My first ER visit (aka, post VSG stomach flu SUCKS!)

Yesterday, I had my first experience of stomach flu after my VSG, and it was AWFUL!  The pain was unbearable, but luckily I feel much better today.

Yesterday, I was completely on plan for food.  Had awesome, high protein meals, and was feeling great early in the day.  I had a mid day soy nut snack, and felt a little off.  After maybe 30 minutes, I was feeling better, and completely forgot about the off feeling.  For dinner, I had another awesome meal.. 2 oz ham, 2 cooked baby carrots, and 1/8 cup blueberries.  After eating, I started feeling bad.  Within an  hour, I was in a LOT of pain.  I had no idea what was causing it... it didn't feel like the bad reaction that I had from avocados...  My husband called the bariatric hotline at our hospital, and they said I should come in.  All in all, I had maybe 2-3 hours of horrible pain.  By the the time the ER doctor was able to see me, I was starting to feel better.  He told me that the stomach flu was going around, but that I should call if I didn't keep getting better.

I wonder if the VSG made the pain worse than if I wouldn't have had one?

 Sounds awful. Glad you are feeling better. I would think the surgery might make it more painful as your stomach surgery was less than a year ago. But flu usually lasts a lot longer, so I wonder if that is really what you had? Either way, hope it doesn't come back!

I just had a lovely Christmas Eve trip to the ER...presumptive diagnosis was viral gastroenteritis.  What was interesting for me is that, usually, with stomach flu I have TONS of nausea.  This time, I had episodes of severe upper abdominal pain--but just episodes of a couple of minutes each, not 2 to 3 hours of it.  It was these spasms that sent me to the ER, though, as they were pretty scary.  I did have fever, vomiting and diarrhea, but no nausea in between.  Thank goodness, I hate nausea. 

OUT OF ALL THE THINGS THAT WORRY ME, SO FAR THE FLU HAS GOT ME FREAKING OUT THIS YEAR ROUND, ESPECIALLY THE STOMACH FLU. I BARELY GET IN THE LIQUIDS I NEED NOW, IF I WERE NURSE ID PROBABLY GIVE MYSELF FLUID IV'S...(YOU KNOW FOR ALL THE CRAZY MEDICAL THINGS YOU CAN DO, HYDROCOLONICS IM SUPRISED THEY DONT HAVE THIS ALREADY) BUT IM TERRIFIED TO GET DEHYDRATED WITH THE FLU AND END UP IN THE ER...IM STAYING AWAY---FAR AWAY FROM SICK PEOPLE AND WASHIGN MY HANDS NON STOP.!!! I HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER VERY VERY SOON!