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Ug, this is the worst! I find since being banded "real" vomiting is hard to do. Mainly because it has such a small opening to come back up through! The couple of times I've been sick to my stomach, it was NOT fun. Remember, you have a band around your stomach now and it's probably irritated just as if you had a bad bout of PBing. Stick to liquids for a couple of days and you'll be better soon!

I had a stomach flu less than a year after surgery and I was so scared it was like no flu I had ever experienced. Sharp pains and as we all know vomiting after banding is just weird. I took my anti-nausea meds that had been prescribed post surgery and that helped allot!

I went through the same thing 2 weeks ago. I was fine 4 days after the virus went away.

OK, I'm a nurse and have been there myself as with employees. The most likely cause of your discomfort is muscle strain from all the vomiting. It will get better in a few days. You most likely have had the Noro virus (also called Norwalk virus) which can vary in intensity of symptoms. Some people have it way worse than others and it spreads quickly, five day incubation period after exposure. Clean bathroom and kitchen surfaces with 1:10 bleach/water solution. General cleaners don't kill the germ. Hope this helps.