Jmbdt

Hi all! How delightful to see everyone posting again and hearing all the stories of success and advice!
I've been banded for 21 months now, I've lost 10.5 stone . I'm feeling the best I ever have and don't look back for one minute!!
I had a hellish journey and for the first three months I regretted my decision due to extreme left shoulder pain from where my band was catching on my diaphragm and It was messing with the nerve. I slept sitting up right for the whole time
With a hot water bottle on the front of my shoulder and heat mat on the back. I even went to the surgeon to remove it. But thank god the more weight I lost the more the band shifted and touch wood I've never had it since!
I'm so glad I made the decision to make this journey and it's amazing to hear
Other people's! Good luck everyone!

Hi all! How delightful to see everyone posting again and hearing all the stories of success and advice!
I've been banded for 21 months now, I've lost 10.5 stone . I'm feeling the best I ever have and don't look back for one minute!!
I had a hellish journey and for the first three months I regretted my decision due to extreme left shoulder pain from where my band was catching on my diaphragm and It was messing with the nerve. I slept sitting up right for the whole time
With a hot water bottle on the front of my shoulder and heat mat on the back. I even went to the surgeon to remove it. But thank god the more weight I lost the more the band shifted and touch wood I've never had it since!
I'm so glad I made the decision to make this journey and it's amazing to hear
Other people's! Good luck everyone!

I had this pain for 3
Months non stop at the start of my journey when I laid down or after I'd eaten and discovered it was the
Vagus nerve where your band is resting on your diaphragm. This disappeared as I lost weight and tightened the band...
It's a horrendous thing, I really hope you get it sorted!

Hi all! How delightful to see everyone posting again and hearing all the stories of success and advice!
I've been banded for 21 months now, I've lost 10.5 stone . I'm feeling the best I ever have and don't look back for one minute!!
I had a hellish journey and for the first three months I regretted my decision due to extreme left shoulder pain from where my band was catching on my diaphragm and It was messing with the nerve. I slept sitting up right for the whole time
With a hot water bottle on the front of my shoulder and heat mat on the back. I even went to the surgeon to remove it. But thank god the more weight I lost the more the band shifted and touch wood I've never had it since!
I'm so glad I made the decision to make this journey and it's amazing to hear
Other people's! Good luck everyone!

Great!! I really hope it works for you like it did for me.... fingers crossed... keep me updated

Chris just had a read thank you
Here's hoping it won't stay around forever!
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Jmbdt this might be a good read. http://www.malleysurgical.com/blog/82-shoulder-pain-after-lap-band-surgery
Chris (Banded 4-15-2016 @328lbs)

That's Aussie girl and chris.
I've still got it after my band fill... I can only sleep sitting up... So I think I'm gonna try the back adjustment now you've said it!
Got nothing to lose!
I know the agony you speak of and its just not shifting... No medication is sorting it.
Did you just go the once?!
Thank you for replying everyone! X
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I had the shoulder pain for months after i had my band years ago... i went to a chiropractors for an adjustment and it was relieved immediately afterwards never to return.
I would literally get it every time i ate a decent sized meal or if it was cold out.

Might not be what you wanted to hear but at least you have a answer and a plan of healing. Wishing you the best.
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You are not a failure! We've all been there and know how disheartening it is when we fall of the band wagon.
You're only human!!
Start a new page! Take the courage to go back and with the right support you'll get back there. You've been through a lot by the sound of it, no wonder you wanted to eat. Think most of us would have done the same! I know I probably would...
My surgeon told me to aim for between 800-1000 calories a day. So try that and go from there!
Good luck... You can do it.
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How's the shoulder? Gotten any better?
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Glad you finally got into your doctor for some answers. Hopefully it keep improving now with proper care.

Hey, it's improved slightly during the day but it's agony at night. I've been signed off work and put on a nerve medication.
Surgeon things it's the Vagras nerve ( think that's how it's spelt) it's a nerve which runs from your diaphragm up to shoulder... It's a rare side effect in band patients but it's where they make a tunnel and stitch it up by your diaphragm until that properly heals it sends a pain to the nerve but your brain tricks you and it stimulates a pain in your shoulder!
He said it could be a few months max!
The meds I'm on are spacing me out big time!
But hey the weights falling off so I guess it's a small price to pay!
Thanks for asking... Hope you're well?
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Thank you all!
I have managed to get an appt with him tomorrow morning so will soon find out!
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