Wensday will be 3 weeks and is it normal to still have gas pains or could it be something else I woke up this morning around 5am with my shoulders and a little heartburn , whatever this was hurt and I felt like I was going to die

Yes, it is normal to still have gas pains a few weeks after surgery. However, if you have a concern that something might be wrong, a call to your doctor is in order.

How long do the gas pains last

After 3 weeks of being banded and on liquids for 3 weeks (per dr's orders) I had gas pains so bad I ended up in the emergency room. I was given a CT scan and other blood tests also a barium swallow and nothing showed up. They just figured it was gas. I have been banded for 2 years and just a couple of weeks ago the same thing happened, I had gas pains so bad had to go to the emergency room and all tests came back nothing going on. Just gas. If pains are that bad, you need to go get checked out. Good luck.

After 3 weeks of being banded and on liquids for 3 weeks (per dr's orders) I had gas pains so bad I ended up in the emergency room. I was given a CT scan and other blood tests also a barium swallow and nothing showed up. They just figured it was gas. I have been banded for 2 years and just a couple of weeks ago the same thing happened' date=' I had gas pains so bad had to go to the emergency room and all tests came back nothing going on. Just gas. If pains are that bad, you need to go get checked out. Good luck.[/quote']

I did go have it checked out last Thursday and they said it was my gallbladder ,

Well they said that what they think it is , did blood work and didn't come back bad

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That very well could be it. It's not uncommon for the gallbladder to get unhappy after a surgery involving the abdomen. It gets jostled around and any stones you might have can block the opening. I'm surprised though that they didn't confirm that diagnosis. I had to have a scan and I had to swallow some pretty nasty stuff beforehand

That very well could be it. It's not uncommon for the gallbladder to get unhappy after a surgery involving the abdomen. It gets jostled around and any stones you might have can block the opening. I'm surprised though that they didn't confirm that diagnosis. I had to have a scan and I had to swallow some pretty nasty stuff beforehand

Yea I'm suppose to go have that done with a surgeon but I just don't want to go through another surgery I'm not even 100% healed from the band