Hello all, I had my surgery last Friday. My stomach is very swollen and hard- feeling like I am pregnant. Has anyone experienced this after surgery? If so, how long did it last? I am very miserable!!:omg_smile:

It's okay, it's swelling and gas from the surgery. Just keep up the Lap-Band Motto, sip, sip, sip, walk, walk, walk and try to keep working the gas out, with gas X strips or whatever works for you. Just as a reference, I weighed myself in the morning before surgery and again after surgery when I got home and gained like 9 pounds it quickly fell off, but that just lets you have an idea of what your body went through. It took about a week to feel better and about 2 to feel great. But everyone is different. Restless Monkey was chatting with me on her surgery day! I on the other hand apparently cussed out my son for calling me on my surgery day and have no recollection of even speaking to him! LOL!

Hang in there. It does go away.

Edited September 11, 200817 yr by themis

I feel so bad for you! I had the same problem, they explained to me that they pumped my abdomen full of air/gas to inflate it for surgery, after they close you up your body has to absorb that air/gas and then expell it. I have some pics of my abdomen from the week after my banding, it looked like I wa 5 months Preggers...It will go away.

Thanks guys that makes me feel a much better- I just keep thinking that if I am going to be pregnant- i better be having a baby!!!! lol anyway im sure it will be fine- :rolleyes2: