Day 4 post op Lap band

Hi everyone! Well it is my 4th day post op from my Lap band surgery. Surgery was great, recovery was great....Then there was the GAS PRESSURE yesterday!!! At first I thought I had over done it being home. But I could not get comfortable and had this terrible pressure in my chest, which I knew was gas. I had read the message board months before my surgery and had read every post re: gas after surgery. So I went to the drug store got some Gas x chewables and some peppermint tea from the grocery. Today I am a new person!! No pressure at all!! So to anyone that is reading this board pre-suregry..Buy you some Gas x chewable tablets and some peppermint tea and have it on hand. It really worked for me! Sandi

I still get gas and in fact, had some real bad the other night. It was just awful! I tell ya, the gas from surgery was bad too. I remember it so well. GasX is a bariatrics best friend! Dee

do you use them together or will either one do the trick?

I chewed th etablets then drank the tea. I drank the tea constantly! I do not really know which one did the trick, but One or both together helped!!! Sandi

Sandi, Another good tip is a soft, non-underwire bra. Lane Bryant has a really nice one that holds up the girls pretty well. After surgery my underwire**** my port constantly! I thought I could never wear a cotton bra but it's well worth it after the lap band. Only buy one, maybe two at most - you'll be out of them soon! Good luck!

Oh Carrie, Thank you! I know the bras you are talking about. However all my pain is now gone, but I am sure I will have the gas pressure again down the road. Sooo I am going to get one of these bras this weekend. Thanks again!! Sandi