Hey everyone....i am newly banded and only 5 days post op- ...I have killer pain in my shoulder which i was told was normal and could last up to 2 weeks..its a stabbing pain, so i have to deal with it really. I take the codeine provided but only at night time....I have also been doing the walking but when i walk i feel a heaviness by the port, is this temporary or what? I feel like i have to hold up my side when walking. I have also been wearing a sports bra to help and it does just a little bit. Getting up from laying down and or sitting position, i feel achy in the mid section, i guess also from surgery. I just dont want to walk hunchback like forever, or is this also just from the surgery? I also feel like food doesn't taste right, lol...I am not sure if that has happened to anyone else. Maybe its just me. I am still very bloated from the surgery too. I also feel ugh, did i make the right decision or am i feeling these feelings because of how i am feeling? lol

Im 4 days post op so im right behind you. Ive never had the stabbing pain but the pain while getting up from laying down i get that. They say walking helps but i know thats never fun when you dont feel well. I also feel the heavyiness by the port but thats getting better. And im not sure about the food part i didnt think i could eat yet? What foods are u having? Oh the pain in your shoulders is normal i have that too but mine was mainly in my neck and it was bad. Good luck hope you feel better soon.

Keep on going, you will be fine. the heavy feeling by / on the port site is normal and indicative of the swelling along with the bloating. Walking is the best way to get the bloating down, you may want to try some gas-X or similar product to assist with dealing with any internal gas caused from the protien drinks. The carbon dioxide from surgery will go as you walk. The port site is usually the last bit of soreness that goes away and will slowly get better and better with time. Good Luck!

I have been on mushies from the day i got home from hospital per the dr. I guess as i have been reading, many drs have different rules huh? lol i am still having things like jello, pudding, protein shakes, mashed potato (1st time yesterday), soups like tomato and chicken and split pea and butternut squash...i am still very bloated. The stabbing pain is horrible. ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!! It was there off and on like day 2 and then day 3 and ever since its getting worse. Thankfully Codeine helps. But i am only taking it at nite. I am walking to a degree and holding the port isn't so pretty when your walking outside. lol

@ THSISME - i am taking the GAS X but ur limited to 2 a day...so its kind a hard. But i am doing the walking, but again hard when i feel like i have to have my hand there the whole time. But that's ok. THIS TOO SHALL PASS, right? lol

The shoulder pain is horrible, so and taimes hinders me from even walking anywhere. It hurts to yawn and breathe.

@ THSISME - i am taking the GAS X but ur limited to 2 a day...so its kind a hard. But i am doing the walking, but again hard when i feel like i have to have my hand there the whole time. But that's ok. THIS TOO SHALL PASS, right? lol

The shoulder pain is horrible, so and taimes hinders me from even walking anywhere. It hurts to yawn and breathe.

It will pass. I am sorry to hear your pain is so bad just remember movement is good even if it is a little at a time and taken in short spurts of time. I started with just walking around the house and then making it down the street for 5 minutes or so and gradually built up. It is worth the time and trouble.

Hey fusion,

I was also banded on the 29th Actually it was the second surgery in a month cuz of a complication (not related to the banding) previously. That time I had HORRIBLE shoulder gas pain so I feel you, and yes it does get better just keep moving! This time around praise God I didn't have as much gas pain, just some in my belly and on my left side. I have the same symptoms as you in the port area with the "heaviness". It almost feels like a bad cramp or stitch in my side. I can tell there is still swelling over there too but mine has come down quite a bit in the past couple of days.

I trust this all will pass and I appreciate your thread, for peeps responses helped me out a LOT. I am not concerned as much about the food as I am about my abdomen feeling better!

Take care and send me a message if you want to stay in touch!

Susan