Ok so I had my surgery on tuesday (12/8) I was fine in the hospital but I got home and was in a crap load of pain!!!! I know its a lot of gas pain but I thought it was going away, but its 4 days later and im still in the same ammount of pain! Most people feel better in 1 or 2 but not me. I feel so much pressure in my stomach, right in the middle and it hurts really bad when I stand up to walk. I can barley take in my fluids because my stomach hurts so much and when I do put fluids into it, it hurts even more. can someone tell me if this is normal? and if im supposed to be in the same pain I was in when I got home from the hospital??:rolleyes2:

I was in the same boat. I had bad pain for week and a half. I took the two pain meds they prescribed and it helped but I was still a mess. It does get better... I felt the pain get less and less each day and by the 2 - 3 week mark I felt almost human again.

Hang in there!

Yes, it's pretty normal. I was in that much pain (had the band a year ago too! 12/8!) and I couldn't barely walk! Aww it was awful! They had me on good pain meds though. Be wary if you are on hydro (liquid) or anything though...constipation was horrible.

I was in lots of pain for about a week and a half.

My surgery date was 12/8/09 also and I still have this gas pain as well, but I am coping. It hurts worse when I lie down and also if I stay in the same sitting position for very long. I must say that, while it hurts a LOT to get going, walking really helps relieve it. Get up and move around, don't stay in the same position long and allow it to "collect" forming a huge painful gas bubble.

Ok so I had my surgery on tuesday (12/8) I was fine in the hospital but I got home and was in a crap load of pain!!!! I know its a lot of gas pain but I thought it was going away, but its 4 days later and im still in the same ammount of pain! Most people feel better in 1 or 2 but not me. I feel so much pressure in my stomach, right in the middle and it hurts really bad when I stand up to walk. I can barley take in my fluids because my stomach hurts so much and when I do put fluids into it, it hurts even more. can someone tell me if this is normal? and if im supposed to be in the same pain I was in when I got home from the hospital??:thumbup:

yes sweety the pain is normal. I had surgery november 24th n I thought just bc i only stayed n the hospital overnite that i wouldnt b n a lot of pain, boy was I wrong. Its still surgery n we have 2 realize that things have 2 heal, n go bk n place, n our stomache has 2 get use 2 this foreign object the band. so just take it easy n take ur meds. n time the pain will cease. wishing u a speedy recovery n kip touch. :mad2:)