfast, potato and ham Soup (blended) for both lunch and dinner, Snacks were 1/4 cup each of Wendy's chili (blended), pumpkin custard, and pinto Beans - all containing protein. By the way, I've only been able to eat blended Soups like that since Monday, previously I was on cream soups. Today's menu is pretty typical otherwise. That sounds like so much food, right? I know this was long and rambling, so if you've made it this far, thank you! I would greatly appreciate any thoughts, advice, encouragement, whatever. I've not been a member here long, but in the short time I have, I've been so impressed with the wealth of wisdom and support shown. Y'all are the best!!!

Great post, Shae! You're right, and you're back on the right track. I like your post-its idea, too.

I noticed the same thing the first few nights I was home from the hospital. It only happened when I was laying down. I've never had reflux issues either, but my husband has and he was the one that first suggested it and said I should try an antacid (my doctor didn't prescribe one). It worked wonders, so I'm planning to ask my dr about it when I go for my follow up appt in a couple of weeks. Maybe you need a stronger one? My husband has a prescription for Prevacid and swears by it.

Hi lml1998, as far as I know I'm not allergic to nickel. Luckily my hives are all gone now so I hope allergic issues related to this surgery are over. If I were you, I'd definitely talk to my surgeon about your concerns. He should be able to tell you how much, if any, nickel is used. Or maybe there's an alternative? Best of luck!

@dyingtobehealthy - that's awesome news! I haven't done measurements yet, but my surgeon's nurse did a few days before surgery. I think I'll wait and let them surprise me when I go back for my follow-up appt. on Dec. 8th. Glad to hear you're feeling so fab!

@Geno - I did have a drain at first, but they took it out right before I came home (covered it with a bandage). Just didn't want you to be disappointed if you wake up with one - maybe you'll only have it a short time.

I'll be 2 weeks out on Monday and I'm not even close to getting my protein in. I do make myself finish one protein shake per day, but it's spaced thru the day. My surgeon's nurse told me to focus on the fluids too, because of dehydration. I'm not getting all that in either, but trying very hard. So I can't really say if that's normal for you or not, but I can say that I'm sure I would definitely be nauseous if not throwing up, if I tried to get all that protein in. Bless your heart! I would call your doctor back and let them know. Maybe they can alter the recommendations or at least give you something for the nausea. Good luck to you!

It's good to hear from you longer-life! And it will get a little better every day. I'll scoot down and welcome you to the losers bench! On another note, I don't seem to be able to change the colors in my signature, but it could be because I'm browsing with my iPad. I will log into a PC later and see if I can update it from there.

WOW! Way to go. Congrats!!!!

Hi SLL, glad things went so smoothly for you. Hope you continue to do better each day now that you're home!