Hello, I was banded yesturday and I have severe gas pain, I never imagined that gas could hurt this badly. I have tried gas-x, it doesnt help at all. I have walked today. The problem I have is that my belly at teh port site hurts so badly that I cannot strain to get any gas out. I heard that the gas they inflate your belly with has to absorb into the tissue and be released, I suppose that explains why the gas is gettig worse not better. Do you have any advice that you could share ? Also I cannot believe how bad the port site hurts ! I am pretty tough when it comes to pain I am surprised at how sore I am wow it hurts. Did you feel miserable also and how long does the terrible gas pain stay ? I look pregnant and feel so much rumbling.

Thanks so much I am desprate it hurts:help:

get moving. walk walk walk... i know , pain sucks, but movement will help to eleviate the pain and gas.... i didnt have much trouble but i walked up and down the stairs half the nite after my surgery and i walk alot the next day. good luck. get moving and it wont last forever....

OOOHHH I feel bad for you, I have not been banded yet, but sounds like the walking will help, some of the other threads say kneeling on all fours. Sounds like a good idea, good luck and keep your chin up, it will get better.hurray for getting banded

My contact person said the Gas X was of no use since the gas was in the body cavity and not the digestive tract.

Hi I was banded Monday and have gas pain horribly also. It goes all the way up to my collar bone area. Gas X does nothing, walking does seem to help.

I had pain but not as much pain as your in. Walking and more walking is the only thing I found to get it out. Walk and walk some more. Also try putting ice packs on your stomach when you are resting and it gets rid of some of the bloat and the pain hang in there the hard part is over.

I had really bad gas pain, too (was banded 5/29). Walking definitely helped! Hang in there!

I was banned yesturday too..... I understand you pain! I have been down on all fours trying to get the pain out, I did gasx, I have been walking and I still felt like I had been hit by a truck. Call the doctor. The nurse sent my husband to get children's Mortin. When by my weight. I look about 7 teaspoons of it. Get yourself a shot glass. Now 3 hours later I am not snapping off anyones head.

I can deal with this...

Try it and good luck. :nervous

Nothing worked for me except walking and sipping water. A heating pad helped my shoulder pain. It really does get better!

I was banded on May 31st, and the shoulder pain is the ONLY pain I have. I just came back from the doctor, and I've lost 15 lbs ins one week. I told him I lost that weight from only drinking liquids and walking like crazy. Just about every time my shoulder began to hurt, I would walk up and down my driveway. That is more times than I can count. Now 7 days later, I can say, it get's A LOT better, but it has not gone away completely. WALK......WALK......WALK!!!!!!

Hi. I was banded 9 days ago. I know the pain in the port area and the gas makes it more intense. Have you tried a heating pad (not directly on the port though) It may feel soothing. You are in the toughest time. If anyone had told me 8 days ago that I would feel this much better today, I would never have believed them. The gas will begin to pass. Not to be gross, but you may start to have a bit of diarrhea and although inconvenient, it may help relieve some of the pain. Hang in there!

Walk, walk, walk, walk. And then walk some more. I found a heating pad helped a little and the Motrin definitely helped too. Honestly though, it was the walking that helped the most. Hang in there, it gets better I swear!

Hey Cindylou. I was banded a few days after you. I saw that you were having a rough time. How are you doing now? Well, I hope. I felt so bad that you were having such a tough go of it. Hope things are better!

Nothing worked for me except walking and sipping Water. A heating pad helped my shoulder pain. It really does get better!

one word of advice-- be careful with the heating pad.

when i first came home i slept on and off for almost 24 hours getting the sedative out of my system. and i must have been so knocked out i didnt feel the heating pad burning my back!! i have a big red rectangle on my back and a blister the size of a quarter.

so dont leave it on high and fall dead asleep like i did!!!

Get To Walking And Keep Walking

I hope you feel better very soon!

My contact person said the Gas X was of no use since the gas was in the body cavity and not the digestive tract.

That is interesting, and makes perfect sense. Does this mean that "expelling" gas the good old-fashioned way will not relieve the pain?

:phanvan