I am quite pleased with my recovery. The only horror story I have involves gas. I am 5 days post op and am still having, what I believe to be, intermittent gas pains. It starts in the center of my chest and moves northward. There are times that I may burp, but others where it will just disappear. Is there anything I can do to help move this along?

Also, with this pain, it makes it more difficult to want to eat. I obviously have not been hungry, but keep trying to make myself "eat". Nothing hurts my stomach, much, but the gas does tend to get worse after 5 sips of a Protein shake. Now, my Fluid intake is on par. I'm doing well with getting my Water in.

Thanks for any input! All is appreciated.

Btw, I have lost 10lbs in 5 days

Highest wgt: 251

Preop liquid: 238

Day of surgery: 228

5 days post op: 218

Congratulations on being on 'the other side' whoohoooo. Nice weight loss too

~ gentle hugs ~

Kate

I'm 3 days post op. My mom brought me some ginger root, told me to suck on it and OMG! I started passing gas from my bottom immediately.

@@Seminolegirl, Im not sure this is still gas. I have been passing A LOT, LOL! I'm making a call to my physician's office now. Thanks for the input!

Walking is the one of the best things you can do post op. The weather was dreadful after my surgery, so I was literally pacing the halls in my house. Once my drain and pain ball were gone, we made trips to the local superstore so I could walk around there.

There are many reasons that walking is important, getting rid of gas is one of them. It's no different than burping a baby. Walking allows the air bubbles to either escape through the esophagus if possible, or allows it to work through the bowel easily. I think the average person produces about a liter (by volume) of gas everyday. During normal activity, you pass that without even knowing it. When you are sedentary post op, those gas bubbles build up.

So in short, walk walk walk!