If they can send a man to the moon, why can't they cure post-op nausea?

[Beausoir]

Who needs to barf after surgery?

Why can't that be cured?

(I spent the day in the hospital watching my 10 year old barf into a bag following a cystoscopy.)

Poor fella.

My mother was legendary in her post-op sickness. She would spend days vomiting.

[nini]

1. I told the dr. last time I went in and they gave me 3 different drugs

It worked like a charm and I wasn't sick at all. The trick is to make sure they know ahead of time.


It is the worst feeling though.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

4. Antiemetics or not, there are no guarantees.

If we could figure out a way to guarantee people wouldn't have postop nausea, we'd do it for everyone and no one would have the problem.

All we can do is try and reduce risk.

[nini]

5. Considering not all peole experience post-op nausea...

it's not always necessary to attempt to prevent it.

All I was saying that when I told the doc up front he did what he could to avoid it and it worked. If I hadn't said anything I surely would have been sick.

[Redstone]

2. Poor kid. Hope he's feeling better soon. A sick kid is heartbreaking.

Redstone

[Pool Hall Ace]

3. Sorry your kiddo is sick. :(

When I woke up after my cholecystectomy, I remarked to the recovery room nurse how good I felt. She told me that the anesthesiologist made sure I had sufficient anti-nausea medicine. It was at that moment that I fell in love with him.

I hope your kid is feeling better soon!

[Beausoir]

6. Thanks, everyone, for your kind replies.

I wish I had alerted the docs ahead of time, but who really knows how a person will react after surgery the first time?

My boy is doing better now. Sleeping and his pain is greatly diminished.

You all are very kind people.

[Floogeldy]

7. Those guys that went to the Moon were puking the whole way.

Bad analogy. ;)