After having a lap

[Nat21]

Hi I had my lap on Wednesday and recovery wasn't great so went home Thursday I feel really sick and dizzy all the time did anybody else have this problem as I feel unwell?

Thanks x

[kate24601]

I had exactly the same, was on the edge of vomiting for a whole week. Apparently its the anaesthetic leaving your body x

[Nat21 in reply to kate24601]

Thank you I just feel so unwell and have an awful cough too x

[LouLouT]

I think it's the anaesthetic, it normally takes around a week for the nausea and dizziness to settle.

For me the dizziness was also a sign I was doing too much and needed to rest. I found having a nap and sucking on polos helped me but some people find fizzy drinks also help (I found it made me feel worse). I also found peppermint tea and chamomile tea made me feel better. I felt rough for the first 10 days and then started to slowly feel better. Everyone's different, hopefully you can find something that helps.

I hope you feel better soon.

Xx

[Nat21 in reply to LouLouT]

Thank you so much for the advice, I'll give them a try xx

[Lllllllllllll]

I was the same for a week and I couldn’t leave my hospital bed for the first 24 hours I was so dizzy and nauseous. Lie down with your eyes closed and listen to podcasts for as many days as you need. It can take a while for the anesthetic to wear off, even if some people spring straight back up.

[Nat21 in reply to Lllllllllllll]

Yeah it's so frustrating I just feel I'm getting no better and thanks for the advice x

[Fati8451]

It's totally normal, I couldn't keep anything down in the hospital and the nurses were forcing me to drink loads of water as I was finding it difficult to pass urine. But I just kept vomiting. They gave me anti sickness which I took for a few days and that helped. It also helped to eat light food, fruit etc. I don't think I ate very much for about a week after my lap. It was quite complex surgery so it took much longer to recover than my first lap, which was just diagnostic and I felt better in terms of nausea within a day or two. Hope you feel better soon, recovery is not the nicest thing. X X X

[Nat21 in reply to Fati8451]

Yeah I was the same I couldn't pass urine and caught a bladder infection, thanks for the advice x

[LolaLo3]

Hey, hope your lap went well, it took me a good couple weeks to feel a bit more myself jus take it easy try and rest as much as possible you will get there... my go prescribed me anti sickness tablets I took them when I felt sick along with an apple it did the trick took that sicky feeling away... x

[Nat21 in reply to LolaLo3]

Hey lap went okay thanks just recovery is a bit rough thanks for the advice I'll see if I can give that a go x