Hi friends, i had my band surgery august 15, 2011.... I feel like a truck has run me over.... pains in all muscles legs arms hands .... is this gas? when does it get better.... please help

Dont get discouraged! It passes quickly. I was banded on Aug 11. I felt similar to what you are describing the first couple of days but today I feel great. Still a little bit of gas but getting better everyday. You MUST get up and walk though. That will help you tremendously. The more you walk the better off you will be. I promise. It will help the soreness from surgery go a way and help with the gas as well. keep your head up. It will all be worth it. You are going through the worst part right now. Keep the BIG picture in mind. (Pun intended).

Thanks - but my whole body feels like a charlie horse and i didn't see any other posts.... i am up walking all day. i am not a hypocondriac and don't like to complain and wanted to make sure something else wasn't wrong since i didnt see any other "charlie horse" posts. when i heard about the gas pains - i was assuming gas like a fart.... i didn't know they fill your body with a gas.... lol

I was banded on Jun 39th. GET GAS-X right away and start taking it!! It really helps and so does walking a lot. I had severe gas pains for 2-weeks after surgery, everyone is different. I also had really bad nausea for 2-weeks, but now I feel better than I have in 3-4 years.

get the mylanta chewsables for gas, they are great. I took them every 4 hours and it helped so much with the gas. also walking around, no drinking though a straw either. it will get better. if you are nauseated, ask your doctor for zofran, great anti nausea chewable pill.

Took a week for me to get over the whole body hit by a truck thing.