Hello I am Robert Benz of houston Tx I had lap band surgery 4/21/09 and I going through h--- I have bloating stomach,real bad I mean real bad acid pain and gas, diarrhea all the time. I just feel real sick to my stomach. I called USA Fills they said may still be gas. Also I think I can feel my band next to the incision I don't know if you can feel it or not, Dr Zapata said it was normal swelling. Did any one have these problems and I or reacting? rbenz@labordeproducts.com pleas if you know anything plas send me info. Thanks Robert

Hi Robert, sorry to hear you are having problems, but it does get better. I am almost 2 months post-op. First, are you following the diet your doctor gave you? IF you can have oatmeal try some, it might help "dry" you out a little. You know liquid in liquid out. As you move through the stages your body will make changes. For the gas all you can do is walk it out, and pass it. I was really bad and worried that it would always be that way, but it slowly went away and I could be around others. I still get gassy when I eat, but not all the discomfort. Walking just helps you to heal as well. What I feel at my large incision is the port, I hope that will go down some as I lose and continue to heal. The swelling and soreness is different for each but, I have been told it takes almost a year for the full process. Do what the doc says and you should be just fine, the early stages are hard for many, I was lucky and could sleep but a couple of nights the gas woke me. :thumbup:

Hello I am Robert Benz of houston Tx I had lap band surgery 4/21/09 and I going through h--- I have bloating stomach,real bad I mean real bad acid pain and gas, diarrhea all the time. I just feel real sick to my stomach. I called USA Fills they said may still be gas. Also I think I can feel my band next to the incision I don't know if you can feel it or not, Dr Zapata said it was normal swelling. Did any one have these problems and I or reacting? rbenz@labordeproducts.com pleas if you know anything plas send me info. Thanks Robert

Robert, I know the feeling. I couldn't sleep well either. My symtoms only included gas pains and bloating. My doctor put me on an over-the-counter medicine MiraLAX. I used it for 10 days. Sometime before the 5th day, I was better. Another thing that happened to me was that the incision actually opened a little (1 month after surgery), and a lot of built up Fluid was released. I immediately felt better after that... but it took months for the incision site to get better (3 months of wound care). To make a long story short, although I lost 50 pounds in 4 months (without fill), my band will be removed this week... getting a sleeve gastrectomy.

Good luck on your endeavor!

Robert, I know the feeling. I couldn't sleep well either. My symtoms only included gas pains and bloating. My doctor put me on an over-the-counter medicine MiraLAX. I used it for 10 days. Sometime before the 5th day, I was better. Another thing that happened to me was that the incision actually opened a little (1 month after surgery), and a lot of built up Fluid was released. I immediately felt better after that... but it took months for the incision site to get better (3 months of wound care). To make a long story short, although I lost 50 pounds in 4 months (without fill), my band will be removed this week... getting a sleeve gastrectomy.

Good luck on your endeavor!

Robert,

I would not recommend using MiraLax if you're having problems with diarrhea. MiraLax is a treatment for constipation primarily.

gas-x would e better than miralax...I was also banded on the 21. The biggest problem for me in my munchy stage is that I made artificial scramble eggs. It KILLLLLED MEEE. I was on my treadmill I walked atleast a half a mile and took a Gas-x. However, do follow your Dr. instructions because you are also having diarrhea, I hope you dont dehydrate.

Can someone tell me what "sleeve gastrectomy" is?