Hi everyone!!  I just found this site today, and am so glad I did.  My husband means well, and offers to drive me to appointments, but he doesn't understand how I feel physically.  I've pretty much dealt with this surgery experience alone, and I'm worn out.  I had my gallbladder removed nearly 3 months ago and am still nausiated. The entire situation has been horrible.  I went in to the ER, so I didn't get to pick my surgeon.  He removed my gallbladder,(which was full of stones and had supposedly quit working), laproscopically.  However, he hit a blood vessel, or something, which caused bleeding.  He thought it was a clot, so then, he did the open surgery.  I was cut from just under my ribs to below my belly button.  I was in the hospital for 9 days. When I left the hospital, the surgeon told me I could eat anything I could handle and drive when I felt comfortable.  He was not very informative.

I've lost weight and can't gain it back.  Even if I'm not hungry, I try to eat something.  If I don't eat as soon as I feel hungry, I get nausiated, then I can barely force myself to eat.  I was in so much pain from the incision that I coudn't stand up straight for several weeks.  On Oct. 31st, I wound up back in a different ER, with a doctor of my choosing.  I had several tests including a couple of x-rays and a CT scan.  They didn't see any blockage.  The dr said I could be feelng sick because my stomach lining might be irritated.  2 weeks later I had a gastric emptying test.   It showed that food stays in my stomah a little too long, but apparently it could be worse.  He put me on Prevacid, which helped at first, but doesn't seem to help any more.

A couple of weeks ago, I woke up and could stand up and I wasn't sick at my stomach.  I thought I was back to normal.  Well, that only lasted for a few days, but I've been sick since Thanksgiving. I have a follow up visit next week. The dr is going to see how the Prevacid is working and if I've gained weight, but I haven't.  I eat as much as I can, but it's hard to eat when I feel sick.  I don't throw up, but sometimes, I think I'd feel better if I could.  I feel lucky, though, that I haven't had a problem with diarrhea like some people. 

I was told by a few people that I'd feel better after the surgery.  Except for those few days, I haven't.  My incision area has really been hurting lately.  I look like a skeleton. I can't seem to put weight back on, and I feel really weak most of the time.  I've pretty much resigned myself to the fact that I might be like this for months, or even longer. If anyone has experienced similar symptoms, I would truly appreciate any help you may offer.