I am three weeks out from having my gastric sleeve and fundoplication surgery. I have been having such a hard time with retching. After the fundoplication it seems impossible to actually throw up. I spend hours each bad day I have retching or breathing in and out trying not to retch. It's like dry heaves from a bad horror film.

has anyone else had this problem? I'm beginning to think most of it is anxiety. I wake up and think..."Do I feel sick....am I going to have a good day or a bad day?" Any ideas? I don't know how much of this is the fundoplcation and or my anxiety or the gastric sleeve. I keep waiting for the day when I will say "Gosh I would do it all over again." Help?????

I'm sorry you are not feeling well. I'd like to help, but I don't understand your surgery. Could you please describe what a sleeve fundoplication is? I know what the surgeries entail separately but I did not know they could be performed together and I'd like to know what was done. Thanks!

I haven't heard of both procedures being done, and it sounded like to me that they're two separate procedures because having a sleeve gastrectomy means the fundus is removed - leaving nothing to be plicated. Is this a new procedure? I know that sometimes they call it gastric sleeve plication - which sounds like what you're describing. In that surgery you have a sleeve, but it's made from folding the stomach and suturing, nothing is actually removed from your body.

I wish I could offer you more help because it sounds like you're really feeling bad =( I do know that there is a plication forum though - http://www.sleeveplicationtalk.com/

As far as the plication portion goes, they may be able to explain more of their experiences. Have you talked to your doctor about what you're going through?

I really hope you feel better, I'm sorry that you're going through this. (((((Hug!))))