Reglan/Metoclopramide 10mg- Scared

[boymom2 17]

Hello my friends.....I am really having a hard time out of the gate ;( I have been having really bad left chest and shoulder pain (stabbing with a knife). It hurts worse when I take a deep breath in. I went and saw my surgeon today and he prescribed me 2 medications. Reglan/Metoclopramide and Dexilant. After reading about the Reglan, I really do not want to take this medication. Has anyone had any experience with this? My surgery was Monday.... Thanks all.

[bahuber5477 88]

Reglan is a miracle drug if you ask me. It helps with nausea and tummy pains and also has a secondary action of increased gastric motility. After surgery people are generally backed up so this works in a variety of ways. im a nurse.....reglan does wonders for me. As far as gas pains its common after surgery and you will have them for a while....i suggest gas x strips...they worked well for me

[boymom2 17]

Reglan is a miracle drug if you ask me. It helps with nausea and tummy pains and also has a secondary action of increased gastric motility. After surgery people are generally backed up so this works in a variety of ways. im a nurse.....reglan does wonders for me. As far as gas pains its common after surgery and you will have them for a while....i suggest gas x strips...they worked well for me

So with my symptoms, what is this drug supposed to accomplish? I have burping that hurts and constant left chest pain and feels like a knife stabbing me when I take a deep breath..... all focused on my left side. It shoots up into the shoulder and neck as well. Thank you so much for your input...

[bahuber5477 88]

Gasx would be better honestly but you can try it it won't hurt anything it might make you feel better

[terrydumont46 1,954]

you are describing exactly what it feels like to have the gas. your doctor is prescribing the medications because this is what has helped with other patients. warm fluids, walking, heating pads will all help too. i take prescription strength pepcid. it's what i was started on in the hospital when i started vomiting. perhaps you wouldn't need to take the medications for long. he just wants to get you over the hump i think. get to walking. even if it hurts. also don't forget pain medication. i am sure you were sent home with a prescription. good luck

[Bandista 7,466]

Sorry you are having this pain -- many of us got the left shoulder/chest pain but it does get better. Mine hurt most getting out of bed -- I sleep on the left side. I was able to just ride through it, did do the heating pad thing and even ice, which helped a lot. My husband thought maybe the pain was positional from the surgery as well as the gas -- who knows. I did not want to take narcotics so just had ibuprofen and Tylenol. The thing that absolutely helps the most is walking. It's not easy sometimes to motivate but the twinges sure are motivating. My body needed me to walk -- a lot. I started in the hospital corridor then at home around our driving circle. One day I walked 40 times around the circle. It really really helps.