Back Pain

AppleBottom · July 12, 2008

Hey everyone!

I am finally proud to be on here as an official bandster as of Wednesday! I got home last night, and I am having some serious back pain, and also (sorry) a lot of gas! Are these things normal? What is the back pain from? I am taking the percocet my Dr. send me home with, along with chewable gas-ex. Any input would be BEYOND appreciated!

armywife4life · July 12, 2008

gas gas gas. give it a week and see if it gets better, that gas is nasty thing.

caybachman · July 12, 2008

I was banded 7/8 and am having the some problem. Heating pad and advil are the only things helping right now.

AliNSanDiego · July 12, 2008

I was banded on the 9th and I am having some terrible back pains as well. You are not alone.

Ailie · July 12, 2008

Hi there. I was banded on the 9th as well. I'm having some back pain, but I think mine is more associated with the fibromyalgia then anything else. I do have a ton of gas though and it's very loud. I was sitting in my recliner last night and my dh was next to me on the couch. All of a sudden there was this huge rumbling of gas going through my intestines. We both looked at each other and started to crack up. Hopefully that will go away before I go back to work. That would be very embarrassing.

conniecasino · July 12, 2008

They fill you up with gas for the surgery, it can be very painful. Chew the gas X, try walking and if thay doesn't work get out a heating pad and lay on it. I had most of my pain in my shoulder, the heating pad really worked for me. Good Luck, it will get better each day!

caybachman · July 12, 2008

I just returned from the emergency room to find that the pain in my back was actually pneumonia....walk walk walk, and remember to breathe.

I now have antibiotics and hopefully will be better soon!!!

mstrina27 · July 13, 2008

Hey everyone!
I am finally proud to be on here as an official bandster as of Wednesday! I got home last night, and I am having some serious back pain, and also (sorry) a lot of gas! Are these things normal? What is the back pain from? I am taking the percocet my Dr. send me home with, along with chewable gas-ex. Any input would be BEYOND appreciated!

Of course walking will help to move the gas, but what also helped for me was a heating pad, and a vibrating massager for my back... baby i felt the gas rumbling up everytime i put the massager on my back.... that was a huge help....