I was sleeved on Halloween, and was released from the hospital yesterday evening. Ever since my surgery, I have been having pain in my left abdomen; it’s a sharp pain when I take a deep breath. Both doctors and nurses insist that it is just gas, which I completely understand. The pain is not intolerable just very annoying. Has anyone else experienced this, and is there any remedy other than time. Thanks Mike

Walking definitely helps. I had the worst gas pain for the first two days, but finally it died down after I was able to get walking.

I'm a little over 6 weesk out and I sometimes get this same pain except mine is usually under my left rib cage - right now it's on the left side of my abdomen. It's not daily and it doesn't have me doubled over, it's just annoying. I notice when I don'r drink enough liquids or if I eat too fast the pain occurs. Walking definitely helps.

All the best!

I'm only 11 days out and I have have gas all the time. I can be watching TV with my mother and daughter and they will "Is that your stomach?" I have to admit that it was really painful to drink for the first 2 days but it has gotten easier - but it has not gone away. The Dr tells me that it will become less overtime and that I'm gassy because of the surgery. I'm thinking I may just be a gassy person. But walking help a lot - actually just moving around helped it move its way out - and also doing the breathing excerise on that thing they give us to blow in after the surgery helped my gas too. Hope you feel better soon.