For the past few days whenever I get up and start walking around I notice that I'm very sore up near my neck and then towards my shoulders...is that common...I just had surgery on Thursday....I think I may have aggravated my upper muscles by showering and maybe sleeping too far back in the recliner and maybe pulled it while pulling myself from the reclining position to a straight position on the chair....also,,,is it difficult after surgery to build energy back up and maybe to get your balance back?

i had alot of shoulder/neck pain for about a week after surgery. sounds strange but i think it's the gas everyone talks about. it should go away soon.

It is extremely common. When you have surgery they pump your abdomen full of gas to give room to manuver around. When done they pump it back out. Being inflated may aggravate a nerve that runs through your diaphragm. This nerve also runs to the shoulder area and when irritated may cause referred pain in the shoulder. This is the pain you are feeling.

I had this pain after gall bladder surgery as well as my lap band. Mine was also aggrevated by coughing from an allergy attack after my lap band surgery. It got better pretty quickly, but if I ate too fast for the first few weeks, it could cause that pain to flare up again.

Walking helps sometimes and a heating pad can help. Your pain meds or Tylenol will help some too.

I had the lap band July 20 and I had the same problems! It went away in 5 days. Yes I think it is from the air they pumped in us during sx!:bolt:

I had horrible neck and back pain after my surgery. I even went back in to the Doctor because they thought something had slipped. It turned out the protein powder I was mixing with Crystal Light was giving me too much sugar alchocol and it was causing gas pains. As soon as I switched Protein drinks, it went away and I've never experienced the pain again.

I had surgery on 7/19 (one week ago, whohoo!) and still have the shoulder pain. It is getting less frequent, but still bothersome. Seems like when I have a burp (just a normal one not the PB that folks have sometimes) I feel pain in my left shoulder right next to my neck. I know it's very common, just hangs around longer for some. If that's my only complaint - I'm thrilled