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I am 8 days out from my surgery. I have lived with a phobia of throwing up for many years and am starting to see this upcoming surgery as a nightmare. I am hoping (and diligently praying) that I will be able to follow the rules to the extreme and I shouldn't have a problem. I really need to hear from others on this subject.

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Throwing up is rare. I'm 5 weeks out and had a fill already and never even come close.

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Believe me, you don't want to throw up. I threw up twice and ended up with a slip... but I do think I was the exception rather than the norm.

Now, you have to know there are two quite different things that some people consider "throwing up". One is to regurgitate, which is not good for you, but it isn't as dangerous as vomiting. Regurgitation is simply "urping" up something that has not passed through the band yet. Vomiting is a forceful expulsion from your stomach below the band... that is what you really need to avoid.

If you follow the band rules, you shouldn't have any problem. Sometimes if I overeat or eat too fast, I will get a horrible wave of nausea, and really have to concentrate on NOT throwing up. Knowing that there are consequences, helps me stick to the band rules.

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10 months out and not me either

as others have said, just do what the dr advises you, go slow, eat slow, small bites and you will do fine...i suggest to not worry about things that may or may not happen...positive thoughts only

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Not quite sure why you're so afraid of throwing up but just so you know, if you're thinking about it and are concerned about it, the stress will be felt in your body and it just might (or might not) play a part if you do throw up. Just wanted to make sure you knew the two can be related.

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I got some meds for nausea an if I am not feeling well down in the lower part I take one to provent I hoped from not throwing up. The key is very tiny you pinky nail size bits and be sure its mush before swallowing.

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Believe me, you don't want to throw up. I threw up twice and ended up with a slip... but I do think I was the exception rather than the norm.

Now, you have to know there are two quite different things that some people consider "throwing up". One is to regurgitate, which is not good for you, but it isn't as dangerous as vomiting. Regurgitation is simply "urping" up something that has not passed through the band yet. Vomiting is a forceful expulsion from your stomach below the band... that is what you really need to avoid.

If you follow the band rules, you shouldn't have any problem. Sometimes if I overeat or eat too fast, I will get a horrible wave of nausea, and really have to concentrate on NOT throwing up. Knowing that there are consequences, helps me stick to the band rules.

I'm so glad I read this thread! I believe now that I am not "vomiting" but instead, regurgitating bites that do not pass. I'm not one to "vomit" much in life at all...so it was good to hear the difference!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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