Gas pains still?

[Seymour1971 55]

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, 2014 by Seymour1971

[CherieRyde 227]

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.

[Seymour1971 55]

So how far post op?

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

[jnevr480 66]

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.

[Seymour1971 55]

Oh ok thanks for clarifying

[MarieMarie 346]

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

[Seymour1971 55]

Oh geez ok. Thanks

[ksc1965 52]

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!

[louiseobi 6]

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

[sofab 6]

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

[briefs199 337]

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

[sofab 6]

This is day 11 and it is just now settling dwn

[lasunshine 28]

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, 2014 by lasunshine

[1Corinthians6:19 53]

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.

[1Corinthians6:19 53]

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