intense gas pains from lap band surgery

Hey, just wondering if anyone else is experiencing gas pains..? I am 4 weeks post-op and I just started eating solids, but I am still getting terrible gas in my upper and lower back that causes me to belch..Also, after my first fill I almost choked to death( lol i know its not really funny) on reheated beef stew that i had tolerated at lunch. It was scaryy! My doctor told me to go back to puree foods and liquids but I am feeling my body out to see what i can handle at the moment..Any advice or similar stories??

-Jessica =]

Wow, my surgeon says after a fill we are to be on liquids for 2 days then mushies for 2 days then normal foods again.  Sounds like your band site was very swollen after your first fill.... hang in there and don't be afraid of trying some over the counter gas reliever and it will subside.  After all, our bodies are very confused right now... liquids then surgery then water only then soups then mushies and then regular food lol.  No wonder our intestines are objecting!