Post op issues

[TheDude84023 19]

So I had surgery yesterday and was able to handle crushed ice and liquid. Today I am unable to hold liquids no more than 2 sips in a 45 min period or else I'll puke. I've tried gatorade broth and Water with very little luck. If I try taking meds then that kills me as well. I've thrown up several times today.

Anyone else have these struggles at post op?

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,722]

you need to tell your dr

sipping wee bits should be doable

you are def swollen but if you are throwing up, or cant sip

you need to let the dr know...being dehyrdrated is not the way to go

(if you can, try SF popsicles while waiting for your dr to sch an appt)

[TheDude84023 19]

I am heading there today. I've been in contact with both the banded RN and the doc. *Fingers crossed*

[briefs199 337]

TheDude

How did it go? Let us know

[TheDude84023 19]

Well inflammation is the reason I can't stomache things for the meanwhile I will be on a feeding tube

[briefs199 337]

TheDude

I'm so sorry!!! How long will you be in the hospital? Are they giving you steroids?

[TheDude84023 19]

Nope I'm feeding from home. It's pretty straight forward.

[Elizabeth68 25]

wow, I had surgery Thurs as well and I cannot imagine vomiting with the pain and soreness. I'm very glad you went back to the dr and hope that means you can now keep the medication down as well. I was trying to stay away from taking it until the hospital meds wore off and OUCH! So now i take it every four hours, but less and less each time. I get the most pain when I move up from a prone position. I never did have strong abs. it's getting better and better every day and has been totally manageable as long as I don't try to do too much.

[TheDude84023 19]

I have a bad feeling this will go to and intolerance. I guess Monday I'll need to go back to the Dr.

[1Corinthians6:19 53]

Hope you get through tho quickly. Best wishes an you're in my prayers.

[TheDude84023 19]

After a rough night and sketchy morning I was finally able to take Fluid without a tube. No sips though. GulpeS or else I will toss them up.

[1Corinthians6:19 53]

How are you feeling? You doing okay?

[TheDude84023 19]

Its been a pretty rough ride but I will give a quick rundown on the turn of events.(note that I am feeling much better now)

Days 1 - 5:

I was unable to take down more than 8 oz of fluids per day. Had to even be put on a feeding tube to try to force some down. I was extremely tight(inflamed). During this time whatever I consumed would come out in my sleep. Another issue I had was hypersalivation which prevented me from sleeping at all and extreme dehydration.

Day 6: At this point band rejection had me very scared but all of the sudden in the mid after noon of day 6 it felt like a bathtub cork was pulled in my stomach and all of my fluids drained into the intestines. So what I am thinking is the anesthesia still partly had my stomach shut down where it would not pump the contents of my stomach into my intestines. Magically my stomach started working with fluids and my inflammation around the band started going down dramatically. A few hours later my stomach started to get really tight as I was heading to town. Again I started thinking "great now it'll quit working" but after I made it over the mountain pass 8,600ft or so the tension eased. Interesting thing is when this happened I was starving! So I had my first bit of solid food(jello). Since that point I've been working broth and yogurt. I've had my ups and downs but I feel 100 times better than I did the first few days. The only issue I've really had sense was I am having issues with night coughing.

Overall its been a 1 day at a time recovery. I've lost more weight than I wanted to just short of time out of post op but I'll live.