Hey all. I am now 8 days post op and I'm getting extremely annoyed about the fact that I can't burp! Met with my doctor for my post-op yesterday and he explained I may never be able to again. EVER? SERIOUSLY?! I am in need of some serious input people!

@Fischer, I can't burp either, but I get hiccups which makes me laugh all the time.

Is there something wrong with me lol? I'be never had a problem burping post op. I've been burping pre and post op. when I got severe gas pains I forced myself to move around and walk a lot. It helped tremendously. If you feel you have to burp you could try a couple of sips of a diet soda, just don't drink the whole thing thing. I usually take a couple of sips and let the rest go flat. I drink a diet cola like diet coke or diet Pepsi if I really need to burp but I rely haven't had that problem except for one time. My doctor has no problem with an occasional diet soda but not to drink it all the time. I used to drink. At least 20 oz of diet soda daily. Now if I drink it, it's maybe once a week if that much. It does help you burp however do use it sparingly.

I can't brup either and I was band January 30 2013. Let me rephrase that...I can but its not the same as before. And I can't if my pouch it too full.

This!

Seriously. Give it time. I remember getting really sick about a month after surgery and ended up throwing up---throwing up the biggest burpy-retch you ever heard!!! It was AMAZING!! I still remember that!

That happened to me too! It was horrid!

I can't burp since right after surgery. I am day 5 post op. I can feel the gas but no burp! Oh how I wish I could!

Same here!I I feel the burp building then it kind of fizzles out. But I need the satisfaction of burping! My PACU nurse said sometimes after a week or 2 bandsters will "vomit air" which sounds like what a pp mentioned. I am patiently waiting

I am 5 days out also I can burb a tiny bit . I got some of the infant gas relief drops and it helps

It will come back! I couldn't burp for a while, but I can now!