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I was just banded yesterday and came hime from the hospital around 2pm. It's 8:30pm and I just threw up! I have only had little sips of Water and not even as much as they told me to take.

I am also having bad pain and gas pain.

I talked to my doctor and he told me to stick with ice chips and water (that's all I had!) He's not worried. Should I be?

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Sorry to hear of your issue. I don't really have any advice for you, just didn't want you to feel neglected:wink2: Some people say gas-x helps with the gas pain, I don't think it did much for me. I have to change position and then I can actually feel the gas bubbles moving, WEIRD!!! If you start to hold stuff down you might want to try some liquid Tylenol if your Doc didn't send you home with pain meds.

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Hi Rachel,

It does get better, you should move around as much as possible especially for the gas pain. I learned really fast!

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I was on demerol and that made me throw up after surgery... not pleasant. I moved to baby tylenol and was much better :wink2:

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I will have to agree with others. It does get better. I have been banded about three weeks now and feel great. I have to say the reason I feel I have done so well with recovery is I walked.... and walked.. and walked. I did have lots of backdoor gas. and growlies. I used gas-x they helped. What I think really helped me was when I started drinking "good belly". GB are pro-biotic drinks I found in the grocery store by the yogurt. That got the good bacteria back in my intestines. Within a day or two of starting the GB, all the growlies and gas were mostly gone.

Hang in there. You will feel better soon!

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I will have to agree with others. It does get better. I have been banded about three weeks now and feel great. I have to say the reason I feel I have done so well with recovery is I walked.... and walked.. and walked. I did have lots of backdoor gas. and growlies. I used gas-x they helped. What I think really helped me was when I started drinking "good belly". GB are pro-biotic drinks I found in the grocery store by the yogurt. That got the good bacteria back in my intestines. Within a day or two of starting the GB, all the growlies and gas were mostly gone.

Hang in there. You will feel better soon!

I have to agree: Walk, Walk, Walk. It hurt the first few days after my surgery, but it really does help you recover quicker. You need to be careful to find the balance, and not over exert yourself. Take it slow and take breaks if you need to. You will know when it's time to rest... don't ignore the signals.

Liquid Tylenol Extra Relief worked great for my pain. I was off of vicodin w/n 2 days after surgery.

Most important is to remain positive! Stress and worry can cause you to heal slower. I am not just saying that... I studied it in Nursing school.

Good Luck to you!

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If you are still getting sick, ask your doc if you can get an anti nausea medicine.l I think it is normal to feel that way although I never did but I believe it is typical to have anti nausea meds prescribed after this surgery.

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You were all correct. My doc told me to take the meds on schedule, which I did, and I immediately felt better. I was just mortified that I threw up - I don't want to cause a slip. The meds helped enormously. liquid vicadin, gas x and the anti throw up med. Thank you all for the info.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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