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.

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, 20197 yr by MyBo

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.

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!

how long do the gas pains last after surgery?

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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