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Surgery this morning! Feeling pretty good. Gas pain is the worst, anyone know how long it usually lasts? Been walking, which helps a little!

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My gas pain lasted eight days- it was the worst on days 3-5 and then got better each day after that.

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My gas pain lasted eight days- it was the worst on days 3-5 and then got better each day after that.

Thanks, it's pretty bad, hope it doesn't get any worse !!!

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The thing that helped me the most with gas pain (by far) was just walking. The more you can "walk it off" so to speak, the better. I was constantly hanging my i.v. cables around that hanger on wheels and doing laps around the "bariatric" floor.

Funny story: the gown I was wearing was one-size-fits all, including patients whose starting weight was at least double my size. Therefore, I didn't notice that the back was completely undone, and ended up showing the entire floor my butt as I did my first set of laps! The nurses were cracking up when I inadvertently "mooned" every one of them!!!

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my gas pains went away pretty much after day four. i find if i take sips too soon together i get that weird gas pain, so it definitely reminds me not to do it!

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