Stomach bug and the band

phlyinphebee · March 27, 2007

I was wondering if anyone has gone through a stomach bug with their band?? I think that I am coming down with something and it scares me. I know that we are not supposed to throw up. I do not know on what to expect.

I am taking anti nasuea meds and on Clear liquids.

Berry · March 27, 2007

That scares me too! Especially since I'm only 8 days post-op. Why are you taking anti-nausua meds? Is it because you thought you were coming down with a bug?

DrewsLou · March 27, 2007

My hubby got the pukey flu and I immediatley called my doc for a script for phenegran... no puking for this girl!

Berry · March 27, 2007

Does that Phenegran make you stop throwing up?? I think I need to get some of that in my house!

phlyinphebee · March 27, 2007

I am taking the Phengren liquid so I do not throw up. So far it is working.

I got a rx of it the day of surgery 1-19-07. This is the first time I have had to use it. I hope that this will be short lived.

Berry · March 27, 2007

I'm so sorry to hear you aren't feeling well. I hope you get better soon.

waterlily1072 · March 27, 2007

Stomach flu scares me to death! I haven't had one yet (knock on wood) and avoid sick people as much as possible. The day one of my kids comes home puking I am calling for anti-nausea meds asap!

DonnaMarie · March 28, 2007

I had the stomach flu about 3 months ago.. I was scared to death.. plus I am the type who do whatever it takes not to vomit so I just laid down and hoped it would pass.. no such luck.. I only got sick once and it was just like every other time. My surgeon never said anything about "you shouldn't throw up"..

I was fine and once I did, I felt better..

Shesha · March 28, 2007

I had a stomach virus two weeks ago. I did throw up once, after trying VERY hard not to. I had my fill with Dr. K just a few days later and told him what had happened. He told me not to worry, but obviously I don't want to do it to often. (never again in my book!)

I called him for some anti-nausea medicine when I was sick, but he was out of the office for his daughter's wedding. The only thing I had was the anti-nausea suppositories that I had left from after surgery. I used a few and didn't throw up any more. Since I didn't want to keep using those though, I ended up going to the local walk-in clinic and got a prescription for some anti-nausea medicine that dissolves in your mouth. (I had a fever too. I wanted to make sure I didn't have the flu) The Dr. warned me that it was very expensive, and she wasn't kidding. $40.00 for 9 pills, after insurance! Yikes! I ended up not needing them (I used the samples she gave me) so I have them saved for a rainy day.

Poodles · March 28, 2007

I have the pills and the suppositories... just in case. I have had the stomach bug two times since banding. One time the phenegren did not even help and I was praying I did not slip. I didn't, thank God. I did drink some ginger ale to help settle things down, and that helped (I know we are not suppose to have it).

Jachut · March 28, 2007

Since I got banded, we seem to have had more stomach bugs through my family than in the entire 38 years before!

The first one struck three days after my surgery and I caught it, but the anti nausea medication worked for me. I felt awful, I had fevers and chills and I nearly drove myself insane thinking "do I feel sick?" "am I nauseous" "what was that rumble" to the point where I actually wished I would just throw up and be done with it. But the medication worked.

Since then there's been about 5 more bouts of it, but I've managed to not even catch them by being absolutely ridiculously fanatical about cleanliness and germ containment.

argon · March 28, 2007

I got sick one day, almost 2 months ago.. I threw up, and gagged almost all day. I was stupid and didn't have any type of anti-nausea medication (believe me, I do now). I ended up so irritated, a few days later, I got a complete defill, because I could only drink... and slowly. I was empty for 2 weeks (gained 8lbs) and just got a small fill a few weeks ago (I was at 1.5, now at 1.2)... the scale hasn't moved in weeks. Needless to say, this has set me back a couple of months... I probably wont see any scale movement until I get back up to the fill level I was at prior to the defill.

It's a pain in the ass. Avoid puking, if for no other reason than you might need a defill, and you'll set yourself back too!! (they checked for slippage also... it was a-ok!)

Kat817 · March 28, 2007

Poodles---if the ginger ale helps you with nausea (and it does a lot of people) you can get crystalized ginger to eat at most health food stores. I have a banded friend who swears by it for acid reflux----I keep intending to get some to try.

I too keep phenergren on hand. Used it about 2 weeks ago when we got the glorious "going at both ends" kinda bug. Sure was glad to see THAT one go!

Kat

Spydr · March 29, 2007

My doc gave me Phenegran at the time of surgery. Whenever I have that sloshy feeling coming on, I have a cracker, lay very still and think of my happy place. After some time it seems to pass.

You don't want to throw up as it can cause your band to slip. A little slippage is to be expected over time. My band has moved about a thumb length of the last 16 months but my doc says it is fine. I asked at what point should I be worried and he stated movement the size of a peach would be cause for concern. I love that he talks in term I can understand!