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Awesome! Looking great!

Thankyou! I actually do have an anti nausea prescription and it does not affect this. I am not taking any pain killers, I was thinking maybe I've "suddenly" become lactose sensitive? I've never had this problem before, but I'm putting together a "try this" list and no dairy is one item on there for me to try including no Vitamins. Doc says there was maybe 4ml in band at the time of the surgery so I don't think it's that either. I am currently taking B12 and a children's chewable...multivitamins also make my stomach hurt which is why we went with a children's but maybe that's too much also? It just doesn't make sense with the vomiting air thing though...I've never had that side effect from vitamins... <sigh>

I'm 2.5 weeks post op lapband. On day 3 post op I had a horrific dry heave episode where I was literally vomiting the gas and air out of my stomach...lasted 4 hours. Doc tells me to walk and take gas x and use a heating pad...same advice I got here.... Well, it's not stopping. I've dry heaved air and bubbles every other day. Never food. It's only air. And its happened daily for the last 4days. Doc is mystified...can't figure out what is going on. I'm scheduled for tests next Friday, but can't imagine another week of this. It starts with severe pain building in my left chest and under my shoulder blades. When I feel that I know what's happening so I stop eating because the nausea sets in. This is usually around 2-3pm. Between 6-8 pm I will start vomiting. Lasts usually 30 minutes or so because I know how to get it over with now. And then my body is exhausted. I'm barely eating...not getting enough calories or Protein, but I literally cannot eat after noon because I'm daily sick to my stomach. By the next morning I'm feeling just fine. And then that afternoon it starts again. Has anyone had this experience...? I've walked and walked. I'm asking gas x. I have heating pads and hot baths. None of it is working. I'm thinking maybe the Vitamins may be causing it? I don't want this to be the new norm for me. I'm miserable right now and frustrated that my doctor has no clue how to help me...I'm desperate for any advice or wisdom!

I actually started to feel sick around 2pm yesterday so no...i havent been eating hardly at all...maybe 1/4 cup of Protein shake...I'll be getting GasX today to see if that helps. I dry heaved for 4hours last night...finally it stopped around midnight. I can't stop the heaves...I tried, but they are coming up regardless. I'm going to call doc today too. I feel great this morning, but anything I can do to prevent a night like last night again I'll do!

Question! I have had the worst time with air bubbles. I've been vomiting air all day...not burping, like actually vomiting. I just got banded last Wednesday and I'm worried the retching is going to hurt something. Anyone else experienced this? I've been walking and trying to get it out, but it's not helping....this is the worst!

Good luck! It will go great!

This is the best thread. I can do cream soups and these are the best ideas. I was lamenting my boring old cream of chicken.

Hi all! Also banded on the 24th and have had no pain at incisions, but OMGosh the gas pains I thought were going to kill me. Unable to much walking due to storms and flooding...it's been a crazy 5 days, but I'm still glad I'm here!

Well, I've been coming here for months pre-op to find answers and inspiration and as of 4/24/13 I got my band placed and today decided I needed to stop lurking and get more involved to help insure success! 5days post-op and the terrible stomach gas pains are finally mostly gone. I'm still getting used to the weird chest constriction feeling that happens randomly and every time I eat. I'm still on a full liquid diet until May 16th...that feels like forever, but I know it's a drop in the bucket of healthy years I'll have in my life if I can do this. I actually heated up a piece of homemade pizza today thinking if I took small bites... Then I jumped on here and kicked myself after reading encouragement for others struggling with solids too soon. I heated up my cream of chicken and feel much better about that choice! So many new habits to learn... Looking forward to more interaction and making friends!