Swelling, bloated, or gas

I had surgery last Wednesday (Realize Lap Band).  I came home Thursday thinking I was doing great.  But now I am miserable.  My stomach is so bloated.  Everytime I drink something, I get so bloated, .  I am not getting all my protein or water because of how I feel.  I have been taking Maalox and Gas X.  I went to the mall twice today just to walk. Can someone tell me what I can do for some R E L I E F.  

Take your pain meds and use a heating pad.  Get moving too! 

Walk, stretch, relax with heating pad, walk stretch, relax with heating pad.

It will all start to lessen very soon....just give it a little mor time.

Come see us on here....if nothing else we can help pass a little time and get your mind off things for a few minutes at a time.

One thing that helped me was to stay away from cold drinks right now too.....try warm (not hot-warm) herb tea (caffeine free) and warm broths.  They seem to keep the stomach and bowel more relaxed and the gas begins to pass faster...
Sonja 

none of those meds worked for me -walking worked as well as warm liquids - chicken broth was my favorite because it had a little protein in it too!  Hope it passes soon, mine didn't last long.  Oh, and I don't know if it's true of lapbands or not but I do know that with DS and RNY sometimes we are lactose intolerant after surgery and that can cause gas pains that can easily be avoided with a little lactaid when you eat dairy products.  Just ask a lapband vet.  Hugs, hope you feel better quick!

Just wanted to say thanks for the post.  I am feeling a little better.  I plan to touch base with my doctor on Monday to also see what he has to say.  I am very concerned about not getting all my protein in. 

I did all the above but when I was at the worse part I would lay on the heating pad on my left side and rock gently to help work it out.....Just make sure no one is behind ya or they will be hurt! It really works though!

I hope you are felling better but this may have to be something to get used to for a while. I had my Realize band on 12/23 and my gas has been pretty constant since then. Nothing I have tried has lessened it for more than a few hours.