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About an hour after I woke up I started walking! I walked every where yesterday and well today is a different story I am just hurting! I am having gas pains mid back and mid stomach! O I started my period the night before!

I feel ya girl! I started my period the night before my surgery, go figure! It hasn't really been a bad one so I guess I really can't complain, but still not something I want to be dealing with.

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I was banded Tuesday ,had a hernia repair also....I stayed that night in the hospital cause the pain was sooooo severe in my chest,I really thought I was having a heart issues. I am home now day 5 post op and finally the pain in my shoulder as subsided ,the gas pain is a little better,I have been trying to walk but just get too tired. I never thought I would have his much pain! I feel like I need to burp its hard to take a deep breath cause I feel so much pain......just want to feel better!

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Is it weird that I don't know where my port is or even what size band I have. My surgeon never came to see me after.

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I just caved in and took the liquid Vicodin.. I took 1/2 the dose!

I didn't get to see my doctor either cause we had a blizzard and it was extremely insane in there.. But my doctor just called me an hour ago and explained everything.

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Yes! Gas pain was the worst. Try ice and ibuprophen if your doc allowed it. My doc told me to walk 10 minutes every hour I was awake to move the gas, and it helped. I was also sore around my incisions for about a month. I was banded in May, and have no regrets, though!

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