Hi Everyone,

1. What is slime (sliming)?

2. What is the shoulder pain some people talk about?

Thanks...again, I've said this before...THIS IS A GREAT SITE!

I haven't slimed yet, but I think it is a cross between throwing up and a fur ball!

Shoulder pain...caused by the gases they use in the surgery. It is bearable, just do lots of walking and know that it will be over in a few days.

Good luck!

Wow...thanks. You have no idea of what I invisioned "sliming" to mean. Is the "gas" issue a result of surgery or of the food intake (be it, soup, shakes, mushies, or real food)? I guess I had 3 questions...who am I kidding, I've got 1000's.

Thanks again,

Congrats on your decision! The gases that people talk about are trapped bubbles in the digestive tract/stomach and they get stuck where they accumulate. When there is so much pressure they push and travel up the diaphragm causing shoulder pain. It feels the most intense right after surgery because they pump your stomach with so much stuff to expand it during the surgery. I'm in my 5th week of recovery and it still feels very intense. If you are one of the lucky ones that only experiences it at the beginning, than lucky you. I wasn't, I cried very hard the first week. Now I'm use to it and it can be horribly painful about twice a week. Its going away but not fast enough as far as i'm concerned. LOL.... Don't worry about it but I think it's important for you to get all the info. you need. Good luck!

Lots of luv! Alice

Banded on 12/20/07

Dr. Huacuz, Tijuana MX

The sliming issue is not fun either....I agree with being between throw up and cat ball. Sliming occurs when you take that one extra bite! It is like that one bite comes back up in a ball on spit. It is amazing to me, because the pain that comes when you take that one extra bite feels so big. But after that little ball of slime comes back up, I feel like a new woman. After experiencing it a few times, I now know to realize when I'm satisfied or I WILL slime! Sliming is not fun!!

I've never slimed -- I did get the shoulder pain once, never again! I totally overate at dinner and my shoulder was tense and in pain all nice.