Sheran4eva

Hi, I had the same chest pain post op. I thought it was severe gas, I spent the nights walking and taking gas x strips, until I maxxed out on them. By my first morning home I couldnt breathe, I was taking shallow breaths and and finally I had to call the doctor. He said go straight to ER. I went to Er I could barely even stand. I was not feeling well at all. It wasnt band related pain. They did all tests, EKG, CT with contrast, ect. everything looked good. They gave me pain meds and I was feeling much better. They kept me over night to watch me and the pain would come and go. I felt like it was related to the anesthisa. When I went back for my one week post op check up, the doctor said its possible it could be a bronchospasm from the anesthia. I was banded on May 19, 2011. I am feeling much better now. Make sure you use your incentive spirometer especially if those chest pains are causing you to take only shallow breaths. Its important to inflate your lungs. hang in there!!! Sherry

I am thinking maybe it was too dry, next time I will turn it into egg salad! Thanks for the reply, Sherry

I have begun my second week of mushy food. I have notices that everytime I eat some food of substance, I wind up with tightness in my chest that can last for hours. What is that?? I am pretty concious of chewing my food. Has anyone had experience with this feeling. Its very annoying. For example, I had two hard boiled eggs for lunch, chewed it up well. I still have that feeling and its evening. Thanks, Sherry

Have the same problem, I am about almost 3 weeks post op. I used miralax. It produces a BM by the next day if you take the suggested amount. I took some last night, I just dont like only going 1 a week. I also have to be more dilagent with my Water consumption. I haven't been drinking enough.. My focus will be on drinking more and using my miralax as needed every 3 days/as needed. Good luck to you! Sherry

I think that I will take a run to Gnc to get some because the other stuff I have to order on line so it will take a little while. If it takes like chocolate milk then that would be great. The medifast I just cannot stomach. Thanks for the info!!! Sherry

OMG Thank you so much for the information. I like the idea of the flavorless thing that I can add to crystal light. That sounds right up my ally. I will check into it. Is that something you can buy in the store or something that you have to get online? Thanks, Sherry

Thanks Betty, I have been very diligent about using the incentive spirometer from the begining, and as the pain decreased it allowed me to improve in my breathing. So things are doing well in the lung department. I have been improving, but its not entirely gone yet, but getting better each day! Thanks for you reply! Sherry

Thanks, I am glad that they saw nothing to cause concern. I guess whatever it is I will have to wait it out, but either way it is improving. Thanks! Sherry

It is feeling much better today. Not gone entirely. If it gets bad I take the pain meds "oxycodone elixer", I just hate to take medication in general so I wait on it. I was thinking that it could be some trapped gas, but my belly seems so soft. I decided that whatever it is, I am just going to have to wait it out and let it resolve on its own. Whats wrong with your belly? You said it looks like a "freak show"? Sherry

Hi I was just banded on May 19th. My post op nutritional plan is for liquids for two weeks which includes 6 meals a day of which 4 have to be protien shakes. I have like 5 cases of the medifast, and I cant get down more than one per day. The minute I taste it I want to hurl, I cant stand them. I tolerate food ok, however I can just barely finish 8 oz. The last meal I had was 4 oz of Soup and a SF Jello and I forced myself. I know that the protien shakes are optimal nutrition during this period but I cant make myself throw up either. I wonder if medifast will take back these cases of their drinks because they are just horrible! Please let me know about your experience with protien shakes, Which ones taste besting. Help! At this rate I am not going to make my nutritional and caloric requirements. Thanks! Sherry

I was banded on May 19th. I stayed overnight and went home not feeling horrible. I got home and slowly felt like I was going to die! I took my pain medication at 10pm. I couldnt sleep all night, could not sit still. By the morning, I was short of breath and felt tight in the middle of my chest and maxed out on the gas strips. When I took a breath in it hurt and felt like someone had there foot right in the middle of my chest. I called the doctor and he said to go to the er. I did and they did CT scan, chest xray, ekg, and workup and everything looked good except that they noticed I had a ruptured ovarian cyst. I stayed overnight and got out today. They gave me morphine in the er and it made me feel so much better. I stil get this chest pain when the pain medication wears off. I wondering if this might have something to do with the anesthesia portion of the surgery. Has anyone experienced anything like this? Sherry

I was banded on May 19th too, I was admitted back to the hosptial, for chest pain, and just got out now. No problem with belching. But I have gas. I take the gas x strips and they are helpful, can you take more than 8 in a day?? The box says 8 Max. I assume its gas and it is relieved by pain meds, but my belly is soft but I feel it up in the middle of my chest like pressure. Anyone else have this sensation? Sherry

Hi, I just got back from the hospital. I was banded on may 19th. Surgery went well, I had the laprascopic "robotic" surgery. Did feel that bad, but did have an issue with motion sickness while in the hospital, whenever I would get up and go to the bathroom and come back to bed I would get the dry heaves. That last the first night, and the nurses kept me comfortable most of the time with zofran and compazine. The next day I went home. I really felt bad. I felt like someone had their foot on the middle of my chest which caused me to be short of breath. I had back pain, pain underneath my left ribs and I couldnt sleep all night as I could not sit still. I walked around the whole night, maxed out on the Gas-X strips and by the following afternoon I had to call the doctor. He insisted I come to the ER, which I did. They did a EKG, Chest Xray, CT scan with iv and oral contrast. I couldnt even breath when I got there, they gave me morphine right away. All tests came back good, they did notice a ruptured ovarian cyst, but thats it. They kept me over night to keep and eye on me, and continued to give me Toradol for discomfort. I have to say as soon as they gave me pain medication I felt a million times better. When the pain medication wears off I know it, I dont have pain at the incision sites, I start to get this pain in the middle of my chest. So I will make sure I take it on time for the time being and hopefully it will resolve. I have been walking all over, and I am passing gas. I think the Gas X strips do work to help allow you to pass it, but I think it builds up after. I wondering if all this sipping has something to do with it. Anyway, while I was at the hospital, they gave me potassium because I was low on potassium, probably due to the bowel prep before and nothing much to take in but water for the last few days. Well, after they admitted me, and I got a room and I got comfortable, I had some SF Jello, that I could not finish, sips of hot tea, and some sips of beef broth. Today I had the same but I also had 4 oz of protien drink but could not finish any more. I hope now and I just had some water and a 2.25 oz of pudding. I want to take my vitamins. I have the bariatric advantage chewables. Should I just chew it up really well before I swollow it??? I am not trying to organize myself, because I feel like I am eating very sporadically and not eating much at all. I know that I am supposed to have 6 meals a day in which 4 of them are that protien shake (8 oz) which seems like an impossible task! So thats where I am now. All and all I I am down like 10 pounds since start of pre-op liquids one week before surgery. Sherry

Hey All, I can't believe it! This whole process happened so quickly! Seriously, I was in the Doctors office for a consultation on March 30th and here I am having surgery on May 19th. I have been feeling good about things for the last few days and resigned to the surgery. I sort of have a little nerves right now, I guess the fun of the bowel prep and feeling a little queazy kind of got my attention and made me acknowledge again, what I am about to do tomorrow. I am watching American Idol, and trying to keep my focus off things. Had an ice pop and a bunch more Water. I think my GI track has had enough today, because even the fullness of all the water is making me feel not so hot. Ahh well!!! Wish me luck! I need to unzip this fat suit once and fall all and begin a new chapter.

Haha! Sounds like a home remedy to me. LOL