Question:
Does anyone know what can be used post op for motion sickness?

I will be having surgery on April 22 and will be riding as a passenger after the surgery from Gainville, Florida to Pensacola, Florida, about 330 miles. I get very car sick and usually take dramamine or emotrol. I will be about five days post op when I have to travel. Does anyone know what I can take for the motion sickness or if the hospital can be me some type of shot before I leave that will keep me from getting sick. I don't want to get sick and damage my surgery incisions.    — Lonnie I. (posted on April 13, 2002)

April 13, 2002
I get motion sickness when I am in the back seat, or on boats. I take a cruise probably every year...and I would always get sick (nauseous, headache, etc.). Pills never helped me. This year, I asked if I could try the patch that you put behind your ear. For the first time I was absolutely fine! It was so strange that that little patch could make such a difference! Now, although my sea-sickness is much worse than my car-sickness, it's the same general feeling. Perhaps you should ask your dr. for a prescription for the patch before you leave for your surgery. Hope it helps. If you would like, you can email me privately and I'll hunt down the name of the patch. Good Luck and congratulations!
   — Kristin R.

April 13, 2002
Hi, I have also used the Transdermscope patch. It works very well! However, if you want to use a pill, Bonnine has the has the ingrediant of meclazine, which is very helpful and works very well. You can also go to the pharmacist and ask for generic meclazine it is sold over the counter but the pharmacy usually keeps it there. Dramamine is useless. Best of luck and take care.
   — Karen Renee

April 13, 2002
There is something you can buy at the drugstore you wear it around your wrist. I have a friend who keeps a set in her car at all times as she has the same problem. Blessings Sheri C
   — Sheri C.

April 14, 2002
Reliefband.com. Get yourself one of these!! i did and it was money well spent. i had a problem with motion sickness all my life and was skeptical this would work. pills and patches never did. but my honey bought it for me before our last trip to key west and insisted that i try it. it had a 60 day money back option in case it didnt work so there was nothing to lose. i am soooooooo glad i did. my life has been forever changed because of this. i can now ride in the car and even read with NO nausea!!! Amusement park rides -- bring it on!!!! Relief Band is completely safe; there are no side effects, in fact, it is even recommended for pregnant women suffering from morning sickness and chemotherapy patients who have nausea. They say that for some reason though it only works on about 90% of people who try it, and that is why they give you the money back option. (it relies on tendons of your wrists so if you have had carpal tunnel surgery it might not work. ok this is starting to sound like a paid advertisement...but it is not, i just think i found a great thing and wanted to share it with you. I plan on taking mine to the hospital and keeping it very near to me for the duration of my own recovery. Good luck with your surgery and your recovery!!!
   — Jess R.

April 14, 2002
P.S. I wanted to add something about the cost of the relief band. when i got mine it was around $200 but i think it has come down in price now to almost half of that. still, if you think $100 is a lot to pay i think you will find it worth your money; it is something you will benefit from for a long time to come. and try asking your doctor for a prescription for it! i have heard that some insurance policies cover the cost of relief band just as they do meclizine and scopalamine patches for motion sickness. Good Luck.
   — Jess R.

August 20, 2002
I was having trouble right after being released from the hospital with nausea and motion sickness. I told my surgeon that I was worried about being sick on the 4 hour drive back home and he told me to take good ole fashioned dramamine. I never had a problem with it and didn't have sickness on the way home either.
   — Laurel C.

April 23, 2009
Try some ginger. You can make it like a tea using a 1/4 teaspoon, but make sure you drink it soon after or stir it every so often. Dried nonsulfur ginger slices are easy to chew or suck on and works very well, and no bad side effects, even the ginger slices that have a slight sugar coating will work and you won't dump. ( There isn't enough sugar on them to do it).
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