My name is Chipper and I just got banded today. Thought I would drop in and tell everyone Howdy!!

Things are doing OK except I have terrible gas pain in my left shoulder and can't seem to shake it, has anyone else ever had this and how did you get rid of it.

walk walk walk chipper you will do fine it sucks i had it really bad and lots of water and gasx... good luck and welcome aboard.

Also you can lay your back flat on the floor, and elevate your legs on a couple pillows. This will work to move the gas bubbles from your shoulder.

Also, try a heating pad on your shoulder.

I went through lots of gas-x strips and used a heating pad over my abdomen. Lots of walking helps as well, as mentioned previously.

Best wishes,

Stephanie

This is my first time here. Anybody out there ?

Hi, I'm a novice on this site and an Aussie, not sure how things work but here goes. I had my lapband on the 9th June 2008 (2nd time) and have also suffered from really bad gas. The pain in the abdomen is really cruel and there is no hiding it when it decides to errupt. Sooo embarrasing. If I try to force the gas up I end up vomiting. Does this get any better? I've lost 17 kilos, not sure what that is in pounds.

Katydid.

Welcome Katydid, Fellow Aussie here about to be banded in a few weeks. Hope you enjoy being here as this site has heaps of friendly, supportive people and information.

Hi Bluezbandit,

Thank you for your welcome. I've not joined any chat sites before so don't really know what to do. Good luck for your banding. So far I've dropped from tops sized 22-24 down to a size 18 and the pants from a size 18 down to a size 14 (with elastic waists). Weight from 110.8 kilos

down to 92 kilos. Still a lot to lose but that's not bad for 2 months. I find the main discomfort is the wind/gas that gets caught in the chest like really bad indigestion and the reflux is not too good either. Will be checking with my surgeon on Tuesday about this. I wasn't warned about these nasties. Still, I guess it is early days yet.

Hi! My name is Trina and I had my band done on June 5, 2008. I have been heavily blessed since I was itty bitty, so to speak. I am single mom of 3 beautiful girls ages 3,5, and 11. I have been a critical care nurse for 6 years and counting. I decided to do the band because I am tired of being big and I want to be able to sit and cross my legs all sexy and stuff!(lol) This has been a learning experience and I know will continue to be a learning experience. I really do look forward to meeting new people and hearing about their personal journeys and hopefully I can encourage someone else through my experience. Well, hold on tight, this might be a bumpy ride! :lol:Post me please.

Thanks to everybody for the responses. I have found that laying on my left side has helped the most. I am still having a lot of pain in the shoulder, so I just go lay down for about 15 min.