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I was banded on Wednesday an I tried to drink chicken broth on Thursday and got ingestion. Well he had to repair my heidal hernia. I talked to my surgeon and he said he had to do minor repair to it. Now I'm starting to have indigestion very often feels like an elephant is on my chest. Help me what should I do?

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That heaviness in your chest may be the gas they pumped in at surgery. That is where I felt most of the gas. Walking and time is really the only thing that will get rid of the gas pains. Good luck.

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If something feels wrong, contact your surgeon again. Sometimes they put in some fill at the time of surgery. Removing it may help. Are you taking tiny sips? The smaller the better. Try some gas-x strips, they may help. And walk-walk-walk.

Hope you feel better soon!

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My shine, I was going through the same thing and I had to go in the day after surgery to see my doctor. He had to remove the saline he had place in the band during surgery. A few hours later I had great relief! Good luck.

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My shine' date=' I was going through the same thing and I had to go in the day after surgery to see my doctor. He had to remove the saline he had place in the band during surgery. A few hours later I had great relief! Good luck.[/quote']

Hey I have no clue if he put any saline in my band but I know when I eat I do get full fast.

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You are probably still very swollen as well. Try gas x strips first and a warm shower - this seems to help me when I got extra gassy right after surgery to alleviate some of it. I hope this helps.

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