Post op Day 6- stomach pain! Is this normal?

Dandy Andi · 02-09-2008, 11:03 AM

Hi everyone, I'm a newbie to LAP-BAND® and this site. I had my surgery on Monday, 2/4. The incisions and ab muscles are feeling much better, but I've developed a constant burning pain behind my breast bone that goes into my middle back.

I'm still on liquids, although not many of those, thanks to the stomach. Does this sound familiar to anyone out there? Can you recommend something that might provide relief?

My dr. has me taking 20mg of Pepcid in the morning and evening, as well as mylanta and gasX. At this point, all I can do is sleep to try to help the time pass. The dr. said if the pain hasn't subsided by Tuesday, we'll do another upper GI. Yum.

Please provide some insight! I don't know how much pain I can tolerate.

TexasFire · 02-12-2008, 12:29 PM

YES! I had the same issue right after surgery. The Gas-X didn't help, nothing seemed to help except for very cold sugar free JELLO, and only while I was eating it. I ate it very very slowly to make the coolness last, and eventually it subsided. Also, sleeping in the recliner that first week helped quite a bit so that I wasn't laying flat and allowing the acids to creep up. Try sticking to jello or anything cold and salt free or at least low in salt. If you have irritation, this will help. Good luck and let us know how you get along!

Skinny_Jill · 02-12-2008, 02:04 PM

I had similar pains. Pain meds and the heating pad helped.

neveragain · 02-12-2008, 02:32 PM

Seeing as though it sounds like the doctor thinks it's acid reflux, I'd keep taking the meds. That would explain the reason that he wants to do the upper GI test. Keeping in mind that the pH of HCl is right around 2 and the meds would pretty much get rid of the discomfort because they are pretty basic.

If that doesn't help AT ALL, it could be something else...

Do they help at all?