Sharp pain when drinking anything 5 days post-op

I had a lap rny on the 16th of this month and have sharp pain around my left lung area between my drain tube and my breast. I feel my tummy churning and talking to me all the time but when I take my liquids, especially water, I get a sharp pain again like I have a gas bubble trapped between my heart and stomach. I have trouble getting the burps up and so far have been limited to watered down juice, sf Jello, sf ice pops and chicken broth. Plain water hurts worse than the above. I am drinking slow and taking small sips but bigger gulps work up a burp and I feel better sooner. I'm having trouble getting in my water because of it and feel overwhelmed by having to take vitamins, pepcid and blood pressure tabs all twice a day and then Maalox on top of it. Don't even have time to fit in the pain med. Do you think the pain medicine will help? I'm only in pain from the gas, everything else is pretty minor. Also... what is the minimum & maximum time for having your drain tube removed? I thought it depended on whether or not it was done draining but they want to take mine out one week post-op & it's still going pretty good. I tried to reach the doctor yesterday but never got an answer or call back & just curious if taking more Maalox or pepcid will help. Thanks for your input.

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