I had my surgery this past Wednesday. i was told that i would have some pain from the gas they blow into your stomach, but in the last day, the pain in my left shoulder and neck is rediculous. i have taken the liquid Lortab and i have tried Tylenol like the doctor suggested, nothing is working. it feels as if someone is pulling the muscles in my neck. So painful. I have tried walking them out, using a heating pad and just relaxing, nothing is working. Any suggestions would be great.

Felling the same way!!

It should get better with time. My doctor said its referred pain. Nerves above your stomach run to your shoulder. Many people experience shoulder pain, especially if you had a hernia. I still have referred pain if I eat too fast or if I don't chew my food well enough. No fun, but, it will get better and managable.

I didn't experience any pain with my surgery but the doc warned me about the neck and shoulder pain. He gave me an exercise to do if I did get the pain...get on your knees and extend your arms on the floor as far as you can go so your upper half of the your body is basically touching the floor and stay in that position for several minutes at a time while doing deep breaths. Thankfully I didn't need to do this but I have a banded friend who did need to and she said it helped take the edge off and make the pain more bearable. Hope you start feeling better soon!

I had the same pain after my surgery and I was really concerned about is at first. The doc said it was just gas pains and it went away after a few days. It just kind of disappears. Good luck!

It may be gas. You might want to try GasX strips. They helped me a lot with the gas. They disslove on your tounge and they come in a few differnt flavors. walking helps also.

Just got back from one week follow up. The doctor thinks the pain in my neck might be from a muscle strain caused by my position during surgery. He just gave me a muscle relaxer to see if it works it out. As far as stomach cramps, i had to have my husband pick me up at the store just a few minutes ago, because they are so bad right now. You would think i was in labor:( I was told to take a laxative and see if my bowls will move. They seem to think that may be causing the roar and grabbing in my stomach. I weighed in today. 15# loss since my surgery a week ago. At least one thing good has come of it.lol