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Feeling discouraged :/

I'm about a week and a half post op. Since day one, eating anything resembling food makes me nauseous. Sometimes it's so bad that not even my zofran will help. The past couple days I've been throwing up 3-4 times a day. Nothing violent, but it's this really gross, thick saliva. I used to get it when I had Lapband as well.

I'm in antibiotics right now due to incision infections. Bactrim, which wrecks my stomach. I haven't pooped since two days post op, and I'm still exhausted all the time. I'm feeling really discouraged right now. I feel like I will never enjoy a normal life again.

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How frustrating for you....The only recommendations I can provide come from me being a nurse (not from experience as I am still pre-op). Are you able to take fluids? If so, maybe try getting some Isopure Protein drink from GNC (lots of yummy flavors like grape, fruit punch etc). This is high in protein which obviously your body needs to loose weight but more importantly for you right now, the protein will aide your body to heal those infected surgical wounds. Also, I don't know if you can take this or not, but a probiotic will help to replace the healthy flora (bacteria) in your intestinal tract and maybe will help ease some of your nausea and possibly help to promote a bowel movement. You can get probiotic naturally from yogurt w/ active cultures (when/if you can tolerate it). I am thinking of you...this must be really tough. Hopefully once you finish that Bactrim you will start to feel better, that stuff is so great to treat the infection but can be really hard to tolerate. Good Luck.

unjury also makes a chicken broth that might go down easier. Warm fluids always sat better for me initially. Peppermint tea, also helps settle your stomach a bit. Good luck.

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