I had my plication/ band surgery 3 days ago. My incision sites are feeling better- except the left side where they put the band in which is the biggest incision through my stomach muscle- and the incision where my port is near my bra line... which I am nervous to try to wear a bra!

Anyways... I feel like I have done a pretty good job of getting up every few hours and moving around to try and get gas out. My shoulders never hurt so I think I am going pretty good but on occassion I am having some serious internal pain. I am wondering if this is more from the plication part and I am just going to have to get use to the new feelings in my plicated stomach? It is like I can not tell if I have gas, my stomach is cramping/spazuming, im hungry, or it is just digesting. Anyone else experience this? How long does the gas last? and is it all from the surgery or do I need to try and not take air in when I eat?

by serious pain, are we talking 8 or 9 on a pain scale? if so, call your doctor.

i did not have pain (internally) after surgery. i did however feel movements inside which felt kinda weird but never hurt.

you just had major surgery and your body will be healing and you will feel all sorts of things. but if you are in intense pain, tell the dr.

are you on liquids? i was on liquids for 2 weeks after surgery. i would not eat anything so as not to hurt yourself. all dr's are different though.

congrats on your surgery and all the best

It is not like a serious intense pain it is just seriously uncomfortable. I think I just do not understand the new feelings in my plicated stomach. I think it is part gas/ sometime part hunger/ part cramping/ spazums from the plicated stomach. I just dont know how long this will last or if there is anything I can be doing to make it better.

It is not like a serious intense pain it is just seriously uncomfortable. I think I just do not understand the new feelings in my plicated stomach. I think it is part gas/ sometime part hunger/ part cramping/ spazums from the plicated stomach. I just dont know how long this will last or if there is anything I can be doing to make it better.

well again, three days ago, your stomach was cut..its gonna feel odd as it heals. as the days pass, it does get better. there should be no pain other than the healing as that is what my dr told me (my shoulder did hurt pretty good for about 4 days). take your meds, follow your pre op diet and stop stressing. let your body heal. no rushing.

you are doing great. i just know it