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I was banded on the 26th of March, 2013. I had horrible gas pain for the f5 days but other than that I felt. I had my post op on April 1st and she said everything looked awesome and to start eating but to concentrate on Protein, no carbs. That seemed a little soon but she's the doctor. So some things go down great but others not so much. The following day April 2 I woke up feeling really crappy and in pain. Lots of Pain in the centre of my chest and in my left rib cage under my armpit closer to my back. I took an liquigel and got my first stuck experience (omg). If I walk more than 5 minutes my back starts really aching. If I lie on my back I can barely breathe. My port incision hurts this week and I feel cold all the time. I wake up feeling nauseous which i never did before. Week 1 besides the gas pain was awesome and I genuinely felt good and was even going to go back to work after 2 weeks instead of the 3 weeks I booked off. Week 2 has been horrible. I was thinking about going back on a liquid diet to see if it helps. Perhaps get some pain killers, see if they have some dissolveable or liquid stuff. Alot of my swelling is down so I'm wondering if it just makes it where I feel everything a lot more. Did anyone experience this? Any advice? God I hope week 3 is better.

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I would call my Dr. the type of pain you are describing doesn't sound normal.. I had pain from gas the first week after my surgery.. I took liquid tylenol and used a heating pad but yours sounds like something other than gas. It's better to call and find out then sit around and perhaps get worse.

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