I am 7 days post op.

The gas pains from surgery have been really unpredictable (not bowel gas). First they were in my upper chest and were tolerable. Then they moved to my shoulder and were a little less tolerable... And now they've moved south to the lower chest and I can't take a deep breath without being in a LOT of pain. I tried to sneeze this morning and ended up crying! :faint:

I am walking 2-3 times a day for at least 15-20 min a walk. Is there ANYTHING else I can do to get these pains to go away faster!?

I had bad shoulder pain and it could take days-weeks to all come out. Mine lasted nearly 2 weeks.

Walk as much as you can it really helps.

Walking and a heating pad worked wonders for me.

walking helped me out alot.i had my op on 2/27 and i havent had any gas pains since saturday

Walking helped me also but at 3 weeks post-op I still have the occasional flareup. Mostly under my left breast and in my upper left rib cage area. I, too, will be glad when it's finally gone.

Well it's a tad better today but it sure does move around a lot. Walking.. check. Heating pad.. check. Time...... sigh. Need more time. :straight

It's funny but I didn't realize that these strange pains were gas! Wow, that's a relief. It makes sense now though. LOL