question about pain

[azchick 0]

Hi all!

I am 6 days post op and today I am having a lot of lower back pain. Did anyone else experience this? I also have a lot of gas/burping today and a little shoulder pain which I didn't have prior to today? I ate 1 scrambled egg which I know I should't have but I was starving. Do you think that had anything to do with it???

[IndioGirl55 32]

Hi all!

I am 6 days post op and today I am having a lot of lower back pain. Did anyone else experience this? I also have a lot of gas/burping today and a little shoulder pain which I didn't have prior to today? I ate 1 scrambled egg which I know I should't have but I was starving. Do you think that had anything to do with it???

AZchick

Not following your doctors orders is VERY BAD.. You must follow them to a T - the reason they are there is to advoid proplems with your band ie slippage - you are healing and they don't want to eat food for a while - we all suffer from this - but you MUST follow your doctors order. Even with the band you are going to have times you are hungry - real and head and it does take awhile to know the difference.

I am not a doctor so I can't diganose you online - but I did have shoulder pain (which is gas) when I ate - take gas x strips and walk - and yes the gas/burping is related to your eating - back pain - never had it so can't comment -

Please follow your doctors eating instructions we all have to follow the rules if we are to be successful with our bands -

Good Luck..

[azchick 0]

Thanks for your help Janet. I just need to hang in there. I can start with mushies on Tuesday. So I don't have that long to wait. I am feeling better now that I have burped half way through my day!!

[nerf25 0]

I had the same thing last week. I found that I was not drinking enough Water and my kidneys were struggling. Drink water all day. It helped me after 2 days.

[Elisabethsew 50]

Shoulder pain is usually from the anesthesia and the surgery. Walk, walk, walk and drink Water throughout the day. If you're hungry, call the surgeon's office and ask to speak with the PA or NP. They will usually give you one or two foods to take the edge off.

[Crazy4MyK9 0]

Hi all!

I am 6 days post op and today I am having a lot of lower back pain. Did anyone else experience this? I also have a lot of gas/burping today and a little shoulder pain which I didn't have prior to today? I ate 1 scrambled egg which I know I should't have but I was starving. Do you think that had anything to do with it???:blushing:

Hi azchick,

Check out this thread (I'm going to paste below) and read the posts by Kat817. Her post-op diet was the same as mine. Very important to stick to! Kat explains the specifics in her post. Hope it helps you. Please take good care of yourself. You may want to try using Ben-Gay or a similar cream for your back pain. It helped me.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f178/only-me-help-53631/