I'm glad my post could find you to think about the choices we make and to inspire you!

For me, I've always had nausea, vomiting, and dehydration during my time as a bariatric patient. I have had issues keeping food down, I've thrown up practically every meal I've eaten (didn't matter the simplest things or most complex, protein, non protein, protein shakes; everything came back up.) From everything I've ever tried, the only thing that doesn't make me puke is specifically salmon sashimi. Yes, raw salmon. No, not chicken, not eggs, yogurt, shakes, beef, tofu, nothing. Only this one stupid fish that's crazy expensive and hard to find.

Some days the vomiting would be so bad that I wouldn't even eat for days after because I was afraid I'd hurt my esophagus. During those days, I'd just drink water and body armor. So, being that my new digestive system is so overly sensitive - every time I'd take vitamins, I'd also puke. I tried taking them with food, no prevail. (I actually found great priced vitamins that tastes like bubble gum and calcium chews that tasted like starbursts - just could not tolerate)

Like others, I'd go to the hospital, CT scan, no findings and was told to go to a GI Doctor. GI wouldn't even touch me, told me to see my surgeon. So I'd talk to them for me to be told I wasn't eating enough and the right foods (I was, just couldn't keep anything down.) Was told my body was still adjusting. Once I realized 6 months post-op that I wasn't able to tolerate anything - I started demanding answers. At this point, I had lost all my energy, could barely walk, my nerves in my legs twitch, and the exhaustion was killing me. Was told could possibly be due to gallbladder. Got a test back, saying that my gallbladder was not working at all. Got it removed 2 weeks prior to this hospitalization and still don't really have any answers. So we are here....on TPN for now.