i had my surgery almost 12hrs ago and just now i'm starting to feel the horrible gas pains in my shoulders and chest. i'm in a hotel and don't have access to a heating pad.

i'm about to take the pain meds again - will they help with the gas pains? also, how long (days) will i have this terrible gas pain? i've been walking laps around the hotel every couple of hours, and i know that's supposed to help...but just now i did 3 laps and it didn't help the pains at all.

need advice

I had my surgery on 10/29/08. I'm still having the gas pains. Not so much in my shoulder now but more in my belly. I've been taking gas X but that doesn't seem to do much. So, I have the same question. How long are these gas pains going to last?

I had mine on the 29th and agree my belly keeps waking me up now if we can get someone who was banded for a while to answer I agree gasx has not really made a huge difference if any

I was banded on 31 oct and mines lasted 4 days .And i was in agony with them the first 2 days .

hey everyone! i noticed last night that the gas pains almost completely went away when i took my pain meds. i'm trying to get up and walk today, but my whole body is sore from having to sleep in a slightly sitting position all night. i could lay down completely on my back, but that was about it. so my body is stiff and sore from not moving around at night.

but it's a small price to pay i'm going to ask the doctor on my post-op consult today how long i should expect gas pains, and i'll report back here what he says!

I would think a nice warm shower would help as well, water directed onto the site of the pain.

vicbra if you still have gas in your tummy I bught extra strength gasx (well offbrand but it says to compare) small green gell caps my dr gave me pills for pain meds and these are smaller so were fine to swallow but may want to check if you were told not to swallow pills. anyways they were 120mg says take 1-2 so I took 2 at bedtime slept good woke up at 330 and took 2 more so much better than the strips I was able to pretty much go right back to sleep.

I got banded on the 3rd. I am just starting to extract gas from my body on my own. Walking helps a lot. My tummy is bloated like heck. But it is slowly going down. I also use gas x strips. But I lost 15 pounds so it is so worth it!

My gas painslast 3-4 days. I was actually driving 4 days after my surgery and I had to pull over becuase I thought I was going to throw up! I actually leanned over the guard rail and let out a burp that lasted a good 3 minutes. It'll clear up soon. Keep walking. I never used the gas medicine. Good Luck!!

off the subject, i have tri care also, did you have health problems? i don't and i am worried they will not pay? i am only about 20 lbs from being 200 percent over my ideal weight. did you have a lot of trouble being approved

I got banded on the 3rd. I am just starting to extract gas from my body on my own. Walking helps a lot. My tummy is bloated like heck. But it is slowly going down. I also use gas x strips. But I lost 15 pounds so it is so worth it!

Did you loose 15 pounds since Nov 3 or oct3.

Hi I had my surgery on Monday and today 3 day later my gas pains are almost all gone. Yesterday was super bad but walking, heating pad and some shoulder and back massage helped alot. I woke up with hardly no gas pain today but alot of body aches because of the way I was sleeping. Hope this help!!!

I had the same gas pains. I know it hurts a lot but hang in there it get better. Since you are in a hotel and don't have access to a heating pad(that is what i used) maybe you could get a 2 liter bottle of soda, dump the soda of course and fill it with hot tap water. you could hold that on your chest and maybe that will help. I know i was walking lots of laps.. it does go away

I have some gas pain but it's mostly pressure from the bloating and is making me uncomfortable. I can't wait for the soreness to go away cause I can't sleep in my bed! Laying flat is uncomfortable and my port site is UNBEARABLE to lay on. I haven't been getting much sleep! Poor me!lol

I can say that I didn't experience the gas pains that everyone talked about :thumbup:. I consider myself to be extremely lucky:thumbup:. Other than being bloated the first day, today my stomach almost feels normal...:rolleyes2:

I have some stomach gas pain, but really bad shoulder pain. There seems to be no consistent cause or cure for this, but for me, rotating btwn sitting, lying on my back, and walking/standing helps. Hang in there! (Telling myself this too!)