Got my band yesterday!! IN more pain then i thought i'd be. Been up walking every 90 mins. how long did you guys take off of work? i planed on going back to work this Tuesday now i'm not sure.

use your heating pad all the time. drink liguid tummies love that. Stool softners/.laxitive or lentil soup works well to get the gas/air out rest and heal your body is in shock. Hot showers also helped me....this is the worst part life is up hill from here....you will probably need more time off just see how you feel. Really try the lentil soup just need to simmer them 15 mintues then blend them for where u r now they taste good and get the colon working very well and quickly.

I had my lap band 3 days ago. the more you move around, the better you are, I feel pretty good, just sore.

I had mine two days ago and im taking off all of next week just to get my body used to the changes.....Im sore but the gas is the worst part. good luck!

I had my lap band on Thursday. I was expecting pain, but it has exceeded my expections! Is anyone having gas pain in their shoulders and chest? Any suggestions on what to take to help with that?...I am going to try the lentil soup. I have been up and walking every two hours, but not passing any gas (tmi, I know, sorry)

Is anyone else hungry? My mom had the surgery a year ago and said she wasn't hungry for quite a while...I feel like I am starving! My stomach is growling and I have a headache.

The gas pains make me nervous thinking I have something stuck in there, even though I have only had full liquids.

Any suggestions or encouragement would be wonderful.

Im having the same issues and was banded on thursday too! Im starving and my shoulder hurts really bad too, ill wait to hear advice....

Take your pain meds, and use a heating pad on your shoulder. Take deep breaths, I know it hurts but you have to just do it. Windmill your arms. Walk a bit. Keep sipping

Iiquids. I promise you it will get better.

I just got off the phone with the on call Dr at the office I go to. He said to try Gas-X first, it should decrease the size of the gas bubbles. Then if that doesn't work to try a laxative. He said my gas pains should be gone after 48hrs...guess my body just likes to be stubborn!

I have been trying to take deep breaths...it hurts at the end of my sternum...could this be a pill that got stuck? I had quite a big hernia repaired also...could that be adding to my pain?

The gas pains are messing with my head thinking that something is stuck. I am paranoid I won't know if/when something gets stuck.

I am just frusterated I am not feeling as well as I thought I would be...my mom bounced right back after her surgery

Walk, walk walk. I had my surgery just over a week ago and it was more painful than I expected. I took the advice I got after my c-sections which is very simple - keep moving. I stopped the pain killers after day two and just kept waddling around the house and sitting up in a chair. The worst part for me is sleeping because I'm a belly sleeper but after day 4 could sleep on my side. Good Luck. I hope your pain gets better soon.

I just got off the phone with the on call Dr at the office I go to. He said to try Gas-X first' date=' it should decrease the size of the gas bubbles. Then if that doesn't work to try a laxative. He said my gas pains should be gone after 48hrs...guess my body just likes to be stubborn!

I have been trying to take deep breaths...it hurts at the end of my sternum...could this be a pill that got stuck? I had quite a big hernia repaired also...could that be adding to my pain?

The gas pains are messing with my head thinking that something is stuck. I am paranoid I won't know if/when something gets stuck.

I am just frusterated I am not feeling as well as I thought I would be...my mom bounced right back after her surgery[/quote']

Same here, it hurt same place as you, I also had hernia repair too. And as much as it hurt to take a deep breath I think I was better for it. I had to psyche myself into it and slowly take a deep breath. My shoulder pain stayed for a week or two, but eased up along the way and then got better but it didn't completely go away until my first fill. I remember being frustrated too. As for laxatives, I wasn't constipated and after a couple of days I did feel rumbling in my intestines but never was uncomfortable, just glad to know things were on the mend. Hang in, each day gets better.

I had my surgery last Friday, i too b thought i could return tho work very quickly. But my body needed more time to heal. I ended up taking a whole week off. My first day back to work will be Monday

I had mine in February. I had gas pains bad in my shoulder. I got one of those heating pads for my shoulder. It and di-gel worked wonders.

I had a lot of pain too. I laid on the floor and did a bicycle move and it helped a lot.

I got banded last Friday and trust me I felt the exact same pain as you. The pressure pain in the shoulder, left side of your ribs, when you breathe you feel like something is stuck in your chest and you get all paranoid thinking something is wrong with your band. I had it all and it sucked but by the 3rd day I started to feel better. Just breathe in with your nose and out with your mouth for the pain. For the chest pain I would make myself burp by swallowing air and I would feel a bit better. That's all the advice I can give for now, good luck and it will only get better love