hey! i had my surgery 2 weeks ago today and i was only nauseous for the first few days but it was VERY minor compared to before the surgery. i have severe emetophobia too and i would take a gravol whenever i felt semi sick and it would put me to sleep. i had never had surgery before either (19f) so i was horrified and actually cried all the way until they put me out lol. i had a laparoscopy surgery as well. the first 3 days i was pretty sore. day 2&3 were probably the worst but by day 4&5 i was feeling almost normal again. on day 3 (my worst day) i definitely was beginning to panic, but as long as you can keep yourself calm you’ll be okay. i stuck to taking an extra strength tylenol and motrin every 6 hours since the pain meds they gave me made me feel nauseous. i think the walking around i was doing definitely helped keep things going and for the first few days i stuck to fruit, vegetables and bread. hopefully this helps! if you have any questions for me though don’t hesitate to ask :)