I was banded on April 15th and have been doing good until this afternoon. I have a small pain in my chest area. I am not sure if I should call the doctors or not. The only thing that I did different was to take a sip of oj from my daughter. But I didn't have that much. Any advice would help.

Chilly

chilly,

i had that, it is most likely from the gas they use during the procedure. i would call and let them know

chily - I have been banded a little longer than you (3/4) and I feel that evil between the boob pain when I eat to fast or didn't chew everything really well.

chilly, i had my sugery the same date as you. i have had the pain in my chest since i woke up. it was so severe coming out of surgery they did 2 ekg's to be sure it wasn't anything more serious. does it hurt worse when you burp? i am wondering because my hurts badly when i try to burp, like i have to let go with a huge man belch, but i cant:

Eureka, I had the pain too when I woke up but it went away and now it is back. I think if I burp I am going to lose everything but I cann't get it to come out. (the burp) When I let little burps out, OMG does the pain go all over chest area. I thought I did something wrong and that now I was paying for it.

How long does it take for the gas to go away?

Chilly

It took over a week for me, closer to two weeks. I read somewhere in this forum that walking helps a lot to reduce the gas. Of course I read that afterwards so didn't get a chance to try it. BTW, my pain was intense in the shoulder.

i'm not sure how long it's going to take to go away. mine has gotten better in the last couple of days (only hurts when i burp now instead of all the time). my sis had the surgery a couple of years ago and said that hers lasted a couple of weeks. i hope yours feels better soon

Chest pain? GO TO THE HOSPITAL!

Hey there, I was banded April 11th & had that horrible pain between my breast until just a few days ago & still get it every now & again. My doc said it was gas pain. Double check it with your doc though :blushing:

Was banded in October. The only thing that helped that horrible pain for me was a heating pad. I could feel it move because it would also get caught underneath my shoulder blades. It was horrible. Heating pad took it right away every time.

Thanks everyone for your advice. The pain isn't as bad anymore. Went to see the doctor yesterday and she says it is gas from the surgery. Just walk and burp and it will go away.

Thanks again,

Chilly

I'm so glad you posted this thread! I got my band last Thursday and am still struggling with the gas pain. How are you feeling otherwise? I've been very lethargic even though I've stopped taking my pain meds and have been walking and doing things around the house to try to stay out of bed. It seems like everything just exhausts me. Are you bouncing back pretty fast?