DON'T DO THIS with the anti-nausea patch!

[heresyisecstasy]

I wasn't warned about the issue of touching the patch and then my eye, and I have EDS with craniocervical instability. Scared the crap out of myself and a nurse until we got to the bottom of it. Now I warn everyone I know that's getting surgery bc they often don't tell you that about the patch!

[Jen_K]

Ive had 8 breast cancer surgies in the last 2 years, this patch has worked so well for me, its hard to believe a sticker can be so crucial for immediate recovery confort. Being nauseous is the worst for me!

[karenalessio]

These patches are truly a lifesaver. Severe sickness is no joke.

[katherinemoore]

Before I had my appendectomy the nurse came in gave me some Tylenol, anti-nausea pill and the anti-nausea patch. You can keep the patch on for 3 days after surgery. This was my first ever big surgery with local anesthesia. Didn't have any side effects. Praise the Lord and thank you Jesus!

[Lodestone]

Nobody told me about those until i already had like 6 surgeries. I always woke up puking. Bless the Dr who put that on me, not even a wave of nausea afterward. I always ask for them now!

[rhampton]

That's pretty funny hearing another healthcare provider mention this. After my craniotomy I was put on that same patch, And after church on sunday, a nurse friend took me to the ER where a stroke alert was called on me. I thought it was odd that none of the doctors in the ER knew about this.

[aubriejones]

I was given that patch just before my hiatal hernia and gerd surgery. It didn't work. I was still very nauseas and retching after my surgery. The head nurse told me afterwards that the next time I have surgery I need to emphasize just how sick I get from general anesthesia. I had to stay in the hospital longer because my nausea was so incredibly severe!

[janefuller]

It can also make elderly people crazy. Be careful of this one😢

[AdrienneKushner-qicl]

Knock on wood, I'm lucky to not get nausea from surgery. When I even hear someone throwing up, I start joining in.

[wendywelton]

Wow..
Who knew!!!! Youuuu!!! Thank God for you!❤😊

[lindaSee]

I receive the patches. They warned him to wash my hands and not touch face. They did not say why. Thanks for the heads up.

[sumc]

I have MCAS and have trouble with adhesives. My skin looked like a burnt penny afterwards. We moved it to my shoulders and alternated sides. But I stopped using it when suddenly every time I put one on....all the other places where the patch HAD been placed lit up the red spots as if the skin remembered it. I no longer use it obviously.

[saramullenish]

My mother used them for problems with pooling saliva from Muscular Dystrophy. It made her senseless. She could not function.

[marykelley]

That patch is relief if you wake up with nausea. Grateful for it. I was told not to touch it, but never told me why.

[daisymay]

I was so nausea from a 3" knee botched surgery and puking up non stop. My nurse threatened me to place a catheter cuz I hadn't peed. 3 hours she hassled me. I finally told her to give me something for nausea and puking..then I could pee...gee

[rhodakozak]

I had the patch and was warned about touching the patch and then touching my eyes! I have NEVER paid more attention to NOT touching any part of my face or hair as I did, just before my surgery!

[juliehines]

I had the patch, and the nurses were telling me not to touch it when they put it on. Thankfully, they warn you. But it worked great!

[patriciaalford]

I suffer from severe motion sickness, which often happens even when I'm driving myself. Tried a scopolamine patch b4 going on a trip, but made me so disoriented and ill that I couldn't possibly use it. I also have become very nauseated following anesthesia of many types. Ondansetron has been very successful controlling nausea for me following anesthesia and following chemotherapy. I use ginger root capsules when I travel, but unfortunately, they only work short-term, and upset my stomach if I take more than one or two doses.

[Chellees]

Sniffing an alcohol pad works just as well! It’s an amazing how quickly the nausea goes away! A nurse shared this after my surgery last year! It helped me immensely!

[lyfandeth]

Scope also has a long list of serious reactions. Best to get a patch, put in on Friday night, and make sure someone is with you until you take it off. Cardiac complications and psychotic reactions among them.