Does the gas ever end?!

[LyceeB 13]

They informed me well. But, that's information from people that don't have the band. Doctors and nurses. I like to get information from people that actually live with it everyday. They said no Pasta, rice, potatoes, or bread. Absolutely ever. Then one of the ladies told me she still eats pasta and rice. And she lost over 100+ lbs with the band. I guess some foods and just hard for me to let go lol. I freaking love Italian! I'm still in liquid phase for now with not much of an appetite anyway.

[bluegudren 156]

I am 2 months post op. down 32 lbs. I eat Pasta maybe once every 2 weeks. bread maybe once a week. No rice, because I don't care for it. I haven't had anything get stuck. I am 6 cc in a 10 cc band. I eat cod, salmon and sea bass at least 4 nights a week for dinner. I eat skinny cow ice cream sandwiches. I eat out. I make good choices but I pretty much eat what I want. It's just a much smaller amount. And I drink when I eat. Everyone's different. And every doctor seems to have a different preference.

[LyceeB 13]

Congrats on the 32 pounds! And in only 2 months! I hope I don't lose the weight too fast. The loose skin is more likely with rapid weight loss so I've been told.

[parisshel 1,892]

Your surgery-induced gas pain will end. Unfortunately, your lapband gas will never end. In other words, you will pass gas like you've never passed gas before. Forever. Veteran bandsters joke about it often, because really, that's all you can do. Buy a dog and blame it on him, but be prepared.

[LyceeB 13]

Lol as long as it doesn't hurt my chest! I'll be okay with regular gas. My ex husband lost half his intestines in a freak accident. He could clear a football stadium with that gas. As long as it's not extremely foul I can deal with it. Lolol

Edited February 25, 2014 by LyceeB

[bluegudren 156]

OH MY! The gas is endless! My fiancé has nicknamed me "The Jet Stream"! No one told me about this side effect prior to surgery.

[PrettyThick1 1,860]

Surgical gas, yes. Banded life gas, no.

[LyceeB 13]

Omg u guys don't make me laugh it hurts!!! Lololol

[Lbktxgal 25]

Lol or gassy assy! I was banded on Jan 30th and gas pain stuck around for exactly 2 weeks. I walked and walked that seemed to help, gas x didn't do nothing for me. I found out that diluted warm apple juice

[Lbktxgal 25]

Helped me more. I'm now on pureed foods and not a very fan or don't know how to get created with that. Hope you get to feeling better.

[LadyDiva618 359]

The gas pain was annoying! I just walk, walk, walk and walk. Gas X strips help me alot. Have you gotten the shoulder pain yet? I had left shoulder pain and therma care heating pad for the shoulder help me too. You are doing fine and hang in there.

[LyceeB 13]

Yes! Alas the gas pain has fled! *burps* ok well almost. Lol but I feel so much better. Yes I thought I was having a heart attack. That was yesterday. Today I'm hungry. But I just ate a cup of yogurt and I'm not hungry anymore. It's weird because my mind is thinking "wait a minute... You're not supposed to be full off that" but then I'm actually ok. Lol it's weird.

[zoefruitcake 7]

I'm glad there is light at the end of the gassy tunnel, at least for the shoulder pain if not the rest! The rest I can cope with, but not the shoulder pain. It's finally easing enough that I can almost sleep the night through

[LyceeB 13]

Omg yesssss I'm not at 100% but I'm coasting at 92% lol almost back to normal.

[passentr 1]

Hiiiiii all if u congratulation hope all if u get will soon ????, i gad my lapband last tuesday night, my chest is hurting me when u try to take a deeo breath and my left shoulder id the worest thing , yest they remived the cannula and i take oral pills and the heat patch is the best now , any advice plz is it normal to feel my sll this gases pain