4 days post op, major pain, please help!

[falcon 1]

Hi,

I am four days post op and while my insicion site gets better every day, the gas pains (I think it's that) get worse and worse. I can barely drink anything and am wondering how long I can survive on 100 calories of Protein shake/day plus a few sips of Water. The pain is mainly along my esophagus/back/bit of the shoulders. . . . Sometimes I feel like I have to burp but, and I hope this is not TMI, I start to burp and then it just sort of ends in a verrrrrrry painful spasm/hiccup of my esophagus (I think that's what it is)?

Is this normal? What can I do about it? And should I worry about the fact that I have consumed maybe 500 calories over the last 4 days combined?

Thanks!

[Wheelchair 13]

for me, the gas pains lasted maybe 3~4 hours (if that).

I was told that you need to move around for those gases to be reabsorbed and released. Ambulation is good but since I can't walk, I did a lot of upper body exercises while I was in the hospital bed and that seemed to alleviate the gas pains.

For me, the pains were focused a bit above my heart...I thought I was having a heart attack....

[crittlebird 7]

I wouldn't think you should be having this much pain at 4 days out. I would definitely call your doctor right away. My gas pains lasted a few days and I took a gas reliever that was a strip that melted on your tongue. That helped a lot, along with walking constantly. I hope things get better soon!!! Good luck!!!

[sandy1 1]

First you need to check with your DR. But you will get relief from the gas pains by walking as much as you can and taking gas-x strips!!!

Walking truly helps and so do the gas -x strips and quickly too!

[sandy1 1]

I wouldn't think you should be having this much pain at 4 days out. I would definitely call your doctor right away. My gas pains lasted a few days and I took a gas reliever that was a strip that melted on your tongue. That helped a lot, along with walking constantly. I hope things get better soon!!! Good luck!!!

Hi! We have the same band date! Hope you are doing well!

[NJGirl32 43]

Gas x strips and try to walk alittle every hour. I think everything you wrote sound normal. Gas pains are very difficult to deal with. As far as eating so little-just make sure you are getting as much Protein in as possible because it does help with healing. I had the same appetite the first week after surgery-I could barley get anything down. On my second week my appetite came back full force (after the swelling went down). Hope you feel better!!

PS- you might get more responses if you posted this on the post-op site rather then the Intro site