Question:
I'm 7 wks postop and I am absolutely miserable. I have abdominal pain, nausea,depress

ion, constipation, and very little urine optput. I'm following the post-op gidelines but it doesn't even seem like I'm losing any weight. What should I do?    — Sharon W. (posted on November 14, 2001)

November 14, 2001
Call your surgeon!
   — Dee P.

November 14, 2001
PLEASE call your surgeon! You should not still be having severe pain. The nausea can be helped with meds. SOme people have it at the beginning, for weeks even, then it goes away. There are good meds for it. If you are not drinking enough, that is why you have little output. If you _are_ drinking adequatly, you may be retaining fluid, esp. with a high BMI; and may be why you feel like you are not losing (though you might be surprised). The depression is treatable too, esp. if you get some resolve to your other problems. Sounds like you have reason ti be sad. Be PROACTIVE. Call your doc. He won't help, call another WLS surgeon or PCP in the area.
   — M. A. B.