I was banded on 12/16/08 and had experienced some gas pains, mostly in the shoulders and neck which seemed to disapate fairly quickly. Today on my drive into work - I started to feel a great deal of discomfort, nausea, cramps and pain in my upper and lower back, rib cage area and abdomen. At first I thought I was having a heart attack but when I stopped the car and got out - I felt fine (so it's most likely gas, right?). Well now it's back with a vengence and I was wondering if anyone had any ideas? I'm walking around now as much as possible but admit that in the beginning I did not walk as much as I should have.

Thanks.

It is still possible to have gas pains at 8 days out that will flare up. Gas-X might give you a little relief.

However, for your own safety and well-being you should call your doctor. If it is anything other than gas, there is no way we would know for sure what the issue could be. If you felt like you were having a flare-up that was significant enough for you to think possible heart attack, it is better to be safe than sorry by keeping your doctor informed.

I agree with Heather, call your doctor to be on the safe side. And just an FYI, I still have gas pains now and then and I am 6-weeks post. It is terrible. I walk it off. Gas X does not help me and I wish there was an RX the doctore could give me.

Those sound like classic gallbladder symptoms. Sudden weight loss is a cause for many to have problems with that, unfortunately. Call the dr.

I agree with Heather, call your doctor to be on the safe side. And just an FYI, I still have gas pains now and then and I am 6-weeks post. It is terrible. I walk it off. Gas X does not help me and I wish there was an RX the doctore could give me.

I would agree. I said that Gas-X might give you a little relief . . . but for some reason it never really helped me with this. I felt the same before and after so I stopped taking it.

I thought maybe there was just something in my physical makeup that made this an ineffective med for me. Tylenol is kind of the same as well. I can't really tell much of a difference after I take it either.