I was banded yesterday on 12/13/11 and after my surgery I have this horrible feeling of being bloated. The doctor explained that its the co2 gas they used during surgery to inflate my belly and that my body would absorb in within a day. Well, call me overanxious but it's the morning after and I didn't sleep a wink last night because of this gas. I've also developed a case of the hiccups that are quite painful. Any advice?

I also tried swinging arms in windmill fashion and that seemed to help a bit for me. For Nausea and stomach pain associated with surgery, hot tea with a bay leaf worked great first 3 days post op.... Pain will go away, takes time...

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for all the helpful info. I just got banded about 8 hours ago. Just starting to feel real again and noticed the gas pressure. I was told by my doctor to walk and stay in motion. I'm not really hurting and don't want to take pain meds if I really don't need to. Has anyone not felt the need to take the pain meds?

I never took the pain meds. They just constipated me and make things worse. I just looked at the pain as temporary and part of the healing process.

Edited April 12, 201412 yr by SandyM

I didn't have any kind of pain after surgery. I didn't even get my script filled.

Walk, walk and walk that really helped me a lot