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Hi Raven I have had the worst gas pain in my upper left quadrant as well, to the point of tears one afternoon. I was 4 days out. I googled my situation and found someone that had the same problem, and suggested a heating pad on the site. Mine was in my left shoulder and neck, so I put my microwaved heat pack n there and it relieved the pain! It was almost instantaneously. It did not get rid of the gas but the pain was gone! Hope that works for you.

Hi all, Looking into the gastric sleeve, which is what I should have done in 2010 instead of the Lap Band. My band slipped and I had surgery to correct it, but I was never able to eat without vomiting after that so I just had it removed. I lost 60 pounds successfully but the slippage and too many surgeries in a short time turned me off. Fast forward 7 years and I am almost all the way back to my heaviest weight. I am now diabetic and need to take Lipitor to manage my cholesterol. My knees hurt as well. My question is will my insurance company approve another WLS? I am 53 yrs old and will retire in 3 years. Same insurance company (united healthcare) that approved it in 2010. Has anyone run into this scenario? What were your results? Still contemplating...

I am wondering how long I would be out of work after surgery? Is a week sufficient time to recover enough to get back to normal?