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Runny nose after surgery

I too have the runny nose problem, but not at first. Initially, I had left shoulder pain, a sharp pain if I overfilled my pouch. I called it my meal barometer! Now I have the stuffy ears and runny nose. I too thought it was my allergies and my poor PCP has written a ton of prescriptions for me. Then I had my post op appt and was told all this is related to the surgery. I can deal with runny nose and lot better than size 22x pants, so I'm okay with it!
 
My nose runs from the time I wake up until the time I fall asleep. Taking Benedryl helps but it dires me out too much so I just carry tissues around with me 24/7. I've adopted my mother-in-laws practice of rolling a few clean tissues into my shirt sleeve to keep them handy. I just hope to retrieve them all before the clothes make it into the washer *LOL* Nothing like spending half the afternoon plucking tiny pieces of washed tissues off of dark clothing.
 
Pat99 said:
After reading a post from another member, Laurieann, regarding having a ruuny nose after surgery, I found this article about the vagus nereve on the Internet. Damage to this nerve during gastric bypass is what causes the runny nose a lot of us are now having. Like many other people I just thought my allergies were just acting up.

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It's not necessarily damage or compromised, often it's your body's way of telling you, "hey, you're full, STOP!"
 
notice that the thread came from notice that the thread came from 2013. A lot of stuff has changed since then. I could not find Reliable information on the vagus nerve but you did come, so good on you! Welcome to the group.
 
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