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Hello.... I'm new to this forum. I plan on sharing my weight loss surgery journey in the near future but I just have a quick question. When people comment that they are nauseous/vomitting immediately and a couple of days post surgery, is it because of the anesthesia? Or is it an effect directly from the surgery? I guess my question is if I've had surgery before and was not nauseous after (I've had a few surgeries) can I expect the same thing if I were to be sleeved??? Sounds like a silly question I'm sure but for me throwing up is the WORST!! Not that it would deter me from being sleeved, just wondering. Thanks!

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Hello!

The only time i felt nauseous, was right after surgery.But i never threw up. But to this day, if i eat too much i will throw up white stuff (sorry T.M.I)

I had my surgery on June 28,2010. I've had a few other surgeries, this was the only time i felt nauseous after.

Good Luck!!:teeth_smile:

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Thank you shellbell27.... I appreciate your response. It seems like almost everyone has experienced this.

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I did not have any post-op nausea or vomiting. Some surgeons wait to see if you will have nausea/vomiting before medicating you but my surgeon gives the anti-nausea meds to everyone. I think initially nausea is from the anasthesia but if you are given opioids for pain relief they can also cause nausea.

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Hi-

at first it was from the surgery...

three days later, soft foods, I was fine and then stage III was a set back...

I went back to stage II for a week, then started with stage III again...

no more nausea or vomiting but some things, like chicken, is hard to eat...

tonight 4 bites of chicken... 2 bites of potato... these are small bites...

the amount I eat, pretty much the size of my thumb...

if it is softer foods- yogurt, cottage cheese... 1/2 cup still...

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I never had nausea after the surgery. The surgeon and anesthesiologist were both in the room before surgery when I asked the surgeon how likely it would be that I would be nauseous. The surgeon said that I definitely would be but did not indicate that he would give me anything for it unless it was really needed. The anesthesiologist did give me some anti-nausea medication when they put me under - I think that is why I didn't experience it. I did have some pain in one incision (the one they took my stomach out of - it was/is bruised the worst), but the nurse gave me a different pain medication in addition to the PCA and it took care of it. I have not taken any pain medication since being released from the hospital (and probably before that - but they kept giving it to me even though I had no pain).

I never even used gas-x or anything like that for gas. It all passed naturally. I had always been very gassy before surgery, which is why I think I didn't need anything else.

There have been a couple of times since I came home where I ate too fast and didn't feel well afterwards - but it wasn't nauseated. It was more of an uncomfortable pressure than anything else.

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