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I just got sleeved on Tuesday (June 18th) and I am having major gas pain as well, especially to my back. Heating pads have worked GREAT for my back and pushing that gas forward (gas is less painful in tummy area--for me). I've been getting up every hour, on the hour to walk. Hopefully this gas will start to make its exit. I'm also having a hard time getting liquids in as well

I'm right there with you. I got sleeved on the 18th with hiatal hernia repair. A lot of pain meds as well. I'm already home however. Having difficulty getting liquids in and major gas pain in my back. Heating pads to my back have become my miracle worker and pain relief for my back and gas pain. Hope we're both feeling better soon.

Update: during my non-walking time I used a heating pad on my back area...MAJOR relief!!! Pushed the gases forward, but the pain created in my tummy is incomparable (completely not as severe) to the pain in my back. Again, thank you all for the suggestions.

I'll try that. Thanks for your suggestion

Hi everyone. I just got sleeved about 39 hours ago. The pain from incision sights are tolerable, but the gas pain, especially in my back, is excruciating! Please help! Any suggestions other than walking (because I have been doing a lot of walking and it hasn't alleviated the pain or helped in its release)? Your advise would be GREATLY appreciated!!!

Congrats!!! Super excited for you! I'm on my way to the hospital right now...it's almost 4am, reporting at 5am, and hopefully all will go well! We will have to catch up on our experiences soon

Thanks everyone! I appreciate the support! On my way to hospital now!!! . . . .

Super excited! Finally the day has arrived and I hope all goes well !!!!

I'm surprised none of the guys have crashed this powder room conversation because they usually do!

...to wear shorts and dresses and not be embarrassed of my fat legs....to not be the fat girl in my group of fabulous girlfriends...

What's done is done. Don't dwell. Move forward. You're not bad, you're human. We're suckers for temptation, but--despite our "suckerness"--it's because of our humanity that we are able to learn, correct, and evolve.

Muscle Milk Lite (it's chocolate flavored) is really good...in fact, I don't like chocolate flavored drinks, but I'll drink that one.

Awesome! I want to get into the list too! June 18th!!!

Me too! Good luck to you!!!

I'm right there with the rest if you gals! I'm almost 5' 7" and I get the shocked faces too when I reveal my weight, followed by, "Well, you carry your weight well." I started at 40 bmi, down to 36, but obese is obese. It causes health problems and so much more. And your right, if we could have done it with diet and exercise, we wouldn't be here paying $1000's of dollars or taking risks!

You don't stretch your sleeve by the number of calories you consume, you stretch your sleeve with the QUANTITY of food you consume. I have always been confused by the low cal requirements given for most, other than understanding that you cannot consume an abundance of food because of the size of your new stomach. But I always thought why not consume higher calorie foods that are good nutritional calories, low in quantity, and have the ability NOT to force your body into starvation mode, as well as NOT cause those things people experience, like: hair loss, fatigue, dizziness, and out of whack metabolism. I see my Nut next week and I'm definitely having this conversation.

Sorry for your loss Laura. I lost my father-in-law (who has been a second father for me for 15 years) and my uncle this year. Loss is hard and stressful. I hope it gets better for you soon.

I have to agree with Laura on this one. When I first started dating my husband I was a size 4. Now I am a size 18 and a 100 pounds heavier. He still loves me and our relationship is better than it was when I was a young skinny girl. People first come together based on initial attraction. Some people are attracted to skinny, some are attracted to full, and others are attracted to big people. I personally am attracted to fuller guys that are muscular. I am not attracted to skinny. I don't think that I am a superficial person, that is just what I am attracted to--I can't help it. Everybody has their own taste. But once you surpass that initial meeting that first attracted you to each other and you discover what's underneath, what's on top doesn't matter anymore because we fall in love with the layers that are beneath the physical aspect of the person; we fall in love with emotional, intellectual and spiritual part of that person. Don't worry about what could have, would have, or might happen. When you do that you live in your fears and assumptions and you stop life from happening. Good luck to you. I hope that your relationship with your best friend works out.

I have an aunt that was just sleeved last week. She will see her doctor Thursday, but she has been suffering from horrible headaches since the surgery. She says that her head is even sensitive to touch. Anyone else experience this?