feeling nauseous

I had surgery for 2 strictures in what is left of my small bowel in 2004, and yes before the surgery I was very sick. That is what made them operate in the end, they had been argueing about whether to send me to the only scanner in Uk that was modern enough at that time to show the detail they needed as also had a stoma abcess. The stricture gradually got worse and caused an obstruction, I had 5 days to wait for the surgery after being admitted and survived on painkillers, anti emetics, instant mashed potato and gravy.

I now have one of the strictures come back in the same place, no nausea symptoms but with the flare up it means I am having to empty ileo bag up to 25 times per day so hoping Humira will settle things down soon.

I am allergic to the main anti sickness tablets they prescribe and so they put me on Ondansetron which worked pretty well for me and you only take them very 12 hours. Hopefully surgery will relieve your symptoms for you and you can get back to normal.

It was more complicated than maybe yours will be as have lots of scra tissue from many previous surgeries and also they had a large stoma abcess to sort out as well. Also I am in UK and not sure where you are but there could be different techniques involved as yours is in colon and my was in small bowel. Your surgeon should explain everything to you in your pre op appointment.

They told me I would be in hospital for 3 weeks and off work for 3 months as the operation was very long and much more complex than they thought, cause of scar tissue and abcess. However, never one to listen to advice like that I was out of hospital in 8 days and back to work in 6 weeks. Then again, like I said I am used to surgery and so know what to expect and how my body responds afterwards.

The worst thing I have is that after any bowel surgery my digestive system shuts down and my stomach doesn't drain anything. So first 2 days in UK they normally say nil by mouth and then after that can start on water. All seems ok except I get bad stomach pain, so keep on drinking water and then have to keep emptying via NG tube until it gets to stage where stomach is so full I am violently sick and then for some reason everything starts working normally again. Took me 6 operations to work this out, doesn't matter how long I wait before starting to drink, it seems to need me being violently sick to get stomach and bowel to start moving things again. Very odd and baffles my doctors but I've given up second guessing my body, it does it's own thing!

Good luck with op and your appointment next month. Take along list of questions you want answered so you don't forget any.

Sorry couldn't be more helpful but everyone's surgery and how they respond and recover is different. Ask lots of questions and ask to see your scans so you can see exactly what they are on about.

Good luck and hope it all gets sorted soon.