Second day post op and I am not feeling as well as I thought . I slept ok last night but I have shoulder pain felt a little crampy, I am sure it's gas, the nurse said before I left the hospital to keep moving but how much? I walked 10 mins for every hour should I walk more? Any advice is helpful!!!!

Second day post op and I am not feeling as well as I thought . I slept ok last night but I have shoulder pain felt a little crampy' date=' I am sure it's gas, the nurse said before I left the hospital to keep moving but how much? I walked 10 mins for every hour should I walk more? Any advice is helpful!!!![/quote']

Welcome to being banded. I found that walking and laying flat on my back and deep breathing helped with the shoulder pain. I tried painkillers but they didn't work for me. A heat pad helped also as did a warm shower. And yes walking a lot helped, the more you can walk around the better. From memory mine settled within a week.

Wishing you a speedy recovery.

I am 9 days old. Use ur heating pad. That really helped me. The gas will come not. I took Mylanta. B/c my Dr said the pain med would, as my granny says, stop me up.., so Mylanta has helped with the gas as well.

Good job! Hang in there!

poop poop poop getr what ever u need to do it and walk 10 mintues every half hour and the heating pad...hot showeres worked for me I dint care it the bandaid got wet...