I was banded on 3/26 and think I have done relatively well with all aspects of recovery/healing/nasty post-op diet.....HOWEVER about 4 days post-op I unfortunately got the dreaded shoulder gas pain. If I drink even one sip of ANYTHING I immediately get the sharp knife in the left shoulder. I walk and it gets worse, I breathe and it gets worse. The one and ONLY thing I can do to get rid of it is to lay flat down for 10 min or so....kind of hard when you are at work.
Gas-X strips do nothing...any suggestions?
UGH,
Nikki
Hi, Nikki,
My sister had the same problem...she said that laying down on her stomach with a hot pad helped a lot. She also said that
walking was very helpful. She had to use pain meds for about the first 8-10 days with this problem. Hope you feel better soon,
Seriously...can someone PLEASE pull this knife out of my shoulder!!!
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Hi, Nikki,
My sister had the same problem...she said that laying down on her stomach with a hot pad helped a lot. She also said that
walking was very helpful. She had to use pain meds for about the first 8-10 days with this problem. Hope you feel better soon,
hang in there....