Newly banded and really suffering!

sonriose · 06-25-2006, 01:36 AM

Hi All,

I was banded on the 20th June (6 days ago) and am currently suffering from the following:
- constant waves of nausea
- inability to drink more than even a sip of water
- serious nausea from trying a few spoons of clear soup/jelly/tea

My family are getting a little more worried as I am getting zero calories at the moment, and I know things have to settle for all to heal right, but is this how things should be?

Also, how long until the nausea stops - it does stop right? As I cannot cope with it, and the lack of any real energy is making me dopey and tired a lot - i need functionality to return to work asap!

Does one soon feel normal - apart from eating capacity after a couple of weeks, like you can relax prior to banding or am I going to permanently feel lousy?

Thanks,

Sonriose

**SherryW** · 06-25-2006, 06:28 AM

Hi Sonriose,

Are you still taking the pain meds the surgeon gave you? I know THAT is what made me nauseous. Once I stopped those I did much better. If you're unable to even sip water you REALLY need to contact your surgeon. You may be becoming dehydrated. You're tired from your surgery and of course not being able to get anything down.

Please call your surgeon!

wheeler · 06-25-2006, 07:36 AM

You should call your doctor asap, not being able to drink is a definite NO NO!
On clear fluids you should be sipping all the time to get your 1.5 to 2.00 liters ( I think its about 68 ounces) of fluids which includes water and your soups/milk etc.

MelodyJ · 06-25-2006, 07:56 AM

Sonriose--

Don't know when you posted this....but I did the same thing....I had to push myself to drink!!! Call your doc and get something for the nausea....they do NOT want you to throw up as you can move your band!! The pain meds could be causing this as Sherri said earlier! You will be fine as long as you don't dehydrate....even a teaspoon every 5 minutes is similar to an IV.....call and get something to slow down the nausea.

God Bless,
Melody
Banded 3/20/06 -52lbs :)

pj robinson · 06-25-2006, 08:05 AM

dear sonriose, hopefully you will call your surgeon. you should be able to take 30 cc=1 oz of fluid per hour. were you discharged home from the hospital with any prescription for nausea i.e. zofran sublingual tablets?
no, you will not always fill like this but you must be patient. everyone heals at a different speed/rate. you want to be careful not to dehydrate.
hope this is helpful. gob bless, p.j. robinson