Seeing surgeon today about nausea and vomiting after eating.

Hi george, I’m ok on puree /blended stuff as long as only a very small portion eg 50g, or a yoghurt, custard, weetabix(mushy) rice pudding, pasta, not potatoes of any kind and nothing solid at all. I either get reflux, nausea or vomit it all up, often all 3 things. I was so looking forward to eating normal meals but my stomach doesn’t like it at all.

How about trying to find an alternative for potatoes? Plantain or cassava can be good sources of carbohydrates. However, rice and pasta are good with your stomach so I would stick with that food for carbohydrates.

Hi blackdust. I don’t know and the surgeon didn’t seem to know either so not helpful. The surgeon has booked to see me in 3 months time not even the 6 weeks after my tests which I think is bad considering I’m being sick on an almost daily basis. He didn’t seem concerned at all I guess cos he isn’t living with it. I wasn’t impressed by his attitude at all tbh and he wasnt even my surgeon, just one of the team. Once I’ve had the tests I’m going to call and try to bring the appointment forward. I cant go through another 3 months of this.

I’m very sorry to hear that. It’s disappointing that someone who’s supposed to be able to help you can’t do that. I hope things will proceed faster than what they’ve planned!

For now, how are you feeling? Can you eat more than usual?

I seem to be ok during the day, breakfast is fine, either weetabix or cornflakes then having main meal which is either spaghetti bol or home made shepherds pie or chunky chicken and veg soup mashed up. Today I actually managed a roasted chicken leg with vegetables and gravy!! It seems if I keep it with gravy or sauce it ok, anything remotely dry and I cant swallow it then I feel sick or am sick. I tried a bit of toast the other day-in good. In evening meal all I’m having is a yoghurt, I cant stomach anything else. How long since your surgery blackdust?

I take it that you’re not feeling as nauseous as before, so that’s good news! Maybe the medicine given by the surgeon helps as well. If you can only take soft food, it probably means the stomach isn’t healing up well, though the hours still make me confused.

My surgery was around 15 months ago.

Hi mark, re-calories, I’m getting approx 450/550 per day. A chunk of that is a slimfast at 210 cals and trying to drink 600ml of milk a day to get some protein in.
My lack of mobility also affects the slowness of weight loss too, but I cant change that. It is what it is I guess. I just want to be able to eat.

Hi, thanks for asking. Sorry it’s been a long time. I’ve been quite ill with now not being able to have any food without either throwing it all back up or chronic reflux and.pain. I saw registrar in august who organised a contrast xray and.gastroscopy. went back last week and apparently I have a kink in my aesophocus. Whether it was them at fault during the hernia repair or its scar tissue formed.i dont know. He said an MDT meeting was needed to decide whether to operate and undo the hernia repair, convert to by pass or ‘leave it be’ as may sort itself out in time. I got a call from specialist nurse friday to say it had been de ided to leave it and they will see me again in January. Needless to say I’m fuming. I am feeling so weak and tired, no energy, cant sleep, emotional, hair falling out. Wish had never had it done despite 24 kilo weight off so far but that’s cos not eating at all.
I have been on the phone this morning to the surgeon Secretary and got an urgent appointment for this thursday. I’ve also written to PALS.
So it’s been rough and I feel very down.

Hope you and all others are doing better
X x

That sounds horrible, Loopy. I’m very sorry it happened to you. It’s frustrating that they can’t provide you at least with the short-term relive to your situation if you still have to wait until January. I hope you’ll hear something better soon.

We are always here if you want to talk or vent about something. Sending prayers to you!

Thank you. Ive since put a complaint in and got an immediate appointment to see comsultant. It seems its not my aesophocus thats got a kink but my sleeve. Food is getting backed up as it tried to into the stomach. He offered no solution except wait and said it will relax down but can take up to 3 years!!! I just cried. He was very unsympathetic. I just feel very depressed. Am seeing dietician next week, and got another appointment wit my actual surgeon end november. Just not sure how.i can carry on like this.

Hiya, seen my surgeon mow and my sleeve is twisted. He wants to do a bread barium xray and then decide what to do. I may need to be converted to a by pass. More surgery!
Dietician has now given me fortisip to get some nutrition as cannot eat any solid food now and even fluids cause constant reflux and heartburn. I was eating more on weeks 2-4 after the op than i am now. Not good.
Thank you for the support and hope everyone is ok x x

hi i’m new here to this site i get why your feeling so discouraged i had gastric sleeve surgery on July 6th and had one complacation after another developed a bllod clot than a hernia and a few other issues here it is almost the end of September and am now on a feeding tube which i hate but also not being able to eat 

hope tings get better i too wish i had never done this surgery but can’t go back now