*****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.

How goes it today Jasleeve? Feeling any better? What are you doing to occupy your time? I know it isn't any fun feeling so crappy, but staying busy might help take your mind off of how you feel. Are you up and around most days? When do you see the doctor next? Hope it is soon. Talk to him about a Zofran pump if you are still having such nausea problems! It might help significantly. Still praying for you. You are on my heart and in my mind everyday! Take care. Love and Hugs and Prayers!!!

Kathy D

jasleeve, I am slo praying for you. However, I cannot understand why you can't get any help from your doctor who did the surgery or the hospital. That's what they are there for and I would think that doctor should take responsibility.

How are you today? I see you were up in the middle of the night posting

hey! not feeling good. threw up really bad earlier so i ended up falling asleep for a while. i dont do much but try resting all day. i usually feel too sick to be running around too much. :/

How goes it today Jasleeve? Feeling any better? What are you doing to occupy your time? I know it isn't any fun feeling so crappy, but staying busy might help take your mind off of how you feel. Are you up and around most days? When do you see the doctor next? Hope it is soon. Talk to him about a Zofran pump if you are still having such nausea problems! It might help significantly. Still praying for you. You are on my heart and in my mind everyday! Take care. Love and Hugs and Prayers!!!

Kathy D

im throwing up again..

couldnt sleep during most of the night & i had to take loritab at like 5am just to get some sleep.

How are you today? I see you were up in the middle of the night posting

I used my lortab to sleep also, rest is a good thing for healing, although it sure would be better if you didn't feel so sick

who r u telling?

i think the stent is making me so very sick. i think maybe the material sitting in my tummy.. i dont know. its bad tho.

I used my lortab to sleep also, rest is a good thing for healing, although it sure would be better if you didn't feel so sick

Kind of like your body doesn't like the foreign object - rejecting it or something!

who r u telling?

i think the stent is making me so very sick. i think maybe the material sitting in my tummy.. i dont know. its bad tho.

Are you eating anything,,if you are,,what is a typical day with food? I know I'm constantly adjusting everything because of my nausea after my leak. I'm still trying to learn how to eat. Loritab is good for pain but it would tear my stomach up. Are you walking? If you rest too much, that will make you feel like crap.

exactly!!!!! its like my stomach is screaming for it to get out. they said they could remove the stent but if its still there, theyd have to put it right back in. if a leak wasnt fatal, id say take it out!!!!

Kind of like your body doesn't like the foreign object - rejecting it or something!

not eating much. maybe a cracker here & there. cant hold anything down. as far as walking, i dont do too much because i havent really been eating. i got sleeved 7 weeks ago & only really ate for 2 of those weeks. week 4&5. i still have 2 weeks left with this stent. a wal from my door to the car is exhausting.

Are you eating anything,,if you are,,what is a typical day with food? I know I'm constantly adjusting everything because of my nausea after my leak. I'm still trying to learn how to eat. Loritab is good for pain but it would tear my stomach up. Are you walking? If you rest too much, that will make you feel like crap.

When I'm sedentary,,I'm miserable..stomach all crunched up and I feel crampy and moody and even more tired and restless and it keeps me up all night. If my stomach is empty it feels like nausea but it's hunger..for me anyway. I would take baby steps,,a little is better than none. If you're throwing up anyway,,I would try different things. Warm soup,,cold jello...just anything. The crackers are ok but all the carbs could be adding to the nausea too. That would be a normal remedy to help nausea but the sleeve changes everything. I know your stent isn't helping matters any.

soup makes me sick & Jello does too. ;/

When I'm sedentary,,I'm miserable..stomach all crunched up and I feel crampy and moody and even more tired and restless and it keeps me up all night. If my stomach is empty it feels like nausea but it's hunger..for me anyway. I would take baby steps,,a little is better than none. If you're throwing up anyway,,I would try different things. Warm soup,,cold jello...just anything. The crackers are ok but all the carbs could be adding to the nausea too. That would be a normal remedy to help nausea but the sleeve changes everything. I know your stent isn't helping matters any.

i think im going to go ahead & requwst that they remove the stent since its making me so sick & just keep me in the hospital until it heals because i cant deal with this nausea anymore. i absolutely cant. its too much. ;'(

I wish they would let you go TPN and be home with it and remove that stent!!

i think im going to go ahead & requwst that they remove the stent since its making me so sick & just keep me in the hospital until it heals because i cant deal with this nausea anymore. i absolutely cant. its too much. ;'(