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Hey fellas i'm 9 hours post op (5/23/08, 9:00am) and fealing pretty good considering, however i feal pretty bloated. Anyone else experiance this.

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Hey, congrats, buxndux!

You're bloated because, at the time of surgery, they fill your belly with gas so it lifts up like a circus tent and they can move around in there without the skin and fat squashing down on them. It'll take a day or two for that to ease up, and you might get the occasional twinge, most commonly in your left shoulder or back.

Just keep walking! It'll ease the gas pain, and help with everything else.

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congrats bro. day 3 was the worst for me. my suggestion GAS X STRIPS and milk of magnesia.

you're allowed 8 gas x strips in a 24hr period. i ate like 3 in the first 5 minutes. i farted and burped like a mad man for a day, but man did it feel good after.

it gets better everyday. i'm 3 weeks post opp, feels like yesterday when i had it done. playing golf on sunday - Niiiiiice.

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Thnks for the advice guys, i have been walking on the tredmill which does seam stir up the gases in my stomach, have not tried the gas X strips yet but you can bet I will.

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It's because the gas is pressing on your diaphgragm, the sheet of muscle that separates your lungs from your guts. Walking jiggles the gas and the organs around and relieves the pressure.

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