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Surgery and the aftermath!

I'm not up to writing a long post right now but I wanted to update everyone because my inbox is full lol. I had surgery last Wednesday (17th) to have my gallbladder &pacemaker removed and to get a new jejunostomy tube for my medication. I was supposed to be here for 2 days but as you can tell, I'm still here 11 days later with no sign of being anywhere near ready to go home. The surgery itself went ok and a subsequent CT scan confirmed that structurally everything is ok. However, since the surgery I have been vomiting. Not just a little, I'm talking anything up to 3 litres in 24 hrs. They have no idea why this has happened or how to make it stop. I'm on 3 different types of anti-sickness meds yet it just won't stop. Sleep is becoming a big issue as I'm up most of the night with it. Of course lack of sleep with the added nausea and vomiting have put me on a real downer. they are finding it hard to get enough fluid in to maintain hydration because my TP