*****UPDATE****** feb 2nd, 2012

i now have a leak & a stent was placed in. feeling horrible!!! the below post is the least of my worries now!

im going crazy..

i was sleeved dec 20th. everything was ok until maybe a week after coming home from the hospital. i realized that i was extremely exhausted and always felt faint. it didnt really start hitting me hard until last week. everyone keeps telling me that it will get better but it feels like its getting worse! i keep trying to "stay positive" but how much more of this can i take? i want to feel normal again!!!!

i noticed that when i walk, im like dragging my feet. im so weak and faint. almost like my thighs might just give out.

i also have excessive gas which i think is making me really nauseous. the burps are just crazy. i cant eat or sip without burping.. then it wont stop until i take some gas x chewables. i live off those chewables.

as far as shakes, i cant tolerate them. ive tried so many different ones & i throw them up. they absolutely repulse me!

i do eat but i have to be "in the mood" to eat whatever is in front of me or i will just throw it up. my stomach is extremely weak! i cant even tolerate Soups. they turn my stomach too.

i called my surgeon & told him how im feeling & he told me im dehydrated. told me to get on gatorade for a week & see how i feel then. im going in thursday morning to see the nurse practioner.

the gas & the gatorade mixed is making me very nauseous.

i take 20mg of prilosec in the morning, 2- Multivitamins & 1- B12.

im so so so so so so tired of this! i truly regret surgery. i never thought id feel like this but i do.

lol i thought about changing it for that reason!!

every time i read your updates you look so happy in your picture it's hard to imagine you are going through a hard time with that big smile on your face. ironic hey?

so during the night, i woke up with slimes feeling super nauseous. as i tried to relax & get control of the nausea (sitting up in bed), i start throwing up! i had to run to the bathroom where i threw up hunter green bile non stop for like 5 minutes! so much for thinking those days were over

im feeling sick to my stomach. i highly doubt im going to be able to eat anything today. my throat is burning still from the acid of me throwing up & i feel like i may need to throw up again.

it seems never ending. my gi dr told me that he doesnt think my food aversion is stent related. he said hes not sure why i am having a food aversion but that hopefully "itll pass". THATS THEIR ANSWERR FOR EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i swear i think ima punch the next dr in their face if they tell me itll pass one more damn time!

WELL...... 5minutes after writing this post, i got out of bed to go brush my teeth & wash up & began throwing up again.

i feel so sick!!!!!!! i wish god i wish that it would just stop so i can feel normal :'(

Jasleeve,

I'm so sorry to hear that you are feeling like crap again. I hate to throw up, so I don't know how you tolerate it. The best thing I can say about being on Nexium, is that when I throw up, there is no acid taste. The Nexium seems to be really effective in eliminating my stomach acid.

I wish I had a solution for you. But all I can think of to say/do is to pray for you. So I am praying right now for you to be healed. I have faith in Jesus, so I have to believe that HE will answer our prayers. God bless and keep you. And again, I am so sorry.

Love and Hugs and Prayers coming your way rightnow.

thank you! they have me on reglan which is supposed to be a strong nausea medication but between vomiting, nausea & food aversion, my goodness! i cant help but just cry!!!!!!! i just want it all to stop. i want to feel normal & healthy. i feel so sick & i feel like the drs arent doing enough! they smile in my face & ask how im doing & say itll pass. makes me want to uppercut them! this is no way to live

Jasleeve,

I'm so sorry to hear that you are feeling like crap again. I hate to throw up, so I don't know how you tolerate it. The best thing I can say about being on Nexium, is that when I throw up, there is no acid taste. The Nexium seems to be really effective in eliminating my stomach acid.

I wish I had a solution for you. But all I can think of to say/do is to pray for you. So I am praying right now for you to be healed. I have faith in Jesus, so I have to believe that HE will answer our prayers. God bless and keep you. And again, I am so sorry.

Love and Hugs and Prayers coming your way rightnow.

i just threw up again. i drank a bunch of gatorade today to stay hydrated & i threw it all up. smh. i called my nurse practioner & shes telling me to call my upper gi dr to see what he says. smh. seems like no one has any damn answers & im being sent on a wild goose chase.

Jasleeve,

Has anybody suggested or discussed a Zofran pump with you? It is similar to an insulin pump, in that it pumps a small continuous amount of Zofran (anti-nausea medication) into your system. I have seen several pregnant women with severe nausea/vomiting who had to have a Zofran pump implanted. It seemed to help them. That might be something that you could benefit from.

Anyway, just a suggestion. Prayers continue!!!!

Love and Hugs and Prayers,

Kathy D

i just threw up again. i drank a bunch of gatorade today to stay hydrated & i threw it all up. smh. i called my nurse practioner & shes telling me to call my upper gi dr to see what he says. smh. seems like no one has any damn answers & im being sent on a wild goose chase.

I've been nauseated since I had surgery and was told the same thing,,if my nexium and zantac doesn't help for me to call the gi. Today I'm vomiting too,,smh too.lol I'm still thinking about ya and hoping all will pass and you'll feel much better real soon. I hope it will all be a bad memory and things will start looking up. Keep trying to drink,,I know it's hard to throw it up but your body will consume some of the fluids and you obviously need them really bad with all that you are going through.

i never heard of it. i think the drs look at this matter like its minor or will pass. i dont feel they look at how severe it is since its the outside looking in. im so sick. i cant get in touch with the gi dr

Jasleeve,

Has anybody suggested or discussed a Zofran pump with you? It is similar to an insulin pump, in that it pumps a small continuous amount of Zofran (anti-nausea medication) into your system. I have seen several pregnant women with severe nausea/vomiting who had to have a Zofran pump implanted. It seemed to help them. That might be something that you could benefit from.

Anyway, just a suggestion. Prayers continue!!!!

Love and Hugs and Prayers,

Kathy D

its making me so sick.. so so sick

I've been nauseated since I had surgery and was told the same thing,,if my nexium and zantac doesn't help for me to call the gi. Today I'm vomiting too,,smh too.lol I'm still thinking about ya and hoping all will pass and you'll feel much better real soon. I hope it will all be a bad memory and things will start looking up. Keep trying to drink,,I know it's hard to throw it up but your body will consume some of the fluids and you obviously need them really bad with all that you are going through.

Couple things to consider, I could not tolerate ANY vitamins for two months. They all turned my stomach and left me ill. I stopped trying to take them and that helped a lot. Now i can tolerate anything. Try fish, not fried it is easier on me than shakes. You mentioned in one post that u get 50-100 oz o fluid. That is a huge swing!! 50 isnt enough and 100 is just inside good so the days ur at or near 50 your deficit is to great for the good days to cover. Try to get in 80 minimum everyday. The thing is from what you have discribe your surgeon cant do anything to help but an iv. You havent discribed anything that sounds like an improper proceedure. It is in your hands now to work on figuring your body out. That was really hard for me. I had never listened to my body before and was clueless in how to do that.

I would suggest that for the next week you focus on 80 oz of liquid and pick only one of two proteins to experiment with. Keeping in mind that under eating you stomach is what you want to do. Try eating one oz of whatever protein and then leave it alone for 10 mins and then try one more oz another 10 min and a final oz. keeps you under ur pouch size and you will have time to see how its sitting.

The burping can be cause by eating to fast as that induces air into your stomach. Also do not use a staw to drink.

It is what it is, slow methodical progras is what you will need to make from this point. Your gonna get there. Chin up, push forward.

We are all pulling for you.

I'm worried about you! Scared you are going to be dehydrated I hate hearing you are throwing up and it seems to be EVERYTHING! If you go to the hospital is there any chance they will give you fluids or admit you? It makes me so mad for you that they just keep sending you to one another!!!! GRRRR!

The depression can really set you back and feeling nausea and vomitting can really make you depressed. Have you tried chicken broth? I would strain campbell's chicken noodle soup and add some injury chicken broth flavor protein and the warmth helped soothe my tummy down. I also ate a lot of sugar free pudding with protein powder and suagr free jello. Personally I could not tolerate baby food. I got slimey's a lot my first month or two out they are gross.

What are slimeys? :/

i think youre responding to an old issue. my new issue is i cant keep down any fluids, cant eat food & i have a leak.

Couple things to consider, I could not tolerate ANY Vitamins for two months. They all turned my stomach and left me ill. I stopped trying to take them and that helped a lot. Now i can tolerate anything. Try fish, not fried it is easier on me than shakes. You mentioned in one post that u get 50-100 oz o Fluid. That is a huge swing!! 50 isnt enough and 100 is just inside good so the days ur at or near 50 your deficit is to great for the good days to cover. Try to get in 80 minimum everyday. The thing is from what you have discribe your surgeon cant do anything to help but an iv. You havent discribed anything that sounds like an improper proceedure. It is in your hands now to work on figuring your body out. That was really hard for me. I had never listened to my body before and was clueless in how to do that.

I would suggest that for the next week you focus on 80 oz of liquid and pick only one of two Proteins to experiment with. Keeping in mind that under eating you stomach is what you want to do. Try eating one oz of whatever Protein and then leave it alone for 10 mins and then try one more oz another 10 min and a final oz. keeps you under ur pouch size and you will have time to see how its sitting.

The burping can be cause by eating to fast as that induces air into your stomach. Also do not use a staw to drink.

It is what it is, slow methodical progras is what you will need to make from this point. Your gonna get there. Chin up, push forward.

We are all pulling for you.