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I had the same gas pains and sometimes still deal,with them. Mylanta works best for me. I have only found that Wallgreens carries it now. It works quickly within 15 minutes and my pains are gone. You're doing great. Hang in there.

So sorry you went thru all of that. Hope you are on a speedy recovery. Hang in there. Things will brighten up. We are all here with you. God bless.

I am 7 months post op now and lost a total of 90 pounds. I have the ocassional pain under my ribs. Not sure if this is gas pain or not. Hopefully mothing to worry about. Can't help but wonder though. Anyone having this same experience. Would love to hear another's insight.

As far as thinking if your strong enough... you have already chosen to live. That is so brave and you are stronger than you think! We are all here to support you on your journey. God bless you.

Best of Luck to you both. Our prayers are with you... you'll do great. Your journey has just begun and you are not alone. God Bless!

Yes, that is exactly what I was going through. The aches and pains of rolling over in bed, getting up from the chair, etc. Glad to report the pain has finally subsided now and starting to feel normal - like again. Still have the blake drain in (which comes out on Wednesday, two weeks after sx)...

It's past the sx date now and I am a little late reading your blog. Was in the hospital when you posted but i wanted to wish you the best. Just had my RNY on 5-1-12. I'm sure you did great. I'm not saying it's an easy road ahead but look what you have accomplished so far. Bravery!!! You can do...

Awesome! I am so happy for you. I had mine 5-1-12, so I could give you a 30 post op outlook. ;) You will do great!!! Looking forward to hearing all about it.

Thanks for the advice. I had one more question. I have tenderness above my G-tube (I'm assuming this is my new pouch area) and coughing, laughing and sneezing just about bring me to my knees. Do you know when this will get back to normal? I'm 6 days post op now. I can't wait (already) until...

Two days post op and doing good. Having trouble with the fluid intake though. Makes me feel like I am going to explode. Fluid, Fluid, Fluid! I am already pretty full to begin with and have to dring SO much. Any suggestions on how to work with this. I know how important it is and I want to do...

Congrats on getting thru the surgery. How are you feeling. Hope all is well. My surgery is tomorrow (RNY) and I can't wait. Hang in there... it's all good from here out. You'll do fantastic. Here's to a health long life!!! Cheers.

Well.. I am finally thru all the pre-testing, psych eval, sleep study, pre-diet, and prep. It is finally here and I am surprisingly calm. I'm not feeling nervous or anxious anymore. I think my heart is just ready to do this. I am so ready to be healthy it makes me more excited than anything. I...

Well I guess everything was going too smoothly. Surgery is still scheduled for May 1st but I had a bump in the road as far as getting everything done ahead of time. Got a call today that the take home sleep test came back positive so I am now literally sitting in the sleep lab waiting to spend...

I can only imagine what that CPAP must be like every night. I did my take home sleep study last night and that was a hoot. I woke up at 12:30 and my nose piece was off then I woke up at 3:30 to the finger minister off and the machine had turned off completely. Hopefully it recorded enough info...

Hi Stub46... I am new here also and have my surgery scheduled for May 1st (RNY). I know the feeling of having a million questions. It seems like I always think of them the minute I step out of my appointments. I have a pre-op appointment on 4/17 and my EGD on 4/18. I have a "bring-home" sleep...