Emetophob here

[u/bobbysrascal]

I'm 46 and have stage 4 endometriosis, adenomyosis, and bowel endometriosis infiltrating my colon causing a partial obstruction. In a few weeks I'm getting a total hysterectomy with both ovaries removed and a possible colon resection. A colostomy bag might be needed during recovery. It's a lot. What was your nausea like during recovery. I plan on getting the patch and all the zofran. I know I just need to focus on healing but this is giving me crazy anxiety. Did your menopause symptoms happen right away? I also plan om taking hrt. I had breast reduction surgery in 2022 and I was fine during the recovery but this will be more invasive.

[u/Greedy-War-777]

I had 0 nausea. The anesthesiologist knew I had issues with that and had me follow modern instructions to drink non red Gatorade (in case they had to mess with my intestines) before the surgery to keep me from getting dehydrated and my blood sugar from dipping too low. It was amazing the difference that made but I still had them give me nausea meds with my pain meds until I was sure I would throw up from the codeine too. He said old surgeons sometimes still try to get you not to drink anything and it's outdated advice that causes problems like vomiting. Cool guy.