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I just got home from the Hospital this evening. I had the surgery on Friday morning. I am feeling a lot better today than I did on Friday and even Saturday. The thing I had the most trouble with is the gas. When I woke up out of surgery I had this really deep chest pain and I felt like I couldn't take in a full breath. The pain also extended in between my shoulder blades so laying on my back was uncomfortable for a while. They pumped me up with lots of pain killers but no meds kill the pain of the gas. The only way to truly get things better is to get out of bed and start walking and trying to pass the gass as much as possible. I was only mildly aware of the gas problems but a friend I talked to before surgery really stressed to me how painful/uncomfortable it was so I was able to get through it. Had she not told me I would have woken up from surgery convinced that I was having a heart attack. It was bad. I'm not going to lie, I remember thinking to myself at first "why on earth did I choose to go through with this? I would never do this again if given the chance!" That's not to say I won't be thrilled with the results once I am completely healed. I know a lot of people say "oh the first 3 weeks are "uncomfortable" but in my brain that translate to not that bad, I thought Friday was bad. I'm not trying to scare you, but I am so thankful my friend explained her experience honestly because without that I would have really been stressing out while trying to heal. If you have any other questions, don't hesiste to ask!
Erin

I just got home from the Hospital this evening. I had the surgery on Friday morning. I am feeling a lot better today than I did on Friday and even Saturday. The thing I had the most trouble with is the gas. When I woke up out of surgery I had this really deep chest pain and I felt like I couldn't take in a full breath. The pain also extended in between my shoulder blades so laying on my back was uncomfortable for a while. They pumped me up with lots of pain killers but no meds kill the pain of the gas. The only way to truly get things better is to get out of bed and start walking and trying to pass the gass as much as possible. I was only mildly aware of the gas problems but a friend I talked to before surgery really stressed to me how painful/uncomfortable it was so I was able to get through it. Had she not told me I would have woken up from surgery convinced that I was having a heart attack. It was bad. I'm not going to lie, I remember thinking to myself at first "why on earth did I choose to go through with this? I would never do this again if given the chance!" That's not to say I won't be thrilled with the results once I am completely healed. I know a lot of people say "oh the first 3 weeks are "uncomfortable" but in my brain that translate to not that bad, I thought Friday was bad. I'm not trying to scare you, but I am so thankful my friend explained her experience honestly because without that I would have really been stressing out while trying to heal. If you have any other questions, don't hesiste to ask!
Erin

I am about 7 weeks out and have become really hungry over this last 2 weeks. I have read enough on here that in most cases you ned an acid reduction pill as many can not tell the difference between hunger and acid reflux. I already take omeprazole in the pm and occasionally will take one in the am. Yesterday was a hunger day, nothing I ate made me feel full until I had a cup of pop corn.< /p>
I have a sister who is 4 months ahead of me and feels NO hunger at all, but she did say it was several weeks out before she felt that way. That your body has ghrelin stored in your fat cells and as you burn the fat, they resurface. Not sure but many also say if you don't drink enough fluids, same issue, you feel hungry. I hope this passes soon for both of us. Mine is only an occasional day, not everyday. The best of luck to you.

I just got home from the Hospital this evening. I had the surgery on Friday morning. I am feeling a lot better today than I did on Friday and even Saturday. The thing I had the most trouble with is the gas. When I woke up out of surgery I had this really deep chest pain and I felt like I couldn't take in a full breath. The pain also extended in between my shoulder blades so laying on my back was uncomfortable for a while. They pumped me up with lots of pain killers but no meds kill the pain of the gas. The only way to truly get things better is to get out of bed and start walking and trying to pass the gass as much as possible. I was only mildly aware of the gas problems but a friend I talked to before surgery really stressed to me how painful/uncomfortable it was so I was able to get through it. Had she not told me I would have woken up from surgery convinced that I was having a heart attack. It was bad. I'm not going to lie, I remember thinking to myself at first "why on earth did I choose to go through with this? I would never do this again if given the chance!" That's not to say I won't be thrilled with the results once I am completely healed. I know a lot of people say "oh the first 3 weeks are "uncomfortable" but in my brain that translate to not that bad, I thought Friday was bad. I'm not trying to scare you, but I am so thankful my friend explained her experience honestly because without that I would have really been stressing out while trying to heal. If you have any other questions, don't hesiste to ask!
Erin

I just got home from the Hospital this evening. I had the surgery on Friday morning. I am feeling a lot better today than I did on Friday and even Saturday. The thing I had the most trouble with is the gas. When I woke up out of surgery I had this really deep chest pain and I felt like I couldn't take in a full breath. The pain also extended in between my shoulder blades so laying on my back was uncomfortable for a while. They pumped me up with lots of pain killers but no meds kill the pain of the gas. The only way to truly get things better is to get out of bed and start walking and trying to pass the gass as much as possible. I was only mildly aware of the gas problems but a friend I talked to before surgery really stressed to me how painful/uncomfortable it was so I was able to get through it. Had she not told me I would have woken up from surgery convinced that I was having a heart attack. It was bad. I'm not going to lie, I remember thinking to myself at first "why on earth did I choose to go through with this? I would never do this again if given the chance!" That's not to say I won't be thrilled with the results once I am completely healed. I know a lot of people say "oh the first 3 weeks are "uncomfortable" but in my brain that translate to not that bad, I thought Friday was bad. I'm not trying to scare you, but I am so thankful my friend explained her experience honestly because without that I would have really been stressing out while trying to heal. If you have any other questions, don't hesiste to ask!
Erin