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Hey all. Excited to finally have it done but post op has been tougher than expected. Ended up hacking and throwing up little blood clots most of the night. Foam was tough to deal with. Tried to drink Water to deal but hard to keep it down. Tried to get up to do first walk and got really dizzy and kind of passed out for a bit. Feeling a tiny bit better now - anyone else have these issues?

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1 hour ago, Jwil said:

Hey all. Excited to finally have it done but post op has been tougher than expected. Ended up hacking and throwing up little blood clots most of the night. Foam was tough to deal with. Tried to drink Water to deal but hard to keep it down. Tried to get up to do first walk and got really dizzy and kind of passed out for a bit. Feeling a tiny bit better now - anyone else have these issues?

We all expereince surgery different - Wow, What has your Drs said about all your post op symptoms????

1 hour ago, Jwil said:

anyone else have these issues?

No, This was not m experience with surgery.

My pain was managed well with meds. No vomiting. Walking went well. I got my food in and the rest was recovery at home. I bounced back well.

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Kinda, we found out I was allergic to the medication they were giving me to control the pain (who knew!) so I threw up all of night one because of it. Once they stopped giving me the pain meds in the morning I stopped throwing up. They didn't even let me walk until the morning and walking wasn't bad but after one lap on the surgery floor I got really dizzy and had to sit down.

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I had a ton of nausea and spitting up foam on the first day post-op, but by day 2 it was all just fine. I never had any pain or blood.

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I was in a ton of pain, but not what you are dealing with. I hope you feel better soon!

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I was a train wreck for about 3 days and then i couldn't have more than a few sips of Water the first few days i was home. It's normal and you will be fine. You will literally grow into it, and learn how to chew food and not drink water at the same time like everyone else. Get ready for some big changes and weight loss. The fun has just started!

As for your blood clot question, it is normal. My best friend had it done before I did and he was puking clots of blood, which i never did after mine. He's fine, he went from 350 pounds to 174 pounds in 1 year. Hang in there.

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Thanks. Talked to doctor this afternoon. Went through GI Ray to check for leaks. Looks like it was all clear. Said the blood was likely from the tube down my throat which may have scratched it up. Pumped me with extra fluids and am starting feel better now. Hoping this is just a short term bulb in road to recovery.

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I was a train wreck for about 3 days and then i couldn't have more than a few sips of Water the first few days i was home. It's normal and you will be fine. You will literally grow into it, and learn how to chew food and not drink water at the same time like everyone else. Get ready for some big changes and weight loss. The fun has just started!

As for your blood clot question, it is normal. My best friend had it done before I did and he was puking clots of blood, which i never did after mine. He's fine, he went from 350 pounds to 174 pounds in 1 year. Hang in there.
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So things were getting better than took a bad turn again. Blood levels kept dropping even though I was starting to feel better. Surgeon started getting worried so they had to take me back in and open me up again at 3am on night 2. Found 2 liters of pooled blood but no obvious source. Ended up having to do a blood transfusion, closed up some minor leaks and now hoping it turns around again.

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Please keep us posted. I hope 🤞 all will be smooth from this day forward. Keep safe.

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I’m post op 3 days and I have pain when I move, but it’s bareable.. you keep doing what you can to get nutrients..

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So things were getting better than took a bad turn again. Blood levels kept dropping even though I was starting to feel better. Surgeon started getting worried so they had to take me back in and open me up again at 3am on night 2. Found 2 liters of pooled blood but no obvious source. Ended up having to do a blood transfusion, closed up some minor leaks and now hoping it turns around again.
OMG! Glad they found it! [emoji55]

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Day 5 in the hospital. Feeling much better - hoping I get go ahead to go home tomorrow. Still not sure why there was the blood loss. Surgeon said it was one of those extremely rare circumstances that I unfortunate experienced.

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