Hi everyone I'm glad I found this site I've been going through all this on my own it's good to remind myself I'm not alone! I'll be 2 wks post op on Tuesday n I'm having problems eating without feeling like I need to throw up or actually doing it?! ie... I haven't eaten anything today n when I tried drinking some water or a shake it felt like I was really full n what I drank stayed in my throat n I had to throw up!... I'm confusedbecause I know my stomachs emPty??? Any ideas why this is happening? I see my dr on Monday...:-//

You should consult your surgeon and see it there is a problem and tell him/her everything you been putting in your mouth.

You mentioned eating? At this stage you should be more like drinking liquids and soft things like Jello, broth and then progress to soft stage like pureed Soup.

While throwing up occurs - I did it twice, first with bread not toasted enough and second with spicy shrimp and flour tortillas which is like untoasted bread.

Yes, consult your surgeon immediately just to be sure there isn't a complication.

I, too, did not "eat" until more than 20 days post op so I did not experience this. However, any time that I have thrown up it has always been due to a food that I can't tolerate or eating too much at one time. It might be that your stomach simply isn't ready for food but it might be something else. The only things that caused me a problem were tortillas (still can't touch them, even more than a year out) and dairy products.

You need to call your doctor now - don't wait for Monday. Better to call for nothing than to have a serious complication go untreated even for a day.

~Cheri

Thanks everyone I'm going to call tomorrow ASAP! Ya I did try to eat some mashed potatoes n some broccoli cheese creamed soup the last few days I think it was too soon mainly I still do broth and protein shakes. I'm going to stay on that and not try those things again until later on...:-)