I'm 3-days post-op (1/11/12 surgery) and so glad that my daughter found this website for me! I feel like I was so unprepared for this. When will the gas in my chest be gone and when will I feel pretty normal?

Oh I hear ya. I'm two days post op (1/12/12) and the only thing I'm battling is pressure pains and incision tightness from stiches. Looking forward to what others post on this

B

My surgery was Dec 12, 2011. I am 1 month post op and still from time to time have gas pains. They do go away I promise but as for how long it takes is different for each of us. It took about 4 days for mine to be gone from surgery, now it just depends on what I eat or drink.

You just need to remember that your BODY has gone through a great ordeal and will take time to heal itself. Chin up it does get better.

Congratulations on having Gastric Sleeve Surgery.

I am 17 days post op. For me, day 4 was the day the gas pains stopped, it was my first day pain med free and I believe the 2 doses of liquid Percocet caused most of the gas . I thought I needed it the first night I was home, but remembered from this site,to walk, walk, walk. That was the best remedy.

HI,, I am 11 weeks out now. I didn't have that but I will tell you that for the first month was the hardest thing ever. Getting used to eating hardly nothing and all the water and protein. I was an emotional wreck and I was even regretting it. I can tell you I'm down 48 pounds, gone from a size 18 to a 14 and I can eat pretty much whatever I want, I just get full faster. It will get better each day I promise. Get up and walk as much as you can, that will get rid of the gas.

I walked every couple of hours when I was awake. I took pain meds for 8 days post-op. The last couple of days I only took a half dose.

Lynda

Forme, it was about 10 days. Each day was better than the day before. I think walking a lot helped. Keep the circulation going to help move the gas out.

I was constanatly walking in the hospital. The nurses got a kick out of me. I feel pretty normal except that my main incision keeps opening and bleeding. So gross! I'm 4 days post-op. Oh yeah, I'm sick of clear liquids!