Guest guest Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 I had my gallbladder removed on Tuesday I have been doing fine except for bloating and gas which has caused almost unbearable pain in my right shoulder. My stomach is so tight it feels like a basketball and my pajamas feel tight. I have not had a b.m. since surgery so this could be part of the problem. I was wondering if anyone else had experienced anything like this and if so, What did you do to correct the problem? I have been taking gasx but it has done nothing. Sorry for the double post, I forgot to sign my name. Nikki Harper rny 5-9-00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 In a message dated 8/22/2003 1:34:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, harpers2@... writes: > What did > you do to correct the problem? I have been taking gasx but it has done > nothing. > Are you walking. Fay Bayuk **300/166 10/23/01 Dr. Open RNY 150 cm Click for My Profile <A HREF= " http://obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=Bayuk951061008 " >http:\ //obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=Bayuk951061008</A> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 Try milk of magnesia. I took this after having my gb removed and it helped both gas and constipation. in NC --- harpers2@... wrote: > I had my gallbladder removed on Tuesday I have been > doing fine except for > bloating and gas which has caused almost unbearable > pain in my right shoulder. My > stomach is so tight it feels like a basketball and > my pajamas feel tight. I > have not had a b.m. since surgery so this could be > part of the problem. I was > wondering if anyone else had experienced anything > like this and if so, What did > you do to correct the problem? I have been taking > gasx but it has done > nothing. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > Homepage: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: > mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 bloating and gas which has caused almost unbearable pain in my right shoulder. ============================= Nikki: For the pain in your right shoulder, you can massage the area or have someone massage it for you. The pain you are experiencing is trapped gas (if you had it done laparoscopically). I found that massaging the area help break it up. You may want to try something gentle and mild to help you have a bowel movement, but check with your doctor first. Hope you're feeling better. Regina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 > I had my gallbladder removed on Tuesday I have been doing fine except for > bloating and gas which has caused almost unbearable pain in my right shoulder. My > stomach is so tight it feels like a basketball and my pajamas feel tight. I > have not had a b.m. since surgery so this could be part of the problem. I was > wondering if anyone else had experienced anything like this and if so, What did > you do to correct the problem? I have been taking gasx but > it has done > nothing. I dealt with exactly the same problems. (My GB was removed two weeks ago today.) This is what I did: *Immediately stopped all pain meds *Walked for 10-15 minutes every 2 hours (or more often if I was hurting badly) *Took a stool softener (Colace) to get some relief from constipation (which for me is always caused by pain meds and by anesthesia) *Drank a lot of water *Ate only crackers, broth and protein shakes. Some fruit like strawberries too after a while. No dairy, nothing with any fat. *Like you, took Gas-X regularly. Also, the more physically active I became, the better I did with the gas. It sort of worked its way " down " -- from the upper body to my tummy - and then, um, out. Now after two weeks I can eat a greater variety of items. I still have a bit of a " balloon belly " by the end of the day. But not the shoulder pain and nothing like what I had in the beginning. And now I have the diahrrea that is more typical of postop GB patients, from what I understand. Good luck. I know EXACTLY how you are feeling. hugs, Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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