MrsHumphreys

I'm only on day 2 after surgery, but I'm experiencing the same thing. The gas is awful, and depending on laying or sitting up, it just shifts around in my body. It's super uncomfortable. And I do feel like I'm bloated when I'm sipping anything, but I wonder if that's just getting used to the band, too? I feel like I'm hyper-aware of everything going on in my body right now, and that most of it is pretty painful at the moment. But this too shall pass, right? And then we'll be banded and happy and ready to take on the world! (Lol, even though I don't feel ready to take on my driveway yet, hehe).

Thanks all for your help! I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one with the hernia issue. It's so weird, because I had no indications that I had one. But I'm glad it's fixed though. Now I'm just ready to feel better and start really concentrating on the band!

How did your surgery go? I had my surgery today, as well! Hope all went well!

I totally know what you are going through!!! I just had my surgery this morning, and I can't believe how much pain I'm in from the gas. The incision sites are nothing... just tender. But the gas?! OH. MY. GOD. I feel like I have a basketball just crushing everything in my chest. It feels like the worst heartburn I've ever had. I am laughing now, after having ready story after story of people saying the surgery was a breeze with no pain at all and that they could have gone back to work either the day of or immediately the next day after surgery. Gah. Do those Gas-X strips work?! None of the doctors at the office or hospital mentioned them. They just said to keep moving around. The only problem is that when I move around I get extremely nauseated. Any additional advice? Oh! And the strange part is that when I have a tiny bite of sugar-free Jello (which I liquefy in my mouth before swallowing), I can't tell if the discomfort I'm experiencing is from the gas, or from the band. It's such a foreign experience so far!

I recently tried I-Metabolic... yuck!! It has a really chemically, overly-sweet taste. I didn't like any of the flavors (chocolate, strawberry, orange, vanilla bean). So I'm sticking to Chike in strawberry. It's not too sweet, and is pretty good as far as protein shakes go