I had my surgery on Friday, 12/30/11. I've been up and moving, even went to play cards at friends last night and to walmart this am. Is it normal to still have shoulder pain this many days after surgery?

Yes, it is normal. Some people have "referred pain". My doctor said it is because you have nerves that run from the top of your stomach to your left shoulder. I've been banded three months and if I eat too fast, or eat the wrong foods, I still have shoulder pain. Its a big reminder that I need to eat slowly, which is still hard for me.

The initial shoulder pain will subside. Many do not have it at all.

Yup , I was banded on December 1st and still have the pain.. Some times if im too full ,I get the pain ....

Thank you both. I just wanted to make sure that what I was experiencing was normal. I do not remember this being mentioned in any of the classes I attended. This site has been a wonderful thing in helping me prepare for the lap band and a wonderful resource since getting banded.

I'm a year out and still have shoulder pain if I eat too much.

i didn;t know the stomach and shoulder were somehow connected

i had surgery on aug 22 and get the lest shoulder pain if i eat too fast and i thought it was gas

I had real bad pains in the lesft should for the first week or so

walking helps let the gas out for me

Day 6 since surgery and thankfully the shoulder pain is gone. It was a rough few days. Thanks everyone

I was banded on dec 29 and the pain in my shoulder wakes me up out of my sleep and my husband has to rub me down. The medicine helps alot but I am using it sparingly because from some of the post that I have been reading some still have pain months after their surgery