Horrible time after bypass :(

[bookworm831 0]

I had my bypass on the 7th and I've been so sick. I can't keep most things down. I have terrible pain anytime I do eat. I'm so miserable I've been to the emergency room twice. Meeting with ny surgeon on monday. Wishing ud never done this. Was anyone else this sick the first few weeks if so did it get better

[Redsfan19 36]

I had my bypass on the 7th and I've been so sick. I can't keep most things down. I have terrible pain anytime I do eat. I'm so miserable I've been to the emergency room twice. Meeting with ny surgeon on monday. Wishing ud never done this. Was anyone else this sick the first few weeks if so did it get better

Have you seen your surgeon since your surgery? What does he/she say?

[James Marusek 5,244]

I did not experience this and I do not think it is common. Some people experience a blockage in the plumbing.

In some cases, scar tissue or inflammation can narrow the new connection between the stomach and intestine. This is called a stricture. Strictures usually develop four to six weeks after surgery, and affect less than five percent of bariatric surgery patients. Patients with strictures will notice that they are progressively less able to take in fluids and food. Strictures can be treated with an endoscope, which is a thin, flexible tube with image sensors and special tools at the tip. A doctor will use an endoscope with a tiny inflatable balloon at its tip to open the stricture.

[jennn0218 13]

This was me I made an appointment but then on its own healed so I didn't need to get the edoscopy

[caligul 102]

Are you eating slowly and chewing to mush? @@bookworm831

[Daisee68 2,493]

Pain doesn't sound good. If you are drinking or eating too fast, it will cause pain. You have to be very diligent in eating slowly, chewing thoroughly and eating the right things. I have had a lot of trouble keeping meats down at 7 weeks out and I felt pretty crummy my 3rd and 4th week, but I think I am starting to figure it out. What kind of foods are you eating? Once you vomit, everything gets swollen again, so you have to go back to liquids for 48 hours and then pureed for 48 hours and then you can progress (if you are at the stage for other foods). I have decided to stay on soft/pureed foods until 8 weeks before I try more sold foods again (following a rough week earlier this week). All that said, if you are doing all these things and still have pain, call your surgeon for sure.

The feelings of wishing you hadn't done this are very normal. I still have those days occasionally but they are getting farther apart and hopefully will be gone soon. Hang in there!

[The Candidate 3,215]

Hope you get to feeling better soon!

[bookworm831 0]

Going to see my doctor tom. Doing all the things I'm told. I cling chewing and drinking right. This has just been horrible

[kell778 46]

I'm so sorry bookworm. Please let us know how it goes. I had bypass on June 30 (1 week before you) and I was miserable until about last week. I questioned why I did it too. It's normal. I had my first vomit bout tonight so I'm going back to liquids for a bit