chest pain? Gas or full?

singingkim · 05-14-2008, 05:23 PM

It could be esophageal spasms...I experienced that for about the first 3 months after being banded. The best thing to do is eat ridiculously slow. I found that I could eat 3-4 bites of a meal then wait 15 minutes. Then I could finish. Weird huh? I have had many problems with my esophagus so don't push your luck!!

lucie · 05-14-2008, 05:37 PM

Hi!

I was banded on April 18. I still have chest pains. I probably eat too fast when they happen while I'm eating... or is it the signal that I'm full?

These pains also occur during my sleep and wake me up sometimes in the middle of the night.

I follow a very healthy diet... so they're not caused by my food choices. Are gas still normal after 5 weeks?

Thanks, Lucie

wayoflife · 05-14-2008, 06:10 PM

Hi, I was banded on 05/08 and I have pain in my chest area when I eat...I also have pain, terrible pain when I hiccup it will thump abt 4 or 5 times like a spasm then go away it also feels like my whole insides are being rearranged. I asked my doctor and he kinda looked at me strange and asked if it was heart burn I told him No!
His reply is that it will go away in time I sure hope he is right....

MSnika3 · 05-14-2008, 07:08 PM

I was banded 5/9. I have been suffering from severe gas pains as well. I'm currently lying on my left side as suggested by many. I can actually feel the gas moving around. Right now, the worst pain is the pressure in my chest. I've heard of an old home remedy involving baking soda and water. But I am afraid that would cause an explosion in my stomach. Has anyone ever heard of this working for those of us that are banded? Or do you think I would end up in the ER? Right now, I'd try anything that works but leaves my band in tact and functional. Don't worry, I'm not drinking any of grandma's concoctions until they've been given a thumbs up by my fellow bandsters.

barbara9460 · 05-15-2008, 06:50 AM

I had this too. It will go away in time. It can take up to two weeks for the gas to abate.

Feel better soon!
Barbara

rylee13 · 05-16-2008, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 2BtinyinTN

I was banded on 5/9 and several times a day I get this full painful feeling in my chest. It almost feels like I need to burb but can't. It lasts for a second or two and then goes away. Does anyone else have this?

Thank you so much for your posts. I was banded 5/1008 and I am so thankful for this forum! I have the same thing. Horrible gas pain after surgery. The incision pain was nothing in comparison. My shoulders and chest are so tight. I also have the flip-floppy chest pressure. Also, it sounds like there is a pride of lions in my tummy!!!

doogs · 05-16-2008, 05:38 PM

Hi everyone, I was banded on May 12th. I still have gas pains and pressure in my chest. It mostly hurts when I need to burp. I also have this pain on my left side under my rib cage that really hurts, has anyone had that?

Gralda · 05-21-2008, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by doogs

Hi everyone, I was banded on May 12th. I still have gas pains and pressure in my chest. It mostly hurts when I need to burp. I also have this pain on my left side under my rib cage that really hurts, has anyone had that?

I was banded on May 6th and I had exactly the same thing!!! It went away at about the 10th day for me. It was a little scary.

browneyedgoddes · 05-22-2008, 01:45 AM

Has the gas pain thingie gotten any better for you? I was just banded on 05 20 08 and i feel like this gas is gonna kill me. What is so crazy is that my inscisions don't even really hurt it is just the gas inside of my stomache.

rylee13 · 05-22-2008, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by browneyedgoddes

Has the gas pain thingie gotten any better for you? I was just banded on 05 20 08 and i feel like this gas is gonna kill me. What is so crazy is that my inscisions don't even really hurt it is just the gas inside of my stomache.

Yes, yes, yes! It gets better every day. It took about 10 days for it all to go away. For three days after surgery it was all I could think about. It is just something that some of us go through. I am 12 days post-op and feeling back to normal :) I walked a lot and took Gas-X strips. Also, the heating pad helps. Hang in there. I feel your pain!

marineliebe · 05-22-2008, 02:22 PM

yea i'm having really bad gas pain as well. mine isn't in my shoulder at all though, its all in my abdomen and hurts like hell. i'm going to try a heating pad if i can find one in the house. somthing that i've found helps is when i get that painfull feeling of a gas bubble welling up like i'm going to burp, i kinda bounce up and down a little (not so much that my port site hurts, i was banded 2 days ago). picture it like burping a baby, and that usually makes me burp and i feel a lot better after. or rubbing my tummy when it starts to hurt, sometimes that helps. i really hope this doesn't take 2 weeks to go away!