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3 days post op - dry heaves and constant chest pain



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Hi all,

I'm three days post op, and had been feeling surprisingly okay until today - no gas pain, nausea etc. But this morning, I woke up at 4am with really violent dry heaves - had there been anything down there, I'd definitely have been sick. It lasted for about an hour, until I managed to get an anti-sickness med down.

Then, when I woke up a bit later, I had the most incredible pain in the middle of my chest, which I've now had all day. It hurts the most when I breathe in deeply, and every so often feels almost like a super painful spasm or something.

Does anyone have any idea what the pain is or how to relieve it? My mum has had me walking around all day which has actually made it worse, and I have stuck to my "small sips of liquid" post-op diet, so am kind of stumped!

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I should also quickly say that I've tried painkillers and heartburn medication, but neither seemed to have any effect.

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i had the exact same thing. my doctor's office prescribed anti-nausea meds and they did the trick. that nausea just came out of nowhere and scared the heck out of me. see if they will prescribe something for you. if not, you might be able to find an over the counter anti-nausea med, or perhaps ginger. also, chewing on gas x, or using the strips until the meds kicked in was helpful.

my esophagram showed that all the gas was in my stomach and that is why i was nauseated and having chest pains. i didn't have the regular gas pains that everyone else talked about here, like in my shoulders etc...it just went straight inside my belly.

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what the other poster is saying really sounds about right... from other articles on the internet about laproscopic surgery... the gas that they inflate you with typically settles somewhere in your body, most commonly in your sholders... in my case on day three it all settled in my neck and not in the muscles but in the bones almost... I truly couldnt even hold my head up the pain was that bad... I used a heating pad and was able to get the preasure to disapate... try warm liquids, tea, hot broth, etc that should help, remember this is a different kind of gas, you cant burp or f___ this out... i wonder if a warm bath or walk around the block would help... its all about moving right now...

Hi all,

I'm three days post op, and had been feeling surprisingly okay until today - no gas pain, nausea etc. But this morning, I woke up at 4am with really violent dry heaves - had there been anything down there, I'd definitely have been sick. It lasted for about an hour, until I managed to get an anti-sickness med down.

Then, when I woke up a bit later, I had the most incredible pain in the middle of my chest, which I've now had all day. It hurts the most when I breathe in deeply, and every so often feels almost like a super painful spasm or something.

Does anyone have any idea what the pain is or how to relieve it? My mum has had me walking around all day which has actually made it worse, and I have stuck to my "small sips of liquid" post-op diet, so am kind of stumped!

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