7mo post op, still can't vomit

I have been able to throw up in the past when I was sick - not by making myself, I mean just normally when the body required it. Since surgery, I've had many bouts of nausea and times when I know I'd feel better if it would just come out (and it seemed like it would want to). But all I get are dry heaves. And I have tried sticking my finger down my throat to force it. No luck. Have I forever lost the ability to throw up when I'm sick and the bod goes for it? Why? What issues will this present down the road?

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