I came down with my first case of viral gastroenteritis, otherwise known as "the stomach flu"...it's nasty to have after WLS. IF any of you pre-op wnat to know what dumping is like...recall the last time you had the tummy bug. I feel like I'm early post op again.....can't keep anything in....it's out within minutes. Yes, I have lost 6 pounds from the fever, sweating, and diarrhea every hour. I thought I was doing better last night at Rain's par-tay...went 4 hours withou feeling ill...but then I was up all night. At least the fever was over after only 14 hours of 102 temp, using tylenol. My MD said just stay hydrated and that the GI stuff will take a few days to resolve...stick to a BRAT diet (bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast) of course, most of which makes us post-ops dump to begin with! I told my MD this...she chuckled (we know each othe well) and said to do th best I can and let her know what works (I"m also her first WLS pt to compare with). ON top of it all, AUnt FLo is here for her monthly visit, I start the intense part of my new job, I don't have any sick days to use yet, I just got my 4th hospital bill to pay, I have a research paper due in a week, Christmas is only 22 days away, and I don't have anyone to come and make me chicken soup.....wahhhhhhhh
Ask if I would have had the surgery had I known I would go through all of this....hell yeah! As a fiend of mine says, "It's a good problem to have."
