Kenomac

Yes the chest pain from the gas is terrible, at the hospital they gave me some gas meds but I used the over the counter gas X strips, and I was using them as much as possible. It'll help but it will take some time to pass. And when you do burp expect it to not feel good at all it hurts. I'm 10 days post op right now and it's still taking some getting used to.I hope you get to feeling better.

I had my surgery today. We arrived at the hospital around 5:15 this morning (which was 45 min early). They got me in the back into a room to get changed into the dreaded hospital gown. We probably sit there an hour while they got everything together, from there we went into the surgery holding area for about 30 min, and then to the operating room. When they done my paper work they listed lap-band surgery with possible hernia repair. I was lucky and didn't have a hernia so my wife figured It took them about 40-45 min to complete my surgery. When I woke up I was sore at my incision sites, but more so where the port is stitched to my side. They gave some loratab liquid and also gave me some liquid gas reliever. I had already bought the gas-x quick dissolve strips to help with the gas pain itself. Once I got up walking around I started feeling better instantly. So we got home before 3:30 would've been home sooner but walmart pharmacy dragged there feet getting my prescription ready. It's not as bad as I thought it would be pain wise, just having to take it slow walk rest and walk rest, and sip water or Gatorade. My wife is a wonderful care giver and luckily she doesn't mind when I get a little whiny LOL.

Hi I'm Ken I just joined this sight yesterday my wife introduced me to it. I"ve got my lap band scheduled for wednesday the 13th.

Thank yaw'll I'm on a liquid diet for today and tomorrow before my surgery and got to drink a bowel cleaner also before my surgery, here they also require you to take a blood thinner the day before and 9 days after your surgery.