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Leah - Thanks for responding. I guess we are part of the unlucky group but thanks for the encouragement. Luckily, I haven't had much pain but the nausea has more than made up for that. Dairy did me in today too. Not sure if it was dairy or the Protein or both but my tummy was not happy. When was you surgery date? Mine was 3/21. I hope we both feel better very soon. Remember to walk and sip...

Hi Everyone, Thanks for the encouragement. It is a strange comfort knowing that I'm not alone right now with all these complications. I'm till only getting in half of the fluids required. I got in about 35 ozs today. Louise - I tried making some frozen Protein pops with milk. Big mistake! I only ate about one or two bites that had melted in my mouth. I got a weird hot feeling then my tummy started churning. In and out of the bathroom for several hours. Not sure if it's the beginning of lactose intolerance or the Protein powder.

I wonder if the French Onion soup from Panera is a good choice. Skip the croutons and add some unflavored protein. It has cheese that counts toward protein.

I just tried milk with some Unjury. I only had a couple of bites but my tummy was not happy about it. Within minutes I was feeling hot and my tummy was churning. I don't know if its lactose related or not. Never had any milk issues before surgery...idk...

Hi Everyone, Feeling down and out. 6 dpo - finally got out of the hospital last night. My surgery was on 3/21 @ 7:30 am. I experienced extreme nausea as soon as I woke up from surgery. It was debilitating. I don't even remember the first three days after surgery. I wasn't drinking anything at all. All the liquids I received were just from the potassium IV that you normally get. My surgeon said some people just experience bad nausea after the surgery and that the swelling/restriction may just take a little longer than normal to go down but it would improve each day. Things weren't really improving so Saturday afternoon the performed an upper GI. That was a miserable experience in itself. The radiologist, she was a complete jerk and wasn't understanding at all. She wasn't sure if I was supposed to get just a barium swallow or something else too. So she had me swollen this granulated stuff that foams. Vomited that up immediately. All over myself and the floor. Then she proceeded to turn the table backward so I went from standing to laying on my back. Then she asked me to continually swollen the barium. I could only swallow a tiny sip or two. Not a good experience for someone fitting extreme nausea. She was so mean to her staff and was barking orders at them. I told them I could never work with such a mean woman. I disgress... My doctor's partner (Dr. M) was on call over the weekend. He reviewed the upper GI images. He said he understood why I was having so much nausea because there is a large amount of swelling and inflammation. It should resolve itself within a few days. Sunday comes, Dr M., stops by and I told him I'm feeling al ittle better today. He sets my Fluid intake goal to 20-30 oz for the day. If I don't meet it he and my doctor have decided that I need a stint. That scared the crap out of me. Saturday, I only drank 2 oz all day. Sunday, I managed to barely get the 20 oz down. The whole time I was in the hospital I vomited ocassaionaly, especially at night. Yesterday my doc finally came to talk to me. He said while doing my surgery, he noticed I have some scar tissue at the end on my stomach. The area was trying to fold over on itself so he feels like I am likely experience extra tightness and restriction due to the scar tissue. He said she was really worried about me but doesn't want to do the stint. He said I made enough progress on Sunday and Monday to release me. So, I finally got released from the hospital 6 days after surgery. Last night was really bad. I started vomiting after lying down. I ended up vomiting several times. Mostly Water and foamy stuff. I would start coughing and it ending in vomiting. I couldn't get myself at the right angle so I ended up laying on the cough mostly sitting up all night. I was totally miserable. Doc doesn't want me trying any extra pills at this time with all the sensitivity my sleeve has so no Vitamins or potassium pills for now. He did prescribe Xanax - 3 times a day to help "relax" my digestive system. I'm also taking liquid Lortab every 6 hours for pain (luckily, I'm not experiencing much). I'm taking Pepcid once a day and Zofran for nausea every 6 hours and finally and Synthroid (for hypothroidism). I've only drank 12 oz so far today. 3 oz of that powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury chicken Soup. I'm just feeling alone and at a loss. Not sure what to do or how to get more fluids/protein in. I feel so full all the time. I did call the doc's office this morning to fill them in on last night. They told me to call again if I have more problems. I'm supposed to be taking in 60 oz of fluid at a minimum. I don't know what else to do.

That is wonderful news! You did the right thing by calling the doctor. Now you can rest assured there is no leak.

eylish - Glad it went well! I'm going to struggle with missing my kiddos too. Tomorrow is my sleevie day. Spending two nights away from my babies is going to be very hard. Hope you enjoyed Mexico. Safe travels!

Tomorrow is my sleeve day too! 10lbs pre-op is wonderful! Good luck my Sleeve sibling.

Glad to hear you're doing well! I'll be joining you on the loser's bench tomorrow. Going home always makes me feel better.

I get my sleevie tomorrow morning!!! I have to arrive at 5:30 am tomorrow. First one out of the shoot. Thank you all for the knowledge and friendship I have gained in the past few months. I look forward to starting my new chapter tomorrow. I started pursuing the sleeve back in August 2011. Can't believe my sleeve day is also here!!!!

Good luck on Thursday! I'm going in tmorrow morning for my sleevie. Looking forward to sharing this journey with you!

Good luck! I'll be right behind you on Wednesday. Save me a seat on the losers bench.

Finally getting the date feels amazing! Congrats and best wishes on a healthier you!

Congrats!

You look so different! You can really tell the difference in your arms and mid-section. Great job!

That is awesome!!! That is one of my NSV goals!

Good luck! Exciting times!

Good luck! I'm right behind you on 3/21!

Thanks for the tips.

Good luck! I'll be right behind you on 3/21. Love your hair!

Yay, Congrats!

You look amazing! Thanks for sharing pics. Congrats!

Good luck! My BCBS AL was approved in two days.

Hope it goes well.

Yay for you! Getting the approval call is the best!