Guys I'm hurting. There's horrible cramping, getting in and our of bed is a nightmare and at the moment I'm really regretting my decision.

How long will this last???

I spoke with my surgeon today and he said I can expect this to persist for 3 to 4 (up to 8!!!!) weeks. He recommending adding heating pads to my left shoulder and left upper quadrant (diaphragm area), continue Gas-X strips, continue pain meds (Tylenol with codeine) and to make sure I'm getting enough rest in addition to the walking. Also, if it gets worse, I need to come in for a CT Scan to check for leaks. (I'm not concerned about a leak at this point) Just wanted to update everyone in case anyone else is experiencing the same.

My severe shoulder pains subsided after 1.5 to 2 weeks (somewhere along in there), but I had horrible crampy, gassy pains every time I drank/swallowed anything for like 3-4 weeks. It was heinous and miserable and all I can say is I'm glad I survived, LOL. I think your surgeon is giving you an estimate - everyone is different. You may get lucky and it may go away in a week or you may be stuck with gassy pain for weeks. Heating pad DEFINITELY helped me, I had forgotten about that!!!

Guys I'm hurting. There's horrible cramping, getting in and our of bed is a nightmare and at the moment I'm really regretting my decision.

How long will this last???

you need gas X it will help with the bloat it's the gas they filled you with that hurts and cramping you up, walk walk and use gas x I walked 3 times my first night after surgery I think it helped me heal faster I'm post op 7 days and now I'm just learning to sip instead of gulp my liquids so so hard but it's awesome at the same time!