had surgery Tuesday

[buttabean 5]

Had surgery Tuesday and still having chest and shoulder pain. I haven't felt nauseas yet thank God. But this chest and shoulder pain is not going away this is normal right?I did have a hiatal hernia repair too.

[Tiny1234 121]

Yes, totally normal. Shoulder pain gets better, but don't be surprised to still feel some shoulder pain for awhile. It gets less and less but sometimes hangs in for a bit. Tylenol works great.

[leeshabeesh 13]

I had bad gas pain for about 3 weeks.

[wildrose1966 396]

Shoulder pain came and went for about 2 months............good luck.

[akwright68 114]

I have been alternating ice therapy on the shoulders and heating pads (3) on my shoulders, chest and middle back. I walk during my lunch hour at work and for an hour after work. It has helped with the shoulder pain. The one night I didn't do any walking or the heating pads was torture.

[wildrose1966 396]

Pepperment tea, heating pads and I found if I got the pain while I was sitting, it did help to stand..........good luck.

[buttabean 5]

Thanks everyone :-)

[Aza359 64]

I have to be the oddball ... I suppose lol well unfortunately for me walking, heating pads, tums, gas x, tea didnt work i called my surgeon and was given a pill that dissolved under my tongue i also began eating 1 Fiber Gummy that same day and my gas pains are gone thank god have occasional burping pain but not as severe as it was a few days ago im 1wk and 2 days post op

[Leslie80 14]

I also had surgery on Tuesday. I felt pressure on my chest, not pain. I feel pain where my port is. Anyone knows how long this lasts

[Sassybee0317 0]

I also had surgery Tuesday and I must say gas pain sucks. It has eased up a lot but I'm still dealing with it. I purchased these dissolvable pellets from the Vitamin Shoppe that are for "abdominal bloating with gas" and they have helped A LOT. I also have warm Water with a table spoon of Lemon juice. Gas-x wasn't as effective for me as the other two methods I mentioned. Good luck!

[Leslie80 14]

After surgery I went to the mall. I walked for hours. My doc said that the walking helped me not to feel gas pain. Didn't feel anything until today, pressure on my chest and pain on the port. It's real uncomfortable

[buttabean 5]

I thought I was going to die tonight worse pain I've had but I made myself burp and fart then I was good to go sorry tmi but it's the truth. Walking does help a lot I don't even know where my port is so don't know if it's hurting or not lol

[Aza359 64]

I thought I was going to die tonight worse pain I've had but I made myself burp and fart then I was good to go sorry tmi but it's the truth. Walking does help a lot I don't even know where my port is so don't know if it's hurting or not lol

Lol let 'em loose girl lol i was so relieved after i finally burped i had an air bubble stuck in my breast bone area it was so annoying!! Lol i dont know exactly where my port is either... Now im battling the itch!! The tape covering my incisions and incisions themselves are sooooo itchy got an icepack on my stomach now for relief!

[jenc87 60]

good luck to all my post opp buddies

[Leslie80 14]

My port is next to my belly button, I have lots of pain.