I was banded July 2nd. It went fine, but around the start of the 2nd week, I started having a lot of gas bubble pain. I'm in my 4th week out now and I am in constant pain. I always have a stomach ache and now heartburn too. I can't really eat. It just accentuates the pain.

I'm living on Protein shakes, Tums, Gas-X, Phazyme and Baby Motrin. I'm walking a couple miles a day. I've tried glycerine suppositories and sodium bicarbonate. I wake up with gas pain and bloat every morning. Some mornings, I get nauseous from the air and just trying to get medication down to deal with it. Then, I just ebb into a long painful day.

I've surfed the web endlessly looking for something else to try. I've taken to spitting all day long so I dont unintentionally swallow any air when when I swallow saliva. It's so gross. It takes me hours to drink a glass of Water. Everytime I look at food, all I see is more stomach ache.

I'm so tired of being in pain all the time. It's just endless. Does anybody have any other ideas that might help?

Please contact your surgeons office asap. This does not sound right.

have you talked to your Doctor? I agree.....give them a call if you have not already done so.

did your doctor give you a fill at surgery?? I have seen that some do this and maybe, if he/she did, it is too much for you?