hi all.

I jus got home today not doing too bad jus extreme pain on my neck and shoulders i don't think its gas though because i've been handling that pretty well, but am getting huge tension knots on my shoulders took tylenol doing nothing. please help with advice dh gave me a massage but still no help. also i know we are suppose to drink 6-8 glasses of Water starting today but i am having a hard time as it is drinking all of the ensure not vomitting but i feel extremely full had tea earlier but finished only bout half a glass and i jus had my ensure and only drank half of that. so i am afraid of dehydration jack i know your a doc maybe u could help

it sounds like you are having gas pains ... i've heard that the best thing to do is walk walk walk

good luck & welcome to the banded side of life!

ditto, walk walk walk is my best advice too!

Good luck!

Try a heating pad on your shoulder, it really helped me a lot! Walking is the best thing for the gas, but that heating pad does wonders for the shoulder.

Hi Irene, ditto what the others said. Walking is the best thing. I used the heating pad on my shoulders, tummy and back. It was wonderful. Liquid tylenol and gas-X are also very good. And, even if you get to feeling better, let dh keep giving you those massages, lol. I know I soaked up all the attention I could while I was recovering, lol!

hi irene....the shoulder pain thing is sooo normal...I cried on my couch for days after the op...it was actually the worst thing about the whole experience... keep practicing to breath deeply...walk if you can and instead of trying to drink a whole glass of water at a time have a sippy cup with you constantly and sip mouthfulls of water throughout the day...that helped me.

good luck