My husband and I were both sleeved on 4-10-13. I have progressed pretty well and am on track with healing. However, my husband has not been able to keep much down. His swallow test was "slow" in the hospital and now that we are 5 days out he is having difficulty with drinking more than a couple of ounces and what he does take in sits in his "pipe" and he'll spit it up every 15 mins or so. Very little is actually going in. We called the hospital and they just told him that they understand his frustration but that it will pass in time as the swelling goes down. Is there anyone else out there that has suffered like this? He just wants reassurance that he isn't going to die.

The second issue is that his eyesight seems to be getting fuzzier every day. During the surgery, they pulled the tape off of his eyes and tore the cornea in his left eye. That seems to be healing but now he's noticing changes in his vision where he's blurry (he was 20/20 on the day of surgery). He isn't on any pain meds so it isn't that. He has an eye doctor appointment tomorrow, but again, he's worried to death. Thoughts?

UPDATE: Finally convinced him to go to ER and they have admitted him, thankfully. Basically, it's a wait and see game and he will likely be there for several days, but they think the problem is that his stomach is so swollen, it's not letting anything in. Because of that, all fluids are backing up into his esophagus and throat. They naturally got him on IV fluids immediately. They believe that the swelling is just going to have to go down from the surgery to allow it to open up and accept fluids. After another swallow test and a CT scan they see no obstructions or areas of concern and see no leakage, so that's good. While he isn't happy about a lengthy hospital stay, they have told us that it is "fixable" with time and not anything "life threatening" (though it would be if he wasn't there getting fluids). Nothing yet on the eye situation and they are puzzled, but we need to deal with one thing at a time.

Thanks everyone for your concerns. We are plugging through. They keep calling me a "superstar" because I've done so well and I thank God for that because I need to be there to help with him. But, I know that I just had major surgery too and I need to be mindful of resting and getting in my liquids and Proteins. Oh boy, what a journey....

So sorry to hear of your husband's trouble. I am in a similar situation. Surgery on 4/10 and then re-admitted on Sunday. Had iv and tests. All ok. Discharged yesterday. Still attempting to get liquids in but I am still having problems. Lots still coming back up. Hopefully, our stomach swelling will go down soon and we can get past this.

I am so happy that you got him to go to the ER...He could have suffered major complications if he hadn't gone.....Good job to both of you....he will be fine once the stomach isn't swollen any more......This is a total relief... Hugs to both of you.......Oh and do take good care of yourself right now.......you do need it.....

I'm glad he's getting the care he needs, keep us posted.