I am 3 days post op amd have this horrible feeling like i need to belch but it wont come out. Havnt had any solids only liquid. I dont know what this is and it feels like when i swallow i can feel a ball of air slide down and thats painful also. Am i over worrying?

I was justwondering this morning how you were doing. I hope you get to feeling better soon! I'm getting banded on the 6th so I can't speak from experience, but what you are describing I have heard others talk about and it sounds like it might be gas?... Many people said the gas-x strips help and so does a lot of walking around, even if it is just in the house.

I will let the experienced ones advise you your worry level.

I have confidence you will be feeling better soon!

Thank u. I have been using the gas x strips extra strength but only one at a time the box says u can use 1 to 4 i wonder what other people have used and what helped.

To uHi there I am on day 10 post op.. I would use more gas strips it helped me.. I am still using them and walk more it really does help..I was exactly where u r now and I know things seem grim but they do get better. Hold on best of luck to u!!

Yes I have this too 3 days out. It's the air they pumped into you, However I have been able to burp and now fart....feeling better. Lol.

Option 1 - extra gas x (I tend to take two of the chewables at a time as 1 didn't really do anything for me

Option 2 - lay down on your left side (if I remember correctly as that is supposed to help the angle and let gas out)

Option 3 - use a heating pad on your back. That may sound strange but it's helped me recently.

Option 4 - ask a family member to 'burp' you

Try them all. Congrats on being banded and hope you feel better soon.

Thank u all.. i have been using the strips and am using a heating pad now

Did you by chance have a hiatal hernia repaired? If so, that could be what you are experiencing. I walked around a lot and that really helped with the gas. I did not take any gas x strips or anything, I just walked. By day 4 the gas pains were minimal. Good luck to you

I am 3 days post surgery and feel terrible gas , bloating, headache, having a hard time finishing my protien shake, the liquid antibiotic makes me gag . I hope it gets better because at this point I dont want to eat or drink anything, just want the very uncomfortable feeling to subside.

Yes, I had the hernia repair also, walking everyday, taking gas x , I hope tomorrow will be better.

They said i did not have a hernia.

LadyJ, I felt the EXACT same way for about a week. It was very uncomfortable. I kept thinking that somehow the band had changed the pressure in my esophagus and I was worried I would feel like that all the time. Plus, every time I would swallow my own saliva I felt like I was swallowing air and it made me more uncomfortable. I am 11 days postop and 99% of those feelings have disappeared. It did keep me from eating much. I still don't feel like I can eat much and I don't try to push it.

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I had the gas pain about a week after surgery. One thing I learned....walk,walk,walk! Seriously. You'll start burping and you'll feel so much better! I had the worst gas pain in my chest and once I started walking,just around my house, I was able to burp and it went away. Even now,2 months late,when I walk around the mall I start burping. Lol.

Thank you all for the input some of this stuff can make u feel like ur goin crazy. Walking and the heating pad are helping alot..

I'm 5weeks out and have a mild pain on my left side. Has anyone experienced this?

I'm 5weeks out and have a mild pain on my left side. Has anyone experienced this?

Yes. The doctor told me the gas used during surgery could cause pain in your left shoulder area. It will go away in time.