Severe gas pain two years post op

 Hi everyone,

I was banded almost two years ago and have struggled with gas pain ever since

Sometimes I find at night it is hard to sleep and feel like I can burp the alphabet if I needed to?    The pain I have seems to not be in the stomach but more so inbetween the should blades and inbetween the top of my rib cage.   Gas pills do not work.........   Does anyone have the same issues? Any suggestions to assist with the pain?

 Do you still have your gall bladder?

Have you been checked for a hernia?

 The pain in between your shoulder blades is most likely from the Vagus nerves. It's very, very common because the band is in such close proximity to the diaphragm. Almost everyone I've known who has a band has experienced this pain to some degree.

 I tried acupuncture to help with the pain, and while it didn't help immensely, it did help somewhat. Having the band removed was the only thing that actually made the pain go away, unfortunately. I tried gas pills to no avail. Pain medication didn't help, either. A heating pad helped sometimes, depending on how bad the pain was. You might want to try that.

Good luck to you and I hope you feel better.