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How bad is the nausea?

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SoCalMomOfFour    36

SoCalMomOfFour
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I'm 3 months from having surgery, so I'm spending my spare time reading everything I can possibly find about VSG. Lately I've seen a lot of people struggling with awful nausea. Is this normal? How long does it last? Thanks!

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Seela    1,187

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I haven't had any at all

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Carlotta1    401

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Nausea.. Ask for a patch right before surgery. It should last for about 3 days. Also changing eating plans ( phases) can cause nausea when u try new foods that your body is not ready for.

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sleevethefatbehind    95

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I had nausea the day of and day after surgery. The nurses had me sniff alcohol swabs and it went away! Amazing! I've had none since the day after surgery.

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macman    603

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I am five days out from surgery and felt nauseous for about an hour after recovery. I think it was probably due to anesthesia. No problem since

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GotItDoneInHarlem    302

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Day 1 and 2 were pretty bad. I'll be honest. I smacked a nurses hand when she waved a alcohol pad in front of me! Get out of my way I'm gonna puke!

The Zonfran wasn't working at all, so it turned out to be that I'm REALLY sensitive to dilaudid, so when we changed the pain med the nausea went away and never came back.

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endless80    697

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The only time I had any nausea was when I first came out of surgery, still groggy and oblivious to my surroundings but I somehow knew there was a nurse there and in my confusion said "nauseous, please fix it" and she (or he, I don't remember) shot me up with something and it never happened again.

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PdxMan    4,292

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Like others, I had the patch and never experienced any nausea. I believe most people don't, especially if they have a patch to help prevent any issues with it.

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Bronco0605    135

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I am the odd one out here. I am almost six weeks post op and still nedd the zofran daily. Usually when I wake up is the worst. I also still need the medicine for stomach spasms sometimes the levsin or bentyl they both work well. Guess my stomach is really sensitive compared to others.

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Sassy Pants1    186

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None to speak of. I had the patch for surgery and they also put something in my IV. I had a couple of bouts post-op when I drank my Protein drink too fast.

I take my Prilosec 2x daily and I think that really helps.

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ribearty    544

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I had one instance and I rang my call button, got a shot and it went away. I am 9 weeks out and have not gotten sick once since having surgery.

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gomekast    559

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Mine lasted a good few weeks post op.

I had the patch, and 3 different types of shots n meds. Nothing worked for me.

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Mel1071    149

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I had a patch behind the ear and also an Emend before surgery. I felt no nausea. I was sent home with nausea meds and never needed them.

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slvrsax    301

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I had nausea for 5 days. Had surgery Monday, couldn't keep down Water until the following Saturday.

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