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2 days post op, and I am just curious how long people stayed on pain meds, and how long they were bloated and gassy...

thanks!!

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I stopped my pain meds in the hospital prior to discharged, the bloating and gas stay with me 3 days upon returning home. Oh I was in the hospital for 3 days, but everyone heals at their own pace. Take Care and I hope this helps.

2 days post op, and I am just curious how long people stayed on pain meds, and how long they were bloated and gassy...

thanks!!

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I asked this same thing about a week ago.I was sleeved on Dec 7, so I am 9 days out. For me, I would say the gas lasted about 4-5 days. Day 3 was when the left shoulder pain began. They say that walking helps as well as fluids.

As for the bloating....I am bloated whenever I drink one of my Protein shakes. I think the bloating might last about 4 wks. I had my post op today and that is what they told me. Also, it's not just bloating and gas. You are also swollen from surgery. When I went back to work yesterday, I could button my pants, but I had lost almost 10 lbs. It's due to the swelling. My dr said it could take 4-6 wks for the swelling to go down from the surgery.

I was on my pain meds for 6 days. Day 6 was just to help me sleep. As far as pain on day 9, I am sore...maybe uncomfortable depending on which way I move. It gets better every day.

Everyone is different. I hope this helps. Hang in there. :rolleyes:

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I felt the gas pains mostly in my upper back. That lasted from day 2 through about a weeks time. It really didn't last too long. I didn't really feel "bloated" from what I can remember for more than a few days.

Walking as much as you can helps with most of that, so anytime you can - get up and move about. It will help a lot.

I didn't really take any type of heavy medication. It was more like a sublingual ibuprofen. That seemed to help a good deal. Then, when I got home I took Rapid Blast Tylenol and that seemed to do the trick. I did pretty much need the pain medications up to about week 2 constantly, because I can be a big baby when I'm in pain or sore... LOL

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pain meds to days post op. but the gas pain about a week after. three weeks felt weak and like crap 4th week was amazing felt better now amazing 3 months out.

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I was afraid to answer till I read momto2boys answer :)

I felt crappy till the evening before my 2 week date. All of a sudden I felt pretty decent and I didn't take any of the pain meds the Doc sent home with me - I had been taking them every night before bed. I actually slept well that night too.

Everyone is different.

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I didn't really have any significant pain past the first day. In fact, they were getting ready to give me morphine and I stopped them. My biggest problem was the God awful nausea! It was the worst I had ever experienced in my life but I know it was because I had had chronic nausea for 7 years prior to my surgery. I never really had too much of the gassy feeling. The good news is that after about 2-3 weeks the nausea went away and it has never come back!

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