Hey everyone;

So today I am 6 days Post Op and I am seeing my surgeon tomorrow for my first follow up. I'm a little concerned about how I'm healing.

I have five incisions - the main one, where the lap band went in, still hurts. Right underneath that incision, I can feel the muscle has swollen and is hard. I don't feel any pain when I am laying down or sitting down in the recliner, but when I stand up straight, shoulders back, I can feel this area pulling and it hurts. Subconsciously, to overcome that feeling, I think my mid-back muscles are trying to hunch and protect this area, and I've got major back pain, which I have never had before. It's not gas, it's the muscles in my back.

Also, while eating or right after I eat, I'm sore in the ribs for a little while. Doesn't matter how much I eat or how little, I get sore. I still also feel like I can't take a deep breath when standing upright.

Anyone else experience this? I'm definitely going to bring it up tomorrow but it's making me wonder if this pain will every go away, along with the hard lump under my incision.

Gas x chewables helped once or twice but I found maalox advanced maximum strength worked to stop the pain. I have chest and shoulder pain off and on as the gas moves out of my body. It hurts to cough, I had a little phlem come up when I coughed not sure what that is about. Never vomited or anything like that. I am using a breathing machine to make sure my lungs stay clear.

Gas x chewables helped once or twice but I found maalox advanced maximum strength worked to stop the pain. I have chest and shoulder pain off and on as the gas moves out of my body. It hurts to cough, I had a little phlem come up when I coughed not sure what that is about. Never vomited or anything like that. I am using a breathing machine to make sure my lungs stay clear.