I was banded on Nov. 26th and also had a hiatal hernia repair. I am able to drink and eat jello with no problem but, I feel like I have a huge gas bubble or something. It doesn't hurt but, it is uncomfortable. I don't know if it is normal with lapband or if it is from the hernia repair. I have been walking, taking gas x etc. but, it is not moving. Is this normal and do you have any other suggestions?

Because gas-x isn't helping, I am guessing it's the gas they pump into your abdominal cavity during surgery. Because it's not in your digestive track, there really isn't anything you can take to help it except pain killers if it does go from uncomfortable to painful. The best thing you can you do is walk a lot to help your body re-absorb it. Some find a heating pad helps ease it, too.

Best wishes to you.

Hi there I have had the Lapland since 2010 and I sometimes still feel that. It's normal right after the surgery because you still have gas bubbles in there. The more you move around the better..

I kind of remember having the same feeling after my surgery too. Kind of like a heavy feeling and like i needed to burp. I also had a hernia repair. It will go away. You just barely had surgery 3 days ago so your body will do all kinds of weird stuff that you will notice. It will settle down and get back to normal soon. Keep walking

Glad you mentioned the bubble feeling, I was only banded yesterday and I have that same feeling. I wasn't too concerned about it and figured it was from the air pimped in for surgery. The bigger the breaths I take the less of a bubble I feel. I do have to remind myself to do the deep breathing though...it doesn't come natural.

Pumped not pimped....omg...lol

Quite normal, I would pound on my chest trying to move it, never worked.

I did find that if I laid down for 10 min it helped. Also heating pad on upper back.

Hang in there, it will get better!

Hot tea helps too!

I had the same feeling and I think mine was just caused by the swelling from the lap band procedure. It could have been gas whatever it does go away .

Thank you for the replies! I felt like it might be the trapped gas from the surgery but, wanted to see if anyone else had the same problem.

I had the same annoying feeling. Mine took about a week to go away. I noticed that when I took ibu it felt so much better.

I was suppose to but I took a hot shower right on my chest/stomach and then heating pad that helped a lot but the first couple of weeks are the hardest laxative help to get thing moving which really makes a different....hang in there.