POST OP GAS

[ClauCuev 0]

So glad to hear that what I am feeling is normal. I am on my 4th day of post op and my gas was so bad for the past 2 days I thought I was having a heart attack and neede to go to the emergncy room. Not only do I have gas that makes it hard to take deep breaths when I walk (which makes walking super hard) but I had a horrible quink in my back (behind my left shoulder pad, just to add to the pain), I couldn't even lift my arm, until my mom started massaging my back and we found the quink (that was great, at least I knew it was not a blood clot, my mind was playing tricks on me), I have a brookstone massager and that help get rid of the big stress quink in my back, but still have shoulder pain, not as bad as yesterday that I just could not do anything to help my self. So much that today I was very afraid to eat anything but warm Water and some sips of my protien shake. Today I drinking hot tea before bed and getting aback rub, which helps with the pain and gas, Plus plus!!

[duhneese 0]

Hang in there, it will go away. I'm 18 days post-op and my shoulder finally just stopped hurting about a week ago. Walking really seemed to help.