Hey everyone!

I am finally proud to be on here as an official bandster as of Wednesday! I got home last night, and I am having some serious back pain, and also (sorry) a lot of gas! Are these things normal? What is the back pain from? I am taking the percocet my Dr. send me home with, along with chewable gas-ex. Any input would be BEYOND appreciated!

gas gas gas. give it a week and see if it gets better, that gas is nasty thing.

I was banded 7/8 and am having the some problem. Heating pad and advil are the only things helping right now.

I was banded on the 9th and I am having some terrible back pains as well. You are not alone.

Hi there. I was banded on the 9th as well. I'm having some back pain, but I think mine is more associated with the fibromyalgia then anything else. I do have a ton of gas though and it's very loud. I was sitting in my recliner last night and my dh was next to me on the couch. All of a sudden there was this huge rumbling of gas going through my intestines. We both looked at each other and started to crack up. Hopefully that will go away before I go back to work. That would be very embarrassing.

They fill you up with gas for the surgery, it can be very painful. Chew the gas X, try walking and if thay doesn't work get out a heating pad and lay on it. I had most of my pain in my shoulder, the heating pad really worked for me. Good Luck, it will get better each day!

I just returned from the emergency room to find that the pain in my back was actually pneumonia....walk walk walk, and remember to breathe.

I now have antibiotics and hopefully will be better soon!!!

Hey everyone!

I am finally proud to be on here as an official bandster as of Wednesday! I got home last night, and I am having some serious back pain, and also (sorry) a lot of gas! Are these things normal? What is the back pain from? I am taking the percocet my Dr. send me home with, along with chewable gas-ex. Any input would be BEYOND appreciated!

Of course walking will help to move the gas, but what also helped for me was a heating pad, and a vibrating massager for my back... baby i felt the gas rumbling up everytime i put the massager on my back.... that was a huge help....