Ok tomorrow is 1 week post surgery. I have been back at work, modified, for 2 days... I have karate chopped, I have done it all... and every night my left shoulder and peck keeps aching. I am able to pass gas and I have heard the motto don't trust a fart.

Will this really end at some point?

Does having the band mean I will be flatulent for the rest of my life?

Should I buy stock in GasX?

Edited November 7, 201411 yr by Seymour1971

Ummm .... yeeeeaaaahhh. Gas-X is my best friend anymore. Also ... your tummy will start making growling sounds even when you aren't hungry. Be prepared for that. I didn't believe that it would happen, but it has and does.

So how far post op?

And are you saying you still use gas x? Sorry but your sentence was confusing...

Mine was bad for about 2 weeks....now 2 months post op I am about back to normal. My stomach does still growl about every three days or so and it is pretty loud, but I just ignore it.

Oh ok thanks for clarifying

I think gas lasted 8 weeks. A few burps now and again still

Oh geez ok. Thanks

It will end (ish). What I mean is it will get much, much better. But, you'll have more gas than you did pre-band. I burp more than the other end. Which my teenage boys find fantastic. Good luck!

I had gas pain for around 6 weeks very bad shoulder pain .. Yea burps can be more than you would normally experience . I do suffer that

The shoulder pain was horrible. ..also the gas was horrific. ...BUT DAY 11 IS GOING AWESOME

I'm day 6 and today are having bad shoulder pain even though I am walking. Ugh!

This is day 11 and it is just now settling dwn

I have been fortunate to have never experienced the shoulder pain at all. I did and still do have lots of gas almost 3 months post op. My surgeon had me sleep in an upright position for 3 weeks to avoid developing the shoulder pain. I truly believe that is why I did not get the shoulder pain. I also started walking minimum 2 miles a day right away starting with the first day out of surgery. My surgeon is very aggressive but it has helped me????????????

Edited November 14, 201411 yr by lasunshine

Had my surgery today. I was also instructed to sleep in an upright position. No shoulder pain at all yet. But I have had a little gas that's immediately relieved by the gasx strip. I guess I'll be keeping those in my purse for awhile.

Oh yeah and I have to get up and walk for 5-10 minutes every hour as well..I think that helps quite a bit

I had my sleeve done on Sept 8th. I still take Gas-X pills every morning. Occasionally, I have to grab a Gas-X strip in the afternoon. But, it is becoming less in the afternoon finally. Yay! I just get pains from burp bubbles. Burping little burps, is common with me. I just keep hoping that it continues to decrease and I can quit taking Gas-X. Recently, I tried not taking them just to see how I did. I told my hubby that I can totally sympathize with babies and how they feel when they need to be burped. Lol!