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I am 10 days post op and the gas pains are still there. The worse ones are in my chest. The air travels from my stomach, up my esophagus and then stops. It doesn't result in a burp. The air just goes away. The pain only lasts for about 3-5 seconds, although it feels like 5 minutes. It happens several times an hour and anytime I stand up or sit up from a laying down position.

I also still get some occasional gas bubbles in my shoulder or neck. Ouch! These ones can hurt for hours. When these happen I take some of the Lortab and it helps within about 30 minutes.

I am out walking 2-4 hours every day. I heard lots of walking can help. I'm not able to jog or run yet because my port incision is still very tender. The impact of jogging makes my tummy bounce which causes me lots of pain.

I talked to the surgery center and to my doctor. They said the pain I was having is from the gas and will eventually go away. But when?

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It seems like you will have the gas pain forever, but it will go away. Give it a few more days and just keep doing what you have been doing.

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yes it will go away. I did not start feeling better until the 3rd week. I feel better everyday.

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it will eventually go away. everyone is different. try a heating pad on your shoulders, that helped me. and i ate the mylanta chewables like every 4 hours. no drinking through a straw, makes the gas worse.

I am 10 days post op and the gas pains are still there. The worse ones are in my chest. The air travels from my stomach, up my esophagus and then stops. It doesn't result in a burp. The air just goes away. The pain only lasts for about 3-5 seconds, although it feels like 5 minutes. It happens several times an hour and anytime I stand up or sit up from a laying down position.

I also still get some occasional gas bubbles in my shoulder or neck. Ouch! These ones can hurt for hours. When these happen I take some of the Lortab and it helps within about 30 minutes.

I am out walking 2-4 hours every day. I heard lots of walking can help. I'm not able to jog or run yet because my port incision is still very tender. The impact of jogging makes my tummy bounce which causes me lots of pain.

I talked to the surgery center and to my doctor. They said the pain I was having is from the gas and will eventually go away. But when?

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Thanks. I'll have to get some mylanta. I didn't know if anti-gas medicine would help since this is surgical gas. But, I'm willing to try anything.

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The meds do help. I ended up with a liquid one - I think it was Maylox that I sipped all the time because those pains are so unbearable. The painful left shoulder, the chest pain and no burp. It all goes away though and is quickly forgotten once it goes.

Hang in there.

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Thanks for the encouragement. I'm glad to hear that I am not the only one with the chest pain w/o a burp. Although I had talked to the surgery center about this one, it is nice to hear from others that it is normal.

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The first 5 days or so, I was doubled over with gas pain. I took the Gas-X strips. I have not a clue if they helped or not, but, I took them anyway. I am now out 12 days, and it is about 80% better. My doctor said that it will take at least 3 full months for it to vanish totally, but hey--80% better is still pretty good, in my book.

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