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tiki luv banded    6

tiki luv banded
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Hello everyone. I just had surgery with the lap band May 23. First three days were a struggle and slightly painful. I couldn't operate without my pain meds. I constantly felt a tightening in my chest. Now on my 4th day I feel better just extremely full of gas. I'm constantly burping and other stuff ????. I'm so worried as I want to do this right, considering this is something I've researched and thought about for 8 years before doing it. As of now I can't see any weight loss not sure if my stomach is still swollen but I'm going to purchase a scale later today. Please help me figure why there's so much gas and bloat on my stomach and please share if this happened to you.

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Tinaree    21

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Yep. Same thing happened to me. Gas X and keep walking. My daughter did karate chops all over my back which helped a lot too. But walking is the key. You may not feel like it but keep walking. Each day it will get better.

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chasingadream    1,311

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Your abdominal area was puffed full of air….gas pains happen different ways to different people.

If you are that uncomfortable be sure to check in with your doctors office…they will know the best ways to help you….sounds like you are following all your rules (good job!!! :) ) That is so important….so is being in contact with your doc if needed….thats what their job is all about!

My one piece of advice…don't worry about the scale and do not be a slave to it. My doc told me the first 6 weeks is ALL about healing properly and getting your mechanics down and if you lose weight…BONUS.

You just had surgery…give yourself some time to heal physically and sometimes emotionally. The weight loss will come….it will….just relax and feel better.

Best of luck to you!

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jaedwards    14

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I got banded on the 30th. My gas pains were bad. But the first day afterwards I paced the house. Second day I got outside and paced the driveway. Third day I walked my road. I used a heating pad for my shoulder and when I walked I put my arms above my head to open my lungs since I had problems breathing when I woke up from surgery. I'm on 5 days now no pain meds but still taking it easy. I have more energy and feel my best in the mornings but by the evening I'm sore so I kick back. Good luck and sorry I rambled on. ...

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BandedSwords    8

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I havent had my surgery yet but my nutritionist warned me that the gas is usually the most difficult to deal with. She suggested gas-x that dissolves on your tongue and LOTS of walking. I wish you the best of luck on your journey. :)

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Industrious Bee    27

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I just had my Lap-Band Surgery on June 2, 2014..I only experienced some Gas at home the day after.. My Surgeon said to take 1 or 2 if needed my Gas X chewable pills, I chewed just one very slowly & I have kept walking as many times as I can around the house..Also, I don't know if this will also help, but my surgeon said to try & take Deep Breaths & blow out the air as much as I can, Not too strained, but breath in & out..Also to Cough & hold a pillow on my stomach, That helped me bring out the fleme & also with my Gas..By The 3rd day home I have already had a bowel movement & feeling fine..Actually I really gotta keep myself, from over doing it, because I do feel so well..So, I am behaving & following all my Doctors orders..I hope this information may help some..Lots of Luck..Mrs. Bee

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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