Russ

Vomiting for that long for ANY reason is not reasonable and I am amazed that
her doctor is telling her it is normal. I had absolutely NO vomiting after
my Ileostomy.

Dehydration is a major risk and if she is unable to keep anything down
(especially fluids) she should be in the hospital on IV's.

I would recommend a new physician. Is the one telling her this is normal a
Gastroenterologist? The surgeon? Or her family physician/PCP?

If I were her I would find a doctor tomorrow. She needs to explain in detail
what she has gone through over the past three weeks and what she has been
told. Definitely - blood tests and urinalysis need to be done to look for
anything abnormal. Could they have left something inside?? They did that
with an ostomate friend of mine who was also very ill and vomiting all the
time. When they went back in - they found a sponge had been left inside of
her.

Good luck to her and please keep us updated.

Angel hugs

Tina

-----Original Message-----
From: Russ [mailto:trustyruss@...]
Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 7:11 PM
To: peopleswithostomy2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [peoples with ostomy2] nausea after ileo



Hi:

I have been a member of this group for some time, although I read a lot more
than I write. I discovered something today that concerned me, and I would
appreciate hearing the experiences of anyone in this group.

My wife, Sharon, had an ileostomy in 1989, after over 20 years with
ulcerative colitis. In 2002, she had a revision (ostomy site was moved in
this operation). Later in 2002, she had a hernia repaired at the site of
the revision. Although Sharon has gone through a lot (I don't need to tell
any of you that!), she had little or no nausea after her 1989 surgery. She
was nauseous after her 2002 surgery, but that was traced to a new blood
pressure medication she was
taking.

Fast forward to last month. My niece had an ileostomy on September 16,
2004, after years with ulcerative colitis. I understand that she is in the
very beginning of her recovery, and I know enough not to expect miracles,
but she is having a lot of nausea and she is vomiting daily. She has little
appetite. From what I hear, her doctor is telling her this is normal. She
is on no new meds (being weaned of prednisone, but nothing new added). I am
concerned that the doc may be missing something.

Other than her ulcerative colitis, my niece was in good health. I have
always believed that nausea is abnormal, and one should look for underlying
causes. Do you think ongoing nausea three weeks after surgery is normal?
If not, what questions should my niece be asking?






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