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

Not sure about the gas pains people are feeling...i think I felt them a few days after. Burping a bit..like a half-hiccup/half burp...that sucks. No shoulder pain at all.

I do get bad gas...but i ain't burping it out. Just Lord help anyone standing in a close proximity of me..:rolleyes2:

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 have teicare and I didnt have anyhealth problems other then being over weight. I was 225 at 5'1". I didnt have a problem getting appproved as a matter of fact my I got approved 1 weeks after I saw the surgon the first time.

Did you loose 15 pounds since Nov 3 or oct3.

I lost 15 pounds since Nov 3rd. Hey yall I slept on my belly last night. It was the greatest sleep I have gotten in awhile.!!!:thumbup:

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 :thumbs_up:

Overall the shoulder pain lasted about 2 days with me. But the gas build up in my stomach lasted about 1 1/2 wks. The main thing i was told to do was walk as much as possible. So, I did or I should I tried as much as possible. By the 2nd week to the day, it was gone.

Hang in there.

I was banded on 10/30 but didn't start having the shoulder pain until Sunday 11/02. It was so severe Monday night I thought I was going to die!! A friend of mine who has experienced this before told me to get on all fours and point my butt in the air, keeping my head low. I did this for about 5 - 10 minutes and it worked! The pain was gone for the rest of the day. It did reappear on Tuesday with less severity, and the same trick worked again. It has gotten better every day since, and today it is very minor and very tolerable. I hope it's all gone tomorrow though. I'm ready to get my groove on! :thumbs_up: