Question:
When does theCO2 gas pains go away after lap band?
I am on day 5 post op and still have gas pains in my chest and shoulders. How long does this last? Also did burping help anyone else? — lizzy_leopard (posted on June 3, 2007)
June 2, 2007
I am 10 days post op and I can tell you The pains have finally gone. Best
of luck!
— Alvernlaw
June 3, 2007
iT TOOK ME ALMOST TWO WEEKS TO GET RID OF THE GAS,BURBPNG AND FARTING DID
NOT HELP ME,i WOULD DO IT AND i THOUGHT THIS MIGHT OF HELPED AND THEN IT
WOULD BUILD BACK UP.fINALLY WHEN i GOT RID OF MINE IT JUST DISAPPEARS.I
WENT TO BED WITH THE GAS AND WOKE UP ONE MORNING AND IT WAS COMPLETELY
GONE.OOPS CAP LOCK WAS ON .If you have any more questions let me know.Sandy
Hanson
— Sandy Hanson
June 3, 2007
Hey Elizabeth,
I'm hoping your gas pains go away quickly! I'm getting banded on the 18th,
and have heard about the gas pains, but didn't know they lasted for so long
for some people. A while ago, someone posted that they used Gas X and it
helped. And I'm thinking the more you can be upright the better - gas goes
up and if you're lying down there's no where for it to escape. Maybe it's
worth trying.
Please keep me posted on your success (and how long it takes before the
pains disappear). And cross your fingers and other parts for me on the
18th!
Richelle
— [Deactivated Member]
June 3, 2007
I am also 5 days post op and I still have the gas build up, I find that
walking works wonders. I live in AZ so it is too hot to walk outside
during the day so I do laps in the house. It seems to get the gas moving.
Good Luck.
Cathy M.
— baemkkgrandma
June 3, 2007
It seems that Cathy is the one who found the right way out of the gas
issue....WALKING! It really does work....farting whilst walking is a double
dose of a good thing too! hahahaha seriously might sound like a little
engine pushing you along but everything will help but walking is the key.
— LouAB
June 3, 2007
I'm 11 days post-op, and still have gas pains referred to my shoulder, but
they come and go. They make it so I can't even stand up straight - the only
comfortable position is to lean over the kitchen counter or to sit down and
lean forward. It seems to get worse whenever I drink anything but water, so
I'm forcing my protein in right now. Walking is not the magic cure for me,
so I wish people would stop giving me the standard, "just walk it
off".
I've googled and found a study reporting that some people who have lap-band
have shoulder pain from 1 to 5 weeks or more after surgery, but the
surgeons keep telling patients that it should go away in 48 hours. The
research study is located here:
http://www.core.monash.org/assets/documents/research-papers/2005-52.pdf
Another message board from banded folks indicated some people get gas, and
they take Gas-X (available as dissolvable tabs as well as strips), and it
goes away. It's just simethicone, which I don't think can hurt you. Some
people also indicated they were 4-5 months post-op and still had the
occasional shoulder pain, and that it gets worse just after a fill. Other
messages I've read say that once you go to eating full food, feeling a
slight pain in your shoulder is your first sign that you're getting full
and should stop eating (can't wait for that :-)
The study I mentioned above indicated 2 possible factors that may cause it
- one is prior abdominal surgery, and the other is damage to the diaphragm
during the surgery itself.
Best thing would be to make sure your doctor know. I have my appt with my
surgeon on Friday and I plan to take a copy of that research paper with
me.
Beth
— Beth F.
June 3, 2007
The gas pains are due to your system being empty for surgery and then you
are putting stuff back in it. It's your systems response to the stress and
rebooting, so to speak. As your system moves and works it will go away.
Mild excercise (walking) and stopping pain medication (keeps system slow)
will help it go away. Good luck!
— Cdavis226
June 4, 2007
Sometimes it takes up to 2-3 weeks for all the gas pains to go away. The
more you walk and move around, the better it will be. I had to use some
Mylicon drops to speed the process up for myself. Good Luck!
— Lisa Crane
June 4, 2007
i had the same promblem . my dr, told me to take either gas-x strip . it
realy help
— yvettetas
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