how long is this gas referred to the left shoulder gonna last! ugh! ouch!!

[DRMwith2 0]

I still have a little gas pain; however, it is much better. What helps me the most is to lay across my bed (with my feet on the floor - so there's no pressure on the incision) and the gas seems to come right up. ) I hope this helps. I am only 5 days post op and am still in pain, but it's not from the gas.

[jennifer1 180]

wow that's the first i heard to put the heating pad on the abdomen.....so far it seems to be getting better unless i sit for long periods of time like when i'm a church..thanks for the info!

Had to share this new news with you. I went to work today (not a desk job) from being off a week and having been banded May 20. Anyway, my shoulder was acting crazy today! I was near tears a few times. So I called the nurse, again, learned a new valuable piece of info. While it is our shoulder that hurts, the gas is trapped under the diaphragm and there is a nerve there that is connected to the shoulder. So! the nurse tells me to use the heating pad on my abdomen!!! I'm doing it now, (yes I am releasing gas...sorry tmi but true). If you try it, let me know if it helps you. I will be trying this until my shoulder stops hurting!!