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Wasn't so bad but the gas pain is killing me...anything I can do.

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Walk. Gas-x strips also. Walking seems to work the best. Even up and down the hall

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Walk, gas strips and warm mint tea... I have had very little problems after doing that every few hours.. Try and keep ahead of it and the pain. You will be amazed how much better you will feel tomorrow. Glad things went well!

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GasX- Walk- Heating Pad & repeat & repeat. The Gas pains are the worst part. I know it's rough. I'm 3 weeks out from my surgery & tears come in my eyes thinking back on those damn gas pains. You can do it!!!!

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Yep, walking, heating pad on shoulder, warm peppermint tea. Best of luck and keep us posted on how you are doing.

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I found the gas in m left shoulder was really bad for 3 days.

A heating pad and a bean bag I put in the microwave REALLY REALLY helped.

After day 3 I started to feel "normal"... it does get better.

Good luck.

Tom, Toronto

Banded July 6 06

Wt. Loss: 156 lbs

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Keep moving about, if you have someone who can take you a drive in the car that really helped me gently though as you will be sore! I'm 10 days post opp & still experience it at night & in the morning! Another thing I had was pepermint tea ... That was brilliant!

Feel Better Soon :-) x

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heat pad worked for me really well

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I hate to admit it, but walking really helped. Even late at night I was doing laps in my apartment!

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"Windmills" with your arms while walking... Just moving helps.

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"Windmills" with your arms while walking... Just moving helps.

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Thanks everyone. Walking does help. I think I'll go get a heating pad too. Man the gas is more painful then my incisions. Didn't expect that. I feel much better today.

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Just curious did you have a hiatus hernia repair? If you did its not just gas pains there is a nerve called the vega nerve that cross from your esophageal opening in the diaphragm that gets irritated from the hernia repair. If that's the case just keep moving it will ease up in a few days and be gone completely within a week or two.

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