I am four weeks post-op and fill full after only a couple of bits. I'm only eating around 200 calories/day. I try to drink my water and protein shakes, but I know I'm not drinking enough. When I try to eat, after a couple of bits, I have to go throw up. Do others have this problem and will it stop?

This doesn't sound right to me at 4 wks. No, you shouldn't be throwing up everything. I would call the dr, see why you're having these problems.

I agree with Kelly. You're not getting enough calories and you should be able to tolerate more than a few bites of soft food.

Lynda

Well, I think your body might be healing at a different rate than others. I was doing the same thing--I threw up every day at 4 weeks--and I wasn't overeating. Are you on a PPI like Prilosec/omeprazole? Once I started on that, my tummy settled down a lot and I was gradually able to keep food down (at 7 weeks!).

So if you're not taking any acid medication, I would suggest starting that right away. If you ARE already on it and have been for a while, try Soups instead of "food," if you get my drift--Soup, even creamy soup, will go down more easily. It may be that you just have a small, picky sleeve--you will be glad of that later, but it's really hard right now, I know. Let us know if you're on the PPI or not--and I hope things get better for you soon!

I can eat very little too. I am having a drainage problem which is making me get sick from that, not necessarily when I am eating. I am hoping that taking a decongestant tonight might help. I am getting about 200 calories too, I can't tolerate the shakes at all.

I agree that you should not be throwing up everything you eat. Please call your doctor. You could have a stricture or an acid problem. It needs to be evaluated before you get worse.

I am no dr, but it sounds like you are really swollen and maybe eating too much at one time or too fast. That is usually the reason for puking.

If you are not doing this, then you need to tell your dr. You could have other problems that are making you puke. Call him!!

Kelly