Greetings,
Had my surgery Dec 17th - no complications and back out in 3 days. I'm so weak. But figure I'm not eating - Doc says to be patient as it was major major surgery - how long do you think before you stop burping and feel normal?    With the 2 week pre op diet - down 30lbs - started at 296.

I am so sorry for the gas and bloating and pain. But, selfishly so - I am soo relieved to know I am not the only one with this awful back pain. I feel like a crane in a wrecking yard picked me up and squeezed and shook me and dropped me back down. The codeine in my loratab made me throw up, so I won't be taking that anymore. I am taking Tylenol Jr melt-away tabs 4=640mg, but its not helping with it. It has sucralose, but hasn't upset my stomach, plus I don't have to crush and swallow , so that is fine by me. Hope that helps with your problem better than mine.

Yuppers mine is big too..lol...its that damn gas they give us to expand our bellies to see in there....i was told walking i the only thing that will help that...Mine is a lil better though..but yeah i feel preggo as well!

I look at it this way.  Our bodies are trying to tell us something by being in so much pain.  That message, I believe, is DO NOTHING.  This is major surgery.  My doctor told me several stories of patients who overdid it within the first few weeks because they thought they were "feeling better".  Ended up back in the hospital with horrible pain.  He explained it that the stitches that are inside are made to irritate your muscles and cause pain to remind us that this is a big deal.  Withe laproscopic, especially, the incisions heal fairly quickly but the stuff inside is still doing so.  Remember we have organs now attached in places that God didn't put them. lol  That's going to take time.  So... my advice, take the pain meds and sleep.  Our bodies conduct most of their healing when we are sleeping so it's critical to get that sleep.  Don't worry about anything else.  The house, dishes, laundry, papers, bills, whatever.. will all still be there when we are truly recovered.  :-)

Wow.. was that a soapbox speech or what?? So sorry!!

As far as the S/F TYlenol.. I'd call around.  I'd think that it would have to be availalbe if for no other reason that diabetic patients.  I believe the aspirin is to thwart clotting for those who are taking it.  We were told specifically not to take anything additional for pain if we were taking the prescription meds.  If those were too strong, we were to wait until the dose wore off and take S/F Tylenol.  I've not gone about 14 hours with no pain meds.  I"m really sore and thinking I might need to take the lower end dose with a nap.  (After I try to make a banana/vanilla/something protein drink  lol)

Okay.. I"m done preaching now!  Have a great day everyone!