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5 Day Post Op, Stomach, Gas And Back Pains

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tameika    0

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I had my surgery thurs 2/9/12 here in the Houston area performed by Tru Results, Dr. Chris Reilly. Can anybody please tell me how long do these gas pains last. My stomach and back keep me feeling uncomfortable. Please share what you guys used to ease this feeling.

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ecorrea1971    1

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Girl I was doing pain killer the gases pain was taking my breath away I used to get up in the m iddle of the night in pain couldn't find a p0sition in bed. it was horrible i would take the pain meds.

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tina duggan    1

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I am just three weeks post op and I had major gas pains for the first two weeks,it does get better.a friend of mine who also has the band sugested gas -x it works great! I carry a box wherever I go.

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Ladybug28    73

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I'm pre surgery but from what I've read on here gas-x strips and walking helps. Hope it gets better soon!

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Greekie17    22

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I am one week post op. Yesterday my surgeon's office said that these shoulder pains can last off and on for 2 months! The reason I asked them is my pains had stopped last Sunday, but started up again in the upper left shoulder yesterday. Gas X is very helpful. Good luck!

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Toddy    758

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Gas X did nothing for me. Walking and a heating pad helped some. I have a torn left rotator cuff, so my left shoulder was really bad! In fact, that gas pain was the only bad pain I had; the incisions were nothing in comparison. I was banded 1/31 and I haven't had any real pain in the last week.

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Cyndie B    17

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I walked and took pain meds...but there are two different types of gas...the one that they put inside you to blow up your stomach to do the surgery and then the intestinal gas pains which I still have and I am 13 days post op. I take Gas-X and let it out whichever way I can...but it gets better each day...hang in there!

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bluetigereyes    95

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I am almost 2 months post op, the gas pains are the worst the first 2-3 weeks. Get up and walk as much as you can. Heathing pads and a nice HOT shower help too. I still get the intestinal gas, especially after my Protein Shakes (which I'm sure has to do with the milk and me being lactose intolerant). I just had my first fill on Monday, and can feel a little restriction. I'm not where I need to be yet, but I can feel a difference which is a positive feeling. Good Luck and just remember to keep moving

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tameika    0

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Thank you all so so much for your feedback. I really appreciate it

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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