Hey everyone. I am one week post op and have been experiencing quiete a bit of nausea. Did anyone else experience this? The smell of food that my family eats, including some of my own (chicken broth, tomato soup, ect) is just making me so queezy that I don't even want to try to drink my liquids. I find the only thing that subsides it is taking the pain medicine the doctor subscribed me. Is this normal? Any suggestions? It is not constant but comes and goes throughout the day.

I was just at my support group and this came up. One woman mentioned that she had nausea for 2 weeks post op and just suffered through it. When she went for her scheduled MD visit she was told she should have called the office as there are many meds that can be prescribed to help relieve the nausea. You might want to call you MD to see if they can help. Hope you feel better soon!

Thankfully I have my first post-op visit with my surgeon tomorrow morning. Hopefully he can prescribe something to help

I was sent home with nausea meds because I asked the nurse the day after my lapband try to drink my Breakfast which was liquid, I was so sick with nausea and I was going home that day. coulnd't finish it. She paged the doc and order a prescriptions with my discharge papers is the one to put under your tongue and thank god I haven't even use it yet. I can't stand been nauseated.

Good luck and just ask for it.

I had nausea 2 days after my surgery. I called my doctor RIGHT AWAY to get a prescription called in. He couldn't give me anything oral, for the fear that I wouldn't keep it down. but he did give me a suppository (yikes!) to insert for the nausea. I never used a suppository before and was freaking out. But, it was actually very easy to use and worked right away! Good luck!

i am two days post of and the nausea comes in waves and goes to my back with pain. im the grin and bare it type so im going to wait this out until i get better. i have meds for antacid symptoms but they really don't touch this. In time my body will understand it has a new 'inhabitant" and stop whaling so much. After all, the lap band is an invading other so to speak.. and there are bound to be a few symptoms of unhappiness in there. once everyone learns to live together in peace.. my body and the lap band.. im thinking all these distressful symptoms will go away.. nausea, gas, bloating, pain...you name it.. but its to be expected for a little while.

In the beginning I had lots of nausea too.....I had the Dr to call me in some zofran..it helped lots. I also noticed that after a while that Nausea was my new hunger feeling. You are relearning so much right now.....I'm now 11 months in. So thankful I had the lapband surgery!

Havent been nauseous at all post op, im so thankful! I was particularly fearful because all I did during my cesarean was puke! Id rather feel pain than nausea, thats the worst, particularly considering the nature of the surgery. I hope you feel better, let us know what you find that helps!

Although I tried to go the full 7 days on consomme and popscicles.. i finally gave in to liquid yogurt. what a relief.. the nausea is subsiding and my stomach is settling down a little. can't wait to find out what this new "delicacy" is going to do to my pooping... anything is better than the watery.. you know what. This liquid yogurt tastes like ice cream to me after 4 days of broth, tea and iceys..who ever says the lap band is some sort of easy way out.. needs their head examined. (i'll refer them to a good shrink)