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Hello All, I was just banded on Friday Oct 28 and it is now 4 days later and I am STILL having horrible gas pains. I thought I would try and go back to work today but only made it through half of the day because I feel like the gas pains are getting worse. So my question to all of you is, Do you know of any secrets that might get rid of the gas and is it constant or will it go away? because there is no way i can live forever like this. PLEASE HELP! because the walking and Gas X is not helping!

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My fourth day after surgery 10/29 was what I call Gassy Saturday. It was rough, I was expelling gas all day, my poor wife suffered. I think the dog and cat went into hiding. I was taking GAS-X strips and had the heating pad on my shoulder switched on high when I was in the recliner. The shoulder pain is wicked, I had almost no pain from the surgery. By bedtime I was worn down, wife said I looked like a hunchback. Saturday was the first time I took a full dose of my prescribed pain medicine so I could sleep.

By some miracle the shoulder pain and other gas went away Sunday. Both returned Monday but at a lesser degree. So far this has been the only rough patch on my new lap band journey. Hope we all say goodbye to the shoulder pain sooner than later. Someone said doing arm circles helps but the heating pad was the best physical relief for me. Last resort is liquid tylenol or your pain medicine.

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Walk walk walk it will all soon go away.

Hello All, I was just banded on Friday Oct 28 and it is now 4 days later and I am STILL having horrible gas pains. I thought I would try and go back to work today but only made it through half of the day because I feel like the gas pains are getting worse. So my question to all of you is, Do you know of any secrets that might get rid of the gas and is it constant or will it go away? because there is no way i can live forever like this. PLEASE HELP! because the walking and Gas X is not helping!

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It will eventually go away and you will not live with it forever, although while you are enduring it, that doesn't mean a lot. The heating pad, the pain meds, gas X and walking were what helped the most for me and after about a week or so the most of it was gone. It did linger for me for a bit, but only bothering me minimally. Just remember, it WILL pass and you will get better.

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I was banded the same day. I tried walking, I tried gas strips and NOTHING helped. The only thing that helped me was bending over slightly in a hot shower and it helped me pass the gas. I still hurt though. It sucks.

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all this helps but I sure was hoping for someone to tell me about some miracle drink or position or something that would make it slide right out. lol someone did mention doing a Fleet Enema. have yall heard anything about that?

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I was banded on the 12th and at my first post op visit with the surgeon 9 days later, I was still in a ton of shoulder pain. He said it would go away. Well, it lasted another 5 days and then it gradually went away. So he was right. And interestingly, I was passing tons of gas for several days before the pain resolved. I took about 2 of my percocettes a day until it was gone. So, hang in there It does go away. Gas x did nothing for me, but the heating pad was comforting. Good luck!!

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I was banded on the 28th. the pain has been bad. I agree, the heating pad helps. I walk and that helps too. have been taking pain medications & that works best. hope it won't last much longer.

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I was banded on the same day. I wish I had a magic trick for clearing out the gas.

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Whenever these posts are made, there seems to be some confusion about what gas pains are.

There are 2 types of gas pains.

One is when you get excessive gas in your digestive system. Stomach, intestines. Feeling pain, bloated, cannot burp, etc.

Gas-x will help as other remedies to help you pass this gas.

The other is from the surgical procedure itself where they pump air into your abdominal cavity to bloat your skin / fat layers away from your organs so the surgeon has more room to work. This gas / air is NOT in your digestive system, but outside it.

The air is removed as one of the final steps, but sometime small bubbles are trapped. It slowly rises under your ribs / sternum and eventually accumulates in your left shoulder.

There is NOTHING that will get rid of this trapped air except time. Heating pads may make you feel better temporarily.

Gas-X or anything similar does not, and can not even touch this gas.

This is common for all people with any abdominal surgeries. They only thing hospitals prescribe is for the patient to get up and get walking as soon as possible. Won't cure the pain, but will speed up the process.

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