Nausea, dry heaves & diarreha started last night

im home reading these and i dont even remember some of them......
pat I do have loose stools about every 2 hours or every timr I eat but after reading melodys post I think I am eating too much General diet potatoes pork tenderloin squash that was dinner tonight maybe i should just eat protien shakes and softs but im going NO PROBLEM its the opposite I what it to keep forming. did you walk around your house? I went upstairs 2 flights today and go between the kitchen and coach otherwise I stay on the couch
I am not able to sleep even with the Ativan more than 1 hour and then Im awake for 2-3 hrs cant get comfortable!!! Im a stomach sleeper so i start in lazy boy then to coach then to bed what an ordeal! I hope to sleep soon. Plus that darned reflux and vagus is acting up beating heartbeat all night. thanks for helping durung this 1st week home. I just found out no lymph involvement no muscle invasion!!!!! Im CANCER FREE AND I DONT NEED CHEMO I was JUst given a miraculous MIRICLE!!!!! I feel you all have had your souls in on this one LOve Julie

Well the phenergan worked for me..made me sleepy but that was ok......i used the Ativan when i got home as i still got daily bouts for a while.'
How are Julies blood panels..i know they check them every day as i was sure they thought i was a pincushion before they let me out of there. Make sure potassium is ok...that can cause a lot of nausea if too high. Sometimes i think they just do the tests and never read them.
What is the consistency of the diarhhea...? Is it mucus, is it like coffee grounds..*thats what i had at first which was old blood coming out from the surgery......
One would wonder what could possibly be coming out at all after the bowel prep...unless he didn't do one?
Make them change the nausea meds. Jump up and down and scare them a bit..it gets their attention.
pat

Julie - This is Melodie - have called your house last couple of days to find out how you were doing - didn't think to check here - dah ! Anyway, when I had my RC, I wasn't able to hold anything down and nothing worked for me, then I asked for some Ativan...my hospital apparently didn't usually give Ativan, but when I asked for it, they did give it to me. I guess some feel it is addictive but I never had any problem with it. I took it prior to surgery when I was doing chemo and found it worked better for me than anything else....I was 6 or 7 days post op by the time I finally got the Ativan and went home on day 10.

Hope your family got the message I left on Saturday - suggesting they go out and find you some "cute" and "soft, comfy" men's boxer shorts to wear for the trip home. When I was discharged from the hospital I had tubes and a Foley catheter connected to me and could not wear any panties so I left the hospital with no underwear on. Another Indy pouch friend, Robin, here in Seattle suggested men's boxers and I think it's a great idea.

You continued to remain in my prayers. I hope things soon turn around for you and you will on your way home...with pillow on tummy. Hugs,

I can't tell from the posts if the intetines have started moving yet. Perhaps the diaharreah is just the lower bowel kicking out mucous. I can definitely remember the intestines starting to waken up because the gas is definitley painful at first. Others who I've spoken to reported the same thing. I'd venture that the gas moving through is not something you'll miss. Until then, most places will keep you off liquids ands certainly off solids.

Hi Pat,

This is Julie's husband Tom filling in. Julie is getting zolfran (when julie specifically asks for it) but it has not been all that effective.

Tom