Post Off Day 5 Days So Bloated!

[heatherm82776 2]

Tried to go back to work today feel good but I'm so bloated!

[prettygirlswag 23]

Tried to go back to work today feel good but I'm so bloated!

How are you? Congratulations... How were the first couple of days?

[heatherm82776 2]

Im doing good, but today I've just felt bloated and weak.

[kandikay76 21]

Im doing good' date=' but today I've just felt bloated and weak.[/quote']

I'm four days out and feel the same way! I have to be back to work on Weds so hoping something gives before then.

[arzona 7]

Today was my day 3 post op and I went back to work!!! These gas pains are sonething else I had to get up and walk around a few times and hiccups forget about it just painful how long before the gas is gone I've been taking gas x strips all day also I don't feel I'm getting enough calories I'm sipping on Protein Shakes all day(1 16oz shake) and hardly any Water sipped on a little bottle of Gatorade and still brought some home with me, but I'm not hungry I dot know what it is????

[goalseeker 695]

I'm day 7 and also went back to work feeling bloated. Luckily I get to walk around my classroom. The walking helped A LOT. I'm thinking I need to go walk for 15-20 min before work tomorrow SO I can feel less bloated.

[Kinley7390 80]

Same here too! 5 days post op, and still feeling bloated and carrying a few extra pounds since surgery. Can anyone who is further along in the process share with us how long this lasts? I know it varies from person to person, but can anyone share their own experience with the bloating and extra Fluid? Thank you!!!

[RandiCartmill 18]

I'm two Weeks post op and yesterday was the first day I felt completely normal again..you girls will get there promise my Dr was nice and gave me six weeks off and I work for an amazing company and my short term disability pays me so I could take time to recover and adapt to my new lifestyle in the gym for a few weeks..

Banded August 28 2012<br />Starting weight 293<br />Day of surgery weight 273<br />Current weight 254<br />Goal weight 160 5ft 10

[Scooterbug 13]

I am 4 days Post Op and the pain is awful. I have pain under my main incision site that constantly aches and if I move the wrong way it feels like someone stabbed me with a knife. I have been taking the liquid pain meds they gave me, and even tried a double dose a few times, but it doesn't seem to help this particular pain. My docs office also told me to take some chew-able Ibuprofen to help with swelling. Then there are the gas pains...UGH... been walking, doing breathing exercises, and taking gas x .... they actually feel worse today then they did yesterday.

[prettysmart1913 48]

I am three weeks post op and feel about 90% recovered. I felt the change from pain to just being sore around week 2. However the difference each day after the first week was relief in itself. My port incision still feels bruised and unless I hold my belly it is sore when I walk from my belly moving. It truly gets better everyday. I took off four weeks and I believe by week four I will have little to no soreness. A friend of mine told me about an abdominal band that you can get from Walgreens that holds your stomach in place but isn't tight. You can find it near the pharmacy with the leg braces an ace bandages. I would wait until your wounds are healed and the stitches are out but it is a life saver