Hello, I was banded two days ago, the pain is manageable but I am having this weird uncomfortable feeling in my throat and diaphram. It is alot of pressure, maybe my vitamins didn't go down but I took them 11 hours ago. I am also starving on this liquid diet!:help:

I had alot of pressure in my chest as well post op. I had a hiatus hernia repair during the surgery and quite a bit of fluid put in as primer. Once they took out the fluid, it was better in a few days. I wasn't able to take vitamins whole until just recently. Do you have fluid in your band? Did you have a hernia repair?

It may be gas pressure . Are you taking or have you tried taking any Gas X strips ? Theones that dissolve when you put them in your mouth ?

That is probably what it is . but i would call your doc just to make sure.

Its better safe than sorry . Also make sure the vitamins are small enough . Are the chewables ?

HTH .

Mindy

I was banded 2 days ago and am having the same problem. I'm assuming we are still tight and their is some gastric reflux. I took some pepcid AC (chewable). You might try the gax-x (chewable) as suggested also. Also, never hesitate to call your physican.

OK GUYS i guess i am an expert now being 6 weeks post op and all ! lol! No what you guys are expeirincing is your stomach being swollen and a little bit of gas mixed give it about 2 or 3 weeks that feeling will go away i promise it is very uncomfortable though i remember all too well! hang in there it gets better! these couple of weeks is all a healing process!

I was banded 4 days ago. Can someone tell me when the shoulder pain go away. I am a little sore, but the shoulder pain comes and go.

Thanks

Eulete

WELL I HATE TO TEL YOU GUYS! i am six weeks out still shoulder pain and according to the doc it could be a few more months something with the esphogas however you spell it the nerve runs up your shoulder sort of exposed or something so ya it could be a while still mine comes and goes but it is quite annoying!

Thanks for the advice about the GAS-X. I tried some and it alleviate the occasionaly pressure in my diaphram area.

I think it was about in the third week when the shoulder pains ceased. And not to be indelicate, but encourage farting and burping because that is the ONLY way it's going to expel the air from your body.

I'm 2 1/2 weeks post op and the gas is almost gone. I also used gas -X.

I do feel weak, especially after I go to the bathroom to do #2. I'm trying to drink as much as possible.I had eight glasses yesterday.

I would say walk a lot to work out gas . It really helps. Donna