Hey Everybody

I got banded today and honestly I did not know that I would be in this much pain. I am in soooo Much pain.. I got there at 5 am and didnt leave until 430pm.. This gas pain is the worse... any suggestion will help....

Thanks

Hello, & congrats on getting the band, i too was in a lot of pain . I made sure to get lots of rest, when i wasn't sleeping i would make sure that i was walking around as much as i could. Also sipping water & eating ice chips to keep myself hydrated, the pain will go away, i promisse ....Take your pain meds, that really helped me alot!

Get up and start moving. The pain you have from gas is due to the volume they pumped into you during surgery. The only way to dissipate it is to move around. Walking helps dramatically. Try using Gas-X strips too - I found that helped me. (I was just banded on Monday.) Each day gets easier, but you need to be proactive in your recovery. Sip all the Water you can tolerate. You need to stay hydrated. And if you feel the urge to pass gas, do it. You need to get it out of your system somehow. Coughing up the phlegm that accumulated in your lungs during surgery is vital. Get up and move. Really.

I'm five days Post-Op, and I'm feeling remarkably good. Much better than I expected to. Good Luck!

Dave

Take the pain meds! Seriously, that's why they give them to you. If what they gave you isn't working, call the Dr.'s office ASAP and get something stronger.

Move, move, move! I was banded on 11/22 and did not suffer from any gas pain. I took Gas-X strips faithfully for the first few days. Also, every 15 minutes I would get up and walk for 5 minutes. Did I need the Gas-X strips? No. Even so, I took them and think that it helped prevent the gas build up. Feel better soon!

just rest for now and take your pain meds. at least you are not nauseous which I was and I had to stay in the hosital an extra day. A week or so after surgery, you will feel so normal almost like you never HAD surgery. Take this time to heal......and you WILL feel good in no time!

Thanks everybody!

Yea I have been taking this liquid paid medicine they prescribed...... it works somewhat but tjhis binder has been a great help!! But I still have trouble in the bed moving around and etc. The port site is what hurts the most and so does the Gas. I have been taking the gas x like regiously. I totally forgot about all the ice chips...so ice chips here I come. It has beenhard getting in all the Protein this day but tomorrow I am determined to get it in. I truly appreciate all the feedback. Its always nice to get it from people who know what u are going thru.....

Hey Everybody

I got banded today and honestly I did not know that I would be in this much pain. I am in soooo Much pain.. I got there at 5 am and didnt leave until 430pm.. This gas pain is the worse... any suggestion will help....

Thanks

I just got banded yesterday.. i was so excited until the numbness and anesthia were off.

The pain is as if i were hit by a bus. They give some serious pain medication at hospital which worked up to3-4hours then pain came back double... I was then released went home (like you about 10hrs later) only to find the pain increasing. i took the prsecribe hydrocodone but really didnt help.

Today my whole body from neck, shoulders, arms, of course belly and some weakness in legs.

I feel like a gutted fish.

And havent slept been pacing all night.

Walking does help.....

I wish you much weight loss.

I just got banded yesterday.. i was so excited until the numbness and anesthia were off.

The pain is as if i were hit by a bus. They give some serious pain medication at hospital which worked up to3-4hours then pain came back double... I was then released went home (like you about 10hrs later) only to find the pain increasing. i took the prsecribe hydrocodone but really didnt help.

Today my whole body from neck, shoulders, arms, of course belly and some weakness in legs.

I feel like a gutted fish.

And havent slept been pacing all night.

Walking does help.....

I wish you much weight loss.

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Thanks So Much!! I feel the same way right now.. I actually had my first crying session about an hour ago because I couldn't move at all.. I was trying to move in the bed and it hurt so bad and I just couldn't move and the tears just came... Yea this pain medicine is a joke.. I have no idea how folks are getting their Protein in cause I dont feel like drinking anything cause I am in soo much pain.

Wishing you much weight loss also!!! keep me posted...!