I'm very sorry if this has been asked a million times before, but I am feeling really crook and just want to get the question asked and over and done with so I can rest again rather than sitting on the computer searching through the forum for an hour...

I had my surgery 2 days ago and since then I have not had one moment where I feel like I dont have air in my belly.. I keep burping it out when sitting on an angle, but as soon as I sit up again, I feel like I have a balloon stuck in my stomach and it hurts to breath... it hurts to burp when sitting up straight but when I go back on the angle it comes out fine again... is this normal??

I find most of the time I feel like I have air in my stomach is straight after having a drink of Water or whatever liquid I'm putting in my mouth right now... I physically feel it gargle through my band and in the process the bubbles make me sore and want to burp again... its going down ok after the initial gurgle... but if this keeps up much longer I'm gonna cry something cruel hey....

It's probably normal but I'm so worried about it :thumbup:

I feel sick and nauseous and horrible and I have wind from the devil... my stomach and guts are just making the most horrible noises and I'm playing fireworks in the bathroom... getting quite dehydrated because all my water is coming out the wrong hole (sorry, tmi).

Can someone tell me if I should just relax and let this phase pass or whether this doesn't sound completely normal??

This is normal and it will get better! Try gas X chewables or strips and some immodium. Make sure you are just sipping fluids and not using a straw--straws and gulping will cause more gas! And walk, walk, walk!

I had my surgery on Monday, and I completely feel your pain! Gas-X strips have helped me so much to get rid of the bubbles.

From everything I have read, this is normal. Just hang in there - I will keep you in my thoughts!

Schmack,

Just try to relax and let the air go out however it chooses. My first words coming out of surgery were "I need to burp" and I've been burping since then. You are just miserable right now from the surgery, the anesthesia, and probably mourning the loss of your coping mechanism - food.

Keep drinking Water to try to stay hydrated. Maybe try watered down juice or gatorade. I had diarhea for a month until I could start eating real food. It was miserable - so I know what you mean. You'll be better before you know it!

Thanks so much for your replies guys... I had some bad luck coming up to my surgery and I thought that maybe I was having a bad case of luck now with something not being quite right. If I was feeling better last night I probably could have found my answer fairly easy, but I was feeling soooo horrible - so thank you for still answering me and not getting frustrated with me --I know a lot of places can get quite irritating like that when people keep posting the same questions over and over and over.

I will definitely take all your tips so thank you thank you thank you... *internet-kisses-in-a-not-stalkerish-or-weird-way* lol:wub:

:seeya::smile:<-- that one is just cute