I am 45 year old female with ampullary cancer. I had gastroparesis after my whipple. Gastroparesis is basically a paralysis of the stomach. It doesn't empty. I would throw up any little thing I ate. I took Reglan for it and still take a partial dose. Sometimes I still feel nauseated. They diagnosed this with an upper GI with barium (sp?). My oncologist wants me to watch for that kind of symptom and pain because it could mean that there is a kink somewhere from all that reorganization of organs that takes place with this surgery.