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I am 18 days post op and I was wondering if anyone has these issues, after I eat (regardless of what I eat) I belch numerous of times, and for some reason, when I go lay down at night to go to sleep, I cant lay on my left side. I have really bad sharp pains. I know my surgeon cut me there but only minor cuts and I cant figure out why I hurt so bad there.

Anyway I am down 19 pounds since 08/27/08, not sure how much I am now, but Ill take what I can get....lol

Have a great day.:shades_smile:

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Hi,

I had my band put in on the 18th of August and I still have a problem laying on my sides... I get sharp pain on my right side like I had been running a long distance. I will be going back to the dr on the 24th of september and cant wait to see how much I have lost...

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I understand I dont go back to my srugeon till 10/01/08 for my first fill, but if you talk to them about the pain in your sides, please let me know what they say. I am very curious to find out why I am hurting.

Also how did you put your August allstars on your signature??

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Regarding the belching. Get used to it. It will be part of your new normal. As you eat and drink, you ingest a certain amount of air. How you process that air is now different than before. I'm sure there is a medical explanation but it is the reason some rules include not using a straw, not gulping your Water, and especially not drinking carbonated beverages (I hear that's painful).

God Bless!

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I am 18 days post op and I was wondering if anyone has these issues, after I eat (regardless of what I eat) I belch numerous of times, and for some reason, when I go lay down at night to go to sleep, I cant lay on my left side. I have really bad sharp pains. I know my surgeon cut me there but only minor cuts and I cant figure out why I hurt so bad there.

Anyway I am down 19 pounds since 08/27/08, not sure how much I am now, but Ill take what I can get....lol

Have a great day.:shades_smile:

I got banded on August 20th and I am not belching all the time BUT when I do belch I notice its alot louder and more powerful LOL Have you had an issues with hiccups? I noticed I seem to get the hiccups alot more, thankfully I get rid of them quickly because I HATE HICCUPS :teeth_smile:

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I am 18 days post op and I was wondering if anyone has these issues, after I eat (regardless of what I eat) I belch numerous of times, and for some reason, when I go lay down at night to go to sleep, I cant lay on my left side. I have really bad sharp pains. I know my surgeon cut me there but only minor cuts and I cant figure out why I hurt so bad there.

Anyway I am down 19 pounds since 08/27/08, not sure how much I am now, but Ill take what I can get....lol

Have a great day.:shades_smile:

hix i am now 5 weeks post -op. did u have an adjustable band fitted ? if so u'll probably find that ur left side hurts because the port where they will inject ur fills is usually stitched under ur fat to ur stomach muscle there :teeth_smile: it does get easier -i can now lie any way i want to x hope this helps :thumbup:claire

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It was about 4 weeks before I could sleep on my side. As far as belching, I do that all the time now and very loudly.

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As far as hiccups I havent noticed anything out of the normal. But I will pay more attention to them when I get them again.

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Lots of belching the first 10 days for me, I was banded on Aug 14 and it seems Im back to normal as far as the belching goes.

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After you get filled you may have hiccup problems. As for the pain, you just had surgery, people! Your insides were cut up and your abdominal muscles now have a foreign object stitched to them (your port.) It will take a few weeks of healing before all the pains go away, and you will still feel a pulling around your port from time to time if you twist and turn sharply. I don't have a belching problem, but my husband does. He also has the hiccups more than I do, usually from eating too fast or the wrong things. Welcome to bandland.

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The thing is my port isnt on my left side its in the middle about 5 inches from my belly button. I thought that was a weird place for it to be, but thats where my surgeon put it. SO thats why I am totally confused on why my left side hurts.

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