Just got home today and feel so overwhelmed. My doctor doesn't want me to take gas x strips and I feel completely swollen and full of air. I've been walking a lot but when I try to sleep I get pain in my stomach area. I felt like I was so prepared before surgery and now I feel lost and scared to make the wrong choices. Any advice?

Just keep walking as much as you can. Try to sleep in a comfortable position if you can find one. And your pain meds are your friend. If they didn't give you any call and ask for a script for some if it's bothering you this badly.

Why would your Dr not want you to take gas x strip?? My husband took them after his lapband surgery, I was prepared to take them after my sleeve, but didn't need them.

He said he wants my system to work its way naturally. I have pain meds which help but I just might take one if it gets worse. Overall the surgery went very well. I think I'm just a little freaked out that I finally had the procedure done.

A heating pad may help.

I know it sounds hard,but you need to walk as much as possible and that will really help the gas pain.

I know how you feel!!! I was sleeved 10/03 it will get better! I felt the same way! Walk as much and I would do around the clock pain med for the 1st 48 hours after surgery yes letting your body take care of it is nice idea, but not all the gas was made from our on body:-) 4 gasex stripes will help! Keep trucking along!

Just got home today and feel so overwhelmed. My doctor doesn't want me to take gas x strips and I feel completely swollen and full of air. I've been walking a lot but when I try to sleep I get pain in my stomach area. I felt like I was so prepared before surgery and now I feel lost and scared to make the wrong choices. Any advice?

My doctor wouldn't let me have Gas-X either. Most of the gas was gone after two days but I had one stubborn gas bubble that was really painful & stayed 5 days. Walk,walk, walk. The pain meds helped. So did warm showers (careful not to get your incisions wet) putting pillows behind my back helped too. But besides walking the thing that really helped was having a family member pat my back. Sounds weird, I know, but it worked. I was sleeved on 9/11/12.

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