fresh post-op

(deactivated member)
on 5/21/10 9:27 pm

Terrible gas! how do you get rid of it?

feels like it's after I drink anything or take my medicine. I also learned you can't trust that it's just gas!

I feel the rumbles....uggg

Moj_ Patti
on 5/21/10 10:04 pm - Where the Jackalopes Roam, CA

WELCOME TO THE LOSER'S BENCH!!!

The GasX strips helped me some. But, for the most part, moving around is the best way to get rid of it. It will take a few days.

Sip, sip, sip. Walk, walk, walk.

Hope you're feeling better soon. For me, this stage was easier than the preop liquid diet.

One food makes you larger, and one food makes you small...

Mary M.
on 5/21/10 10:08 pm - Minneapolis, MN

RNY on 09/30/09

Just stay close to the bathroom! Sorry you are having "issues" - - this too, shall pass! LOL

Mary

"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you CAN do." John Wooden

I'm down 120 pounds - thanks to RNY! Working on the next 25. Then I'll tackle more...

MichelleInNY
on 5/21/10 10:30 pm

RNY on 11/17/09

Ugh, I hated that part! I echo the "stay close to the bathroom" sentiment. The first two weeks that's what I did. The gas was terrible, but I found nothing helped much - just needed to wait it out. Congrats on making it to the flip side!

Highest: 380 / Surgery Day: 344 / Current: 203.8 / Goal: ~180 / Total Loss: 176.2

http://www.sangriasisters.com

(deactivated member)
on 5/21/10 11:12 pm

RNY on 05/19/10

thanks, so far today is shaping up...had me some water and jello. But the rumble rumbles uggg. it might have been my pain killer that did that, I am gonna have to make note. And Yep I have stayed close to the bathroom. It also helped to sleep in my own bed with my cpap last night. :)

mclaprade1015
on 5/22/10 8:02 am - Westhampton, MA

RNY on 05/10/10

You were able to sleep in your own bed? That is awesome! I stayed on the couch for several days after I got home, and then the first few nights in my bed I moved to the couch. It was better once they removed my staples this past Tuesday. The gas gets better, I promise. Great job!

50 lbs lost pre-op-the rest is post op.

The best changes often start as a single, simple thought. Think big, and discover the ways to make your dreams real. CheryL

sylvie_55
on 5/22/10 8:48 am - Palmyra, WI

Yes, I remember. I stayed very close to a bathroom for the first few weeks. That was a big reason I was off of work for 3 weeks.

Gas X strips help but this gas shall too pass (pardon the pun).

Hang in there--it gets better.

HW: 407 SW: 386 CW: 202
RNY Surgery Date: 7-9-08
Dr. Manfred Chaing, Bariatric Institute of WI