1. What is sliming?

2. Should I still have gas/a lot of belching at 3 weeks post op? I told my nurse that I did and she seemed surprised but she didn't comment on why she seemed surprised. She exact words were, "Are you burping still? (I said yes) and she replied "You are?"

I'm surprised that the nurse was surprised. There are lots of threads about burping etc and I think you will find that lots of us burp lots way past the 3 week mark.

Some days I could be the burping queen!

re: sliming..... I had my first sliming incident last week, so it is still burned into my brain...

First, I was eating too fast, and took too big of a bite. The pain in my chest was very, very intense. I got the hiccups. I decided to walk around to see if the stuck piece would go down. No dice. Then, my mouth and throat seemed to instantly fill with mucous-y saliva. I knew from reading these forums what was coming. I ran in the bathroom and threw up whatever was in my throat, plus all the snotty stuff. Copious amounts of slimy mucous-y saliva. Yuck. The good thing was that the pain was gone after that. My throat was sore for about a day. I hope that never happens again!!

re: sliming..... I had my first sliming incident last week, so it is still burned into my brain...

First, I was eating too fast, and took too big of a bite. The pain in my chest was very, very intense. I got the hiccups. I decided to walk around to see if the stuck piece would go down. No dice. Then, my mouth and throat seemed to instantly fill with mucous-y saliva. I knew from reading these forums what was coming. I ran in the bathroom and threw up whatever was in my throat, plus all the snotty stuff. Copious amounts of slimy mucous-y saliva. Yuck. The good thing was that the pain was gone after that. My throat was sore for about a day. I hope that never happens again!!

slimming to the tee there. :thumbdown:

and the gas will go away. some people have it longer then others. i used gasx to help with mine.

Sliming is mucus produced by the goblet cells in our mucousal lining. For bandster purposes, the mucus is usually produced to help us expel something that is someplace where it doesn't belong...IE stuck in our esophagus.

Not to be gross but it's similar to having a runny nose...body producing mucus to help get rid of something our body sees as "other".

If you chew well, don't overeat, don't take bites that are too big etc you can generally avoid it.

1. What is sliming?

2. Should I still have gas/a lot of belching at 3 weeks post op? I told my nurse that I did and she seemed surprised but she didn't comment on why she seemed surprised. She exact words were, "Are you burping still? (I said yes) and she replied "You are?"

I am almost 6 weeks post-op and STILL burp like a sailor. And it feels good (relief-wise)!

I had surgery June 8th. I still burp and fart! Both my hubs and I were both sailors (Coast Guard). So, he's not offended like some guys can be. My best friends ex-hubs expected her to run to the bathroom every time she had to pass gas, whether it was a burp or fart.

I will say that both feel soooo good, as Rutiglius said.

On the rare occasion, I've had both happen at the same times. Hubs calls those Two-for's (two for the price of one), LOL. Ok, maybe a little TMI, but I find humor helps

The only time I find it uncomfortable is when I am in public and I have to find a bathroom or someplace non-public. Yes, even though I'm a sailor, I do have manners.

I slimmed the first week after surgery. The doc gave me a partial fill during surgery. Between the stomach swelling and the partial fill, I couldn't get anything down. After days 3 and 4 I slimmed every time I ate or drank. It's nasty-icky feeling :smile2:.

I've had the sliming once and they desdcribed it perfectly, but for me bringing up the food wasn't "easy." It was an hour long process. I'm not a good barfer, never have been.

I still burp at the end of each meal. That's my signal that I'm full. If I try to eat more after that, it's not good.