hi. been home for 24 hours now, 48 hours post op.. I have been unable to hold anything down.. I can sip fluids slowly and feel them going through band.. Then soon after are vomiting everything up. Has anyone had this problem as am starting t get a little concerned. ?

can you sip just a tiny amount without throwing it up?

Are you getting gastric juices or just slime & Water?

Is there any kind of fever or sign of infection?

If you have physical signs call your physician at once, or the ER.

If it's just the unknown mechanics of early postOp, your ability to sip/sip/sip will be tolerated....but NOT "swallow" as preOp.

It took to my own 5th day to be able to drink even a cup of tea while it was still warm, as I could only tolerate tiny tiny sips....not even a whole liter in 12 hours, I was tight, and concerned as well.

It's a little like learning to ride an unbroken horse....each Bandster has similar but different reaction to such a proceedure.

Do you have someone around to help assist you and able to make observations?

Do you have any kind of elevated temperature?

Sip/sip/sip/sip....one whole cup may take an hour. The 3-4-5 days are way better....but YOU have to make a determination of your status.

Please post more details of your current condition if you want a little better understanding.

You should be calling your doctor immediately, and if you can't reach him, go to the ER. Vomiting that soon after surgery is dangerous.

Don't wait around. Go in.

Thanks Jack. You have made me at more ease.. In hospital they gave me ice chips to dissolve and i had no problem. Only when i got home problems started. I only have sipped at fluids and nothing more than 100mls at a time. usually within a few minutes have vomited up with extras. mostly of a white slimy water soloution. I am still feeling healthy so i hope like you say, in the next few days it will be more tolerable. i will put a glass of water in front of me and try too finish it over a hour or so. Thanks for your feed back.

Thanks Mis73. That will be my next decision if my conditin does not change in the next 12 hours.. Thankyou..