Celeste97

Awesome , thank you! my nutritionist acts like everyone’s a kardashian so i needed to read that

Hello ! :) *sorry this will be long* I created an account because I really needed to talk to someone who understands what I’m going through. I have a lot of support from family and friends but all they can tell me is “hang in there” I need some sort of answers because I’ve been really regretting this surgery. I need to know that things will eventually turn around because I don’t know how long I can keep living like this. After my surgery (1/22/2020) I was admitted 3 times back into the hospital due to dehydration, nausea and vomiting. The dates were : Feb 3rd to 6th Feb 15th to 18th Feb 27th to Mar 3rd After those dates the doctors that I spoke to thought it would be a good idea to get fluids every other day in my hospitals infusion center. I went 2 days and was feeling fine, was able to eat - no nausea or vomiting. With COVID-19 being a very serious thing my hospitals infusion center is closed and i’m not sure for how long. I ended up becoming weak and all the symptoms for dehydration came back. I went to the ER, they gave me my fluids and I went home but I’m still dealing with nausea and GERD. I’ve been dealing with kinda slimy saliva and foamy vomit and it’s after any little thing I eat or drink. EVEN WATER and it’s upsetting I don’t know what to do, I don’t want to go back to the hospital with everything happening now. Can someone help please? If anyone had time to read this thank you I’m sorry it was long I’m just desperate and have been depressed over this. Please be safe wherever you are too.

oh i’ve used biotene , i’m gonna buy the gel tho. tysm x

you’re the best !

Thank you for giving me hope lol I do have a question, if you’ve dealt with dry mouth- are there any tips on that ? I’ve tried different mouth washes too I just don’t know what to do about it. like i’m already going thru hell now i got bad breath and dry mouth lol

i’m sipping now :) it’s just frustrating since I was doing so well already on stage 4 with soft foods and now I’m basically going back down to stage 1 but I gotta do what I gotta do i guess.

I’ve done so many swallow studies, CT scans, HIDA scans, Ultrasounds and they’ve all come back clear - no problems what so ever. It blows my mind really. Tomorrow I will be 2months out and even my surgeon has told me that it’s strange the things i’m going through which didn’t put me at ease haha. but I was sent home with Prilosec, Zofran, and Pepcid all for my stomach problems and nothing seems to work. Strong flavored drinks also get me nauseous , so i’ve been drinking water with vitamins and electrolytes. as for my protein I’ve been drinking flavorless ones but nothing seems like it’s enough. I really need to call someone about the home health nurse because I’m exhausted from all of this.

I was told that it wouldn’t be possible for a health nurse to visit me at home i’m not sure why but I should look back into it. but ! cold liquids are my go to , they feel the best going down. warm/thick liquids like soup are okay but not a lot. I think I just may have a problem with intake since i’m always dehydrated I want a lot.