Neck And Shoulder Pain After Or Drinking!!

[hopingtobebandedsoon 89]

I have noticed that when i eat or drink i get pain in my neck and shoulder anyone experience that? Is it a full sign, cause i have 3cc in a 10cc band im 2months post op and still dont really feel restriction...but lately ive really been getting this pain in my neck and shoulder..any opinions would help!

[Jean McMillan 2,973]

That hasn't happened to me, but I hear about it a lot, so you're not unusual.

Is it your left shoulder that hurts? Irritation of the diagphragm tends to be "felt" in the left shoulder - that's just a peculiarity of the nerves in your upper GI system. If you had a hiatal hernia repaired when your band was placed, that would add to the discomfort.

Can you see any pattern in the occurrence of the pain? Do you stop eating as soon as you feel the pain?

Try this: weigh/measure your portion of food and put half of it on your plate. Pay close attention to how you feel as you eat and how much food is left on your plate when the pain starts. If you get no pain or other stop signal when the first half of the portion is gone, put the rest of the food on your plate and eat that until the pain starts. Let's say you measure out a 4-ounce piece of chicken, eat 2 ounces of it, and you're fine. So you start eating the other 2 ounces, but the pain hits halfway through. That's useful information: your body is telling you that you shouldn't eat more than 3 ounces of that food at a time.

If your food intake drops drastically (let's say, to below 800 calories/day) when you stop eating at the first hint of pain, I'd suggest that you talk to your surgeon about it. Maybe you need an unfill or maybe you just need more time to heal. If your food intake drops moderately (let's say, to about 1200 calories/day), but you're not left starving hungry all the time, you'll know that you're in synch with your band and on your way to weight loss.

[SusieSunshine 68]

Believe it or not I got neck pain from Gerd back in the day.

[judych 225]

I have noticed that when i eat or drink i get pain in my neck and shoulder anyone experience that? Is it a full sign, cause i have 3cc in a 10cc band im 2months post op and still dont really feel restriction...but lately ive really been getting this pain in my neck and shoulder..any opinions would help!

im five months post op now... and for about three months of that time I had the same issues. With me it was all to do with eating too quickly, or eating too much. im sure it will go away... I hardly ever get it now... just occasionally and then i do know that ive eaten way too quickly or too much.

[hopingtobebandedsoon 89]

Thnks everyone, i know i eat to fast still working on that!!

[DeAna N 229]

I get that now but I use that as a guide to stop because I only get it when I start getting full