Hi

I am two days post op.I am experiencing more pain then I expected but I think being an optimist I expected none. I think most of the pain is gas related and it will resolve in a few days. Generally I feel pretty good. I'm thinking this is going to work for me. After a lifetime of my weight going up and down I may have found the tool to finally maintain a healthy weight. I have looked around the site and read everything on here I could pre-op to prepare so now I just wanted to say hi and hope I can be supportive of others in my journey.

Barb, glad to hear you're doing well! You may experience some pain around the port because they attach the port to muscle. As for the gas, move around as much as you feel like you can. Take short walks, wave your arms over your hear sometimes. If the gas pain seems to settle in your shoulder, a heating pad on your shoulder can work wonders too!