Gas, crampy and shoulder pain

[Daisy1244 36]

Second day post op and I am not feeling as well as I thought . I slept ok last night but I have shoulder pain felt a little crampy, I am sure it's gas, the nurse said before I left the hospital to keep moving but how much? I walked 10 mins for every hour should I walk more? Any advice is helpful!!!!

[Summerrain 520]

Second day post op and I am not feeling as well as I thought . I slept ok last night but I have shoulder pain felt a little crampy' date=' I am sure it's gas, the nurse said before I left the hospital to keep moving but how much? I walked 10 mins for every hour should I walk more? Any advice is helpful!!!![/quote']

Welcome to being banded. I found that walking and laying flat on my back and deep breathing helped with the shoulder pain. I tried painkillers but they didn't work for me. A heat pad helped also as did a warm shower. And yes walking a lot helped, the more you can walk around the better. From memory mine settled within a week.

Wishing you a speedy recovery.

[cubanakeeper 2]

I am 9 days old. Use ur heating pad. That really helped me. The gas will come not. I took Mylanta. B/c my Dr said the pain med would, as my granny says, stop me up.., so Mylanta has helped with the gas as well.

Good job! Hang in there!

[line-dancer 810]

poop poop poop getr what ever u need to do it and walk 10 mintues every half hour and the heating pad...hot showeres worked for me I dint care it the bandaid got wet...