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Hi Raven I have had the worst gas pain in my upper left quadrant as well, to the point of tears one afternoon. I was 4 days out. I googled my situation and found someone that had the same problem, and suggested a heating pad on the site. Mine was in my left shoulder and neck, so I put my microwaved heat pack n there and it relieved the pain! It was almost instantaneously. It did not get rid of the gas but the pain was gone! Hope that works for you.

I am wondering how long I would be out of work after surgery? Is a week sufficient time to recover enough to get back to normal?

Hi all, Looking into the gastric sleeve, which is what I should have done in 2010 instead of the Lap Band. My band slipped and I had surgery to correct it, but I was never able to eat without vomiting after that so I just had it removed. I lost 60 pounds successfully but the slippage and too many surgeries in a short time turned me off. Fast forward 7 years and I am almost all the way back to my heaviest weight. I am now diabetic and need to take Lipitor to manage my cholesterol. My knees hurt as well. My question is will my insurance company approve another WLS? I am 53 yrs old and will retire in 3 years. Same insurance company (united healthcare) that approved it in 2010. Has anyone run into this scenario? What were your results? Still contemplating...