Hi all!

I am having a very difficult day! I am 4 mo postop, my sleeve gast was on mar 3, 2011. I have lost 95 lbs and that part is great! The not so great part is the whole other package! I am nauseaus every day, and have to take an expensive pill to keep from feeling sick. liquids are fine, but the minute i ingest a solid, i feel a huge lump in my stomach. I have chronic heartburn and fits of gastric acid and bile reflux that sometimes comes out of my nose! The doc said he fixed my hiatel hernia, but I have never been so acidic! About a few weeks post op, i got very sick, like I had food poisoning! I was throwing up and pooing at the same time, if you can imagine that! This went on all night! Then i was ok and then it happened again last night! I woke up very nauseated and started dry heaving then I kept moving my bowels! I am still extremely nauseaus and I have to miss work tonight, which I really cant afford to do! I really could use some advise!

What does your doctor say about this? Maybe you should make an appointment and explain your concerns in detail. Maybe you just have the flu or maybe it is something else. Go talk to him/her and keep us updated on how you are doing.

Khy

Hi all!

I am having a very difficult day! I am 4 mo postop, my sleeve gast was on mar 3, 2011. I have lost 95 lbs and that part is great! The not so great part is the whole other package! I am nauseaus every day, and have to take an expensive pill to keep from feeling sick. Liquids are fine, but the minute i ingest a solid, i feel a huge lump in my stomach. I have chronic heartburn and fits of gastric acid and bile reflux that sometimes comes out of my nose! The doc said he fixed my hiatel hernia, but I have never been so acidic! About a few weeks post op, i got very sick, like I had food poisoning! I was throwing up and pooing at the same time, if you can imagine that! This went on all night! Then i was ok and then it happened again last night! I woke up very nauseated and started dry heaving then I kept moving my bowels! I am still extremely nauseaus and I have to miss work tonight, which I really cant afford to do! I really could use some advise!

Sorry..posting snafu!

If you have not been in contact with your doctor I would see him/her as soon as you can. That is too long to go with such problems. Good luck and keep us posted. Sending you healing prayers your way!

I'm so sorry you are not feeling good. I would definitely get in touch with your surgeon and have him check it out.

I'm so sorry you are not feeling good. I would definitely get in touch with your surgeon and have him check it out.

thanks so much for your quick response! I have to wait till monday to discuss with my surgeon, but he does know I've had these complications and just poo poo's them! as long as I'm losing weight, that is his main objective! I was just wondering if anyone else was experiencing the same types of issues and will it ever get better?

Did your doctor prescribe an acid reducer?

I would go to the ER tonight, especially since your doctor isn't taking your concerns seriously. I wouldn't wait till Monday. I'm not trying to scare you...you are 4 months out and this is not normal. It's not healthy for you to not be eating for so long and if everything is coming out of you, you may be dehydrated. Have you had blood work done recently? Was it normal?

I hope you are able to find out what is going on quickly! Please keep us updated.

yes, I have been on prilosec (2 caps day) and previced (1 cap day), plus I take mylanta, and zofran. they help. but I still have problems!

I would go to the ER tonight, especially since your doctor isn't taking your concerns seriously. I wouldn't wait till Monday. I'm not trying to scare you...you are 4 months out and this is not normal. It's not healthy for you to not be eating for so long and if everything is coming out of you, you may be dehydrated. Have you had blood work done recently? Was it normal?

I hope you are able to find out what is going on quickly! Please keep us updated.

I just might have to go to the er, but they wont be able to help me, maybe rehydrate me with iv fluids, but that just takes care of the symptims, not the problem? then i'm hit with a huge bill and I cant afford that nor can i afford to be out of work! I had this surgery to help me not create more problems!

None of this sounds normal to me. At 4 month post op life should be becoming a breeze, with eating small meals. You should not be having any of these problems.

Go and see your doctor and don't let him poo poo you. Tell him that you should be feeling better by now and you're not. Ask him how many of his other patients are sick all the time.

Listen to those posters before me. If your surgeon does not take you seriously, find another barriatric doctor to do your follow up. You might have a stricture which is why you can not tolerate foods. Take heed, you are not having a normal recovery. Now is the time to take charge of your health

I just might have to go to the er, but they wont be able to help me, maybe rehydrate me with iv fluids, but that just takes care of the symptims, not the problem? then i'm hit with a huge bill and I cant afford that nor can i afford to be out of work! I had this surgery to help me not create more problems!

The ER will most likely do a scope to see what is going on. Your surgeon should have done this already and you need to have it done. I understand that you don't want the bills, but you need to find out what is going on. Your health is more important than any bills you may end up with. If you keep waiting this could end up getting worse and you would end up with bigger bills and more time off of work.

I am sorry you are going through this, I really feel for you. Hang in there and please get some help.:hug:

We all know this surgery has both risks and potential complications. Trying to live with them is dangerous. Perhaps you need to demand more from your surgeon. Hopefully you have health insurance. Start looking for options with other bariatric surgeon. I am sure there is an answer, but first you have to get the doc to admit it is a problem. If he won't, I would keep going to doctors. Someone will help you