The dreaded gas

[angie_is_losing_it 90]

Congrats and good luck on your surgery!!!!!!

Soooo.... the gas pain was bad the first day right after coming out of anesthesia.... but the worst of it was two things: I started my period the morning of surgery and I am a HEAVY bleeder and 2 the pain from the inscisions was pretty much unbearable. I hardly walked at all while in the hospital. I had to use a commode to go to the bathroom and I couldn't even wipe myself I was in so much pain. It was an absolute nightmare. I cried for days because I could not believe what I had done and the pain was just so bad. I'm into week 3 and things are better. I can finally lay on my side without a lot of pain. I am desperate for real food. I'm sick to death of Protein Shakes. Overall SO FAR.. I would rate my experience a 3/4 out of 10.

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[MyBo 8]

It gets easier! Promise!

That pain sounds really rough though... have you had it all checked to make sure it's normal? Cos that sounds like more pain than expected for sure! I wasn't really in pain at all by the time I went home.

Edited March 26, 2019 by MyBo

[koketika 33]

On 2/16/2019 at 4:31 PM, Goody222 said:

I am curious, did anyone’s doctor warn you about gas? I have only found out about this because of research and forums. It seems odd to me since this is a part of the surgery.

I was warned about the gas on the day of the pre-op visit and they told to walk around to avoid it. I'm 8 days post op now and I learned that if I move and keep sipping liquids during regular intervals it helps not get gassy.

[Frustr8 7,886]

My little couplet I put up for myself on the fridge:
Each Day, with the Dawn.....
More discomfort and pain is Gone.
Helped me remember the old Bible verse " This Too Shall Pass" & that it means pain is not forever! There is always more sunshine to life if you look for it!

[Cameo325 27]

how long do the gas pains last after surgery?

[bariutiful 72]

I had the gas pains for over a week, until I started taking gas-x the crewables and it went away

[Krestel 329]

On 2/20/2019 at 1:59 AM, Recidivist said:

My surgeon has said nothing about gas so far. I'm still pre-op (bypass on March 4), and I'm really glad I've learned about gas pain from this forum.

Mine said ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about it and neither did the information about the surgery. It was a BIG surprise and really turns me off to laproscopic surgery. I had heard about bloat, but not about the massive pain on the right side and shoulder. Would like to kill my team over that.

[Gaylancsu 28]

The gas pain I felt when I had lapband wasn’t me needing to pass it was the gas they pumped in to make room and it works it’s way up into your shoulders- it was bad. The gas pain I had after 2 sections was me needing to pass it and more from anesthesia - it was nothing compared to the gastric surgery. I go back Friday to remove the lapband and revise to sleeve with ds

[Carrot64 214]

I didn’t have it.. I was petrified I would !! Not everyone does and if you do , complain ..ask for help....get up and walk

[jasmineinmymind 204]

I didn’t have any gas pain. Not right after or months after like a lot of people. I’m less gassy now that before the surgery

[Krestel 329]

16 hours ago, Gaylancsu said:

The gas pain I felt when I had lapband wasn’t me needing to pass it was the gas they pumped in to make room and it works it’s way up into your shoulders- it was bad.

AMEN ..it's like having a charlie horse that absolutely won't go away. I started massaging my diaphram last night to be able to fall asleep and it seems to have helped a bit.

[Frustr8 7,886]

Yeah who knew Lamaze Effleurage would still come,in handy!