Hello everyone! this is POD 3 from a sleeve. I had an incidental repair of a hyatal hernia as well. Didn't know I had the hernia.

My misery is that l haven't been able to burp. I have this giant gas sitting in my chest, waiting for my chest to explode. i am doing tums around the clock but with no success. Any suggestions? i am very miserable. Thank you.

Walking tends to help with that, do as much as possible. Pain meds tend to do nothing for that pain as well. It will settle try your best to stay positive

Walking tends to help with that, do as much as possible. Pain meds tend to do nothing for that pain as well. It will settle try your best to stay positive [emoji4]

thank you

3 hours ago, Babynash said:

Hello everyone! this is POD 3 from a sleeve. I had an incidental repair of a hyatal hernia as well. Didn't know I had the hernia.

My misery is that l haven't been able to burp. I have this giant gas sitting in my chest, waiting for my chest to explode. i am doing tums around the clock but with no success. Any suggestions? i am very miserable. Thank you.

Did they give you an Incentive Spirometer? Are you using it hourly? It helps so much with those gas bubbles!

3 hours ago, Babynash said:

Hello everyone! this is POD 3 from a sleeve. I had an incidental repair of a hyatal hernia as well. Didn't know I had the hernia.

My misery is that l haven't been able to burp. I have this giant gas sitting in my chest, waiting for my chest to explode. i am doing tums around the clock but with no success. Any suggestions? i am very miserable. Thank you.

As mentioned above walking and a spirometer help immensely. The other thing that helped for me was having someone rub my back in slow circular motions. I don't know what it was about that but it helped release a ton of gas when the other two didn't.

Good luck, hope you feel better soon.

The gas you're experiencing is probably not in your gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, there's nothing to burp.

The gas is likely surgical gas that was used to inflate your abdominal cavity in order to perform the surgery. Walking and incentive spirometry help your body dissipate this gas. Tums will not help. Gas-x will not help. Only time and activity. Other things that help: heating pad and massage.

This is kind of the process. It will pass.

The gas you're experiencing is probably not in your gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, there's nothing to burp.
The gas is likely surgical gas that was used to inflate your abdominal cavity in order to perform the surgery. Walking and incentive spirometry help your body dissipate this gas. Tums will not help. Gas-x will not help. Only time and activity. Other things that help: heating pad and massage.
This is kind of the process. It will pass.

Thank you

As mentioned above walking and a spirometer help immensely. The other thing that helped for me was having someone rub my back in slow circular motions. I don't know what it was about that but it helped release a ton of gas when the other two didn't.
Good luck, hope you feel better soon.

Thank you

Did they give you an Incentive Spirometer? Are you using it hourly? It helps so much with those gas bubbles!

Thank you

Walking tends to help with that, do as much as possible. Pain meds tend to do nothing for that pain as well. It will settle try your best to stay positive [emoji4]

Thank you