Ok will the bloating feeling ever go way? I had my surgrey 3/8 and today I was wondering will the bloating pain ever go away? Any encouraging words will help right now... thanks :help:

hil26 - Totally feel your pain! Yes, it will go away, eventually. I had my surgery on 2/12 and it was almost 3 weeks till I felt like I didn't have a basketball in my chest/stomach. I also had a lot of shoulder pain from the excess air. That was almost worse than any tummy pain. I used one of those spa neck wraps heated for 2 minutes in the microwave. It literally became a part of me for a couple of weeks. The area by my port is still tender after 4 weeks. I was pretty surprised anything would still cause some pain. Here's wishing you luck! I've only lost 10 lbs. so far (first week)...which is a little discouraging, but Dr. said anything lost prior to getting a fill is pretty much a bonus and due to diet change. We're all good at dieting, but in the end, I think we want to be able to sit and eat a regular meal like everybody else, just be able to control our portions without starving. You can do it. After the first 4-5 days my Dr. said it's OK to use 800 mg. Ibuprophen every 6 hrs. It helped sooooo much more than the liquid Tylenol. Hang in there...first fill next Mon. I'll keep you posted!

I am going take some Ibuprophen. I actually have not had any pain meds today so to relax I am going to try that. THANKS FOR THE Support.

This, too, shall pass...

The things that helped me the most were

1. Walking as much as possible

2. Heating pad

3. Warm vanilla flavored liquid Tylenol PM

4. Gas-X Strips

Hang in there...it really will get better!