Horrible Gas Pain after Surgery

[OperaDiva 0]

Hello All,

I am having trouble logging onto chat today, and I just had my lapband put on a few hours ago....Ever since I woke up from my surgery I have been experiencing extreme gas pain behind my left breast, and underneath left breast and left side of back....My incisions don't even hurt it is this horrible pain in my chest and and like I said left side of back that is killing me...Even with the strongest drugs I am still feeling it....Has anyone else out there experienced this pain after surgery? Please let me know how you handled it.

Thanks:crying:

Edited July 3, 2009 by OperaDiva

[ParrotheadCathy 0]

Diva, when they did your surgery, they pumped gas into your abdomen to make room to work in. That's what's hurting. The only things that will help are MOVING and a well-placed heating pad.

Walk if you can, rock in a rocking chair, hold your arms up in the air and wave them around. Move whichever way you can as often as you feel able.

Place a heating pad over where it hurts. The gas moves around, so you'll need to move the heating pad as the pain moves.

Good luck! Almost all of us had this to some degree. It does get better.

[RestlessMonkey 7]

Clear a heating pad with your surgeon though...some sutures are made to dissolve over time with heat and using a heating pad can speed that up prematurely!

Otherwise yes, walk walk walk and hang in there!

[OperaDiva 0]

Thanks so much for your replies, it is horrible pain...I just hate when I feel it under my left breast. :eek: It is so painful and scarey. I am going to try and log on to chat again. Thank od I found this website the day before my surgery.