severe nausea

mimi5 · April 20, 2008

I was banded 1-10-2008 and since April 4th I have had intermittent severe nausea and for the past 7 days I have been nauseated constantly. I wake up and go to sleep feeling extremely nauseated. I have had dry heaves several times a day. I can't eat until afternoon and only a small amount because I am not hungry. I eat to try to help with the nausea. I have taken the best meds for nausea with minimal results. I haven't called my MD yet but will on Monday. I do not have burning and can tolerate food if I chew thoroughly and eat later in the day. Do you have any idea what is the problem? I would appreciate any suggestions or comments. Thanks

Edited April 20, 2008 by mimi5
Need to add I have also had dizziness with the nausea

Jessica1977 · April 20, 2008

Have you had a fill yet? If so, maybe you are too tight and need a slight unfill..I'm not sure, it's the first thing that came to mind and is just a guess. Hope you feel better!

Long2BFree · April 20, 2008

That's a long time to go without consulting your doctor. Are you sure you aren't dehydrated?

Socalbandit · April 20, 2008

You don't say how old you are. Is there a chance you could be pregnant? It is hard to know since you did not say what your fill situation was since your surgery. Sorry to hear about your nausea, I hope you start to feel better.

georgia girl · April 20, 2008

Are you getting in enough liquids? Could you be dehydrated?

The reason I ask is because right after my surgery, I couldn't drink hardly anything and I got really dehydrated and very nauseous. It was really bad and it lasted for a whole week. I took some Phenergan and it did help some.

I know it's been a few months since your surgery, but if you aren't getting in enough liquids, you could be dehydrated. If you think you are, get some Gatorade and that should help some.

Are you feeling weak as well? Dizzy or lightheaded? Headaches?

Definitely call your doctor regardless. You need to be seen if you are dry heaving. Let us know what your doctor says.

Edited April 20, 2008 by georgia girl

born2swim · April 20, 2008

So many things can cause nausea (such as pregnancy, dehydration, Constipation, too much sugar, etc). I'd suggest you look at those things and if I had to bet... the more nauseated you feel, the less you want to drink, and the more nauseated you feel as a result. Your surgeon can prescribe phenergan or some other anti-nausea med. It may not be a bad idea to call tomorrow. You don't want to vomit with the band!

Oh... BTW, my biggest complaint with my gallbladder disease was nausea. I did have pain, but I had incessant nausea. I lived on phenergan or scope Patches for 3 months. It took that long to see that my gallbladder was dying. They did an early HIDA scan and found it to be working find, but extremely painful and as time went on, I had some pain constantly with flare ups, but the nausea was horrendous. The second HIDA scan showed my gallbladder barely contracted/ejected. They removed it and I was wonderful! So... just another example of nausea.

mimi5 · April 24, 2008

Thank you for all your input. After some of the replies I drank fluids only and felt a little better. When I went to my doctor yesterday he thought I was too tight and took out 1/2cc to make a total of 4 1/2 cc in my 10cc band. I feel great like a new person.

Thanks

Jessica1977 · April 24, 2008

Glad to hear your feeling better!

up north man · May 16, 2008

hi i had band 7 mths ago and am getting that feeling last 3 wks also a headache in the back of head almost every day ,could be stress from work dont know thanks take care gary