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My doc said a sip of water every 15 minutes,thats way too little so I drink 32-50 Oz of ice water every day so dehydration doesnt seem very likely, I am having trouble getting anything of nutritional value everything makes me so nauseous in the mornings I have crazy headaches and can barely walk of nausea my bloodwork came back ok when I was in the ER last Thursday.

I was feeling great after surgery, even walking and getting fluids in easily. Two Weeks later and I take all day getting 1 8Oz protein shake in and constantly have nausea and headaches its been almost 2 Weeks since this started and doc says its the acid yet the nexium 2x seems to help it. Has anyone had this experience will it go away? I thought time was supposed to,make it better not worse I have no energy and only able to get 25-50 grams of protein daily. Im scared this is gonna be my new life im scared to even try mushies and im a month out this Thursday.

I tried pepcid and prevocid and prilosec my acid laughs at them like I toom nothing they gave me nexium rx today at er I hope it works better I'm just scared it wont because I have 3 failed attemps already even the doc said my acid kicked in early and is more severe than he normally sees. God will help me pull along though, thank you all for your concern and advice and yes im estatic its not a leak im just to nauseous and weak to show it

I went to ER turns out its not a,leak It's just very severe reflux, they said they're not sure if it'll ever go away but hope it becomes more manageable with time.. im glad it's not a leak but what could I do with this acid its literally destroying everything im always nauseous and constantly weak like its eating me up Any sugestions would be appreciated because I cant live with it there's no way to just tough it out

I saw my surgeon he checked my vitals and said even though he's very paranoid about leaks he doesn't think I have one. He said im drinking too much to fast based on,my pain description. He said to try and lower my intake and watch how fast I'm sipping and it should go aea. Problem is that I've had maybe 5 Oz of water today but my nausea is getting worse and my pain is increasing each time I sip. Im supposed to see him next Thursday again and he said if I still feel the same he'll order a leak test right away. I hate that all of a sudden I was doing ok while in the office but got worse just an hour after I left! This is so frustrating I was doing so good from day 4 I was able to get in over a liter of water and my protein also these hiccups are making things worse. I hate whining so I just tell my family everything is ok I feel ok. sorry this is so long I just need to vent somehow. Love u guys your so supportive, Upside is I lost 40 lbs in 3wks

I've read all the threads on leaks I could find but none of them confirm the symptoms I'm having. I look a little yellow in the face, I feel weak for more and more of the day as time passes and every morning I cant eat or drink anything without feeling crazy nauseous. I get a pain on the left side of exactly the middle of my back and sometimes my left side of abdomen but I thought that might be because thats where my big incision is. I tried for last 2 days to get in touch with my surgeon and tgey just keep telling me to wait for him to call. This is so frustrating, I used to be able to get all my liquids and protein in even a boiled egg, but now I'm scared to taste anything until evening time. What could be happening? I take my acid medication twice a day but it doesn't help maybe I need something stronger? Please tell me this cant be a leak im horrified and I'm only a 22 yr old guy and 19 days out of surgery. My initial recovery was great aside from obvious energy shifts and incision pain. This started 4 days ago and wont stop

How have u been doing? Is your weight loss kicking into gear again?

It was 8 Oz and he aparently gulped it way too fast then immediately chased it down with water thinking it'll ease the pain from what he just did and this was the second day home from surgery

The only reason I even posted this is because my doc scared me with a story about someone who went home after surgery and gulped down a whole protein shake at once Then when his stomach hurt he chased it down with a big cup of water when he got to the hospital he found out that he blew most of his staple line and almost died. It sounded made up but why would a doctor lie about something like that happening to one of his patients?

I didn't know I could have powerade are all sugarfree juices ok at this point? Im keeping it super simple so far

Idk why but purple is my fav too I hate cherry orange is ok I love the strawberry to. it is a funny question but im 4 days post op and the simple fact that I could already tolerate that much is amazing to me and im only 22 so being 370lbs at this age I know im capable of overdoing things Lol I dont feel anything but a little discomfort if I have 2 back to back popsicles and I walk that off in like a minute. Im not even taking pain meds this is a miracle to me because I thought I was a notoriously slow healer from past experience with gall bladder removal. Thanks for answers this forum is the best

How long post op are you? maybe thats the way your body is reacting to the extreme change in calorie intake.. Give a little more info

I had surgery 7-11 and everything went great just 4 days out and I feel good only pain left is from big incision where they took out stomach so I am very greatful to God and my surgeon. I guess you really dont need a preop diet. I actually partied pretty hard 2 days before surgery not knowing my surgery will be so soon. I had 5 times the pain with gall bladder removal and I was on liquids 1 week before that because everything swallowed caused pain and recovery actually took like 3-4 Weeks house rest and had crazy gas pains that didnt go away for over a month and I was 130lbs lighter!! God has his ways of suprising us I guess

Ok so im sleeved since 7-11-12 Just a few days out and im feeling pretty good. My question is can u overdo sugarfree popsicles? Thats all I have besides water and a few spoonfuls of broth everyday but today I ate like 9 of them. Is that ok just at 4 days post op?? I could also drink water pretty fast but choose not to does anyone know if its ok to? I dont have any real hunger and the heat is killing me I just wanna jump in an ice cold pool and stay there forever, too bad I still have my staples at incision sites..sorry I'll stop ramblings plz help with advice on water and popsicle limits (portion or time between sips or popsicles)if there are any

So, I got sleeved. I was one of those terrified I would be in pain forever because thats what happened when my gall bladder was removed. I am probably one of the least energetic people on this board(maybe a couple hundred steps a day) But after the initial 1day drowsiness and second day awful hiccup attacks I awoke on day 3 feeling energetic and not wanting to sit or lay down I've Been walking every hour since(had surgery 7-11-12 7pm). The only thing still bothering me is the incision pain. Does anyone know of any way to soothe that? I really cant get any sleep because of it and its killing my back and left side. So far even pain meds only get me about an hour of sleep..I am thankful this is my only problem but eould apreciate some.advice

Thank you guys so much, reading these post has officially put me at ease. What kind of doc just lets asu call you at 5pm and tell you to come into surgery the next day and then u cant call the office cause noone is there anymore.. Talk about suprises, luckily this is a good one

Im having surgery tomorrow and they called me today to let me know I thought someone was pranking me but its real.. Is it safe to have surgery with no preop diet at all? I actually gained a couple pounds in last month. My surgery was canceled cause they thought I have Barrett esophagus but when they double checked it was just inflammation so even though I spoke with them yesterday and they said I had no date yet they called back today and said to come tommorow for surgery. Anyone had an experience like this? Is this safe? My surgeon thinks its ok

Have you been excersizing? Forget calories replace 2 meals with proteins shakes or shots and one light meal at dinner its quality over quantity and counting calories will just tempt you to eat bad calories so look on your plate and you can easily judge whats good or bad.....even though we act like we dont sometimes. I myself have lost 150lbs Without surgery.....then gained it back 4 years later due to depression,so ive been thru every diet on this big green and blue ball And I wish you the best of luck on getting out of this plateu