My last fill was just before the holidays, and I've noticed my left shoulder hurts sometimes, and it seems to be if I've forgotten to eat in a bit. Does this happen to anyone else? I freaked out a little bit because my "handbook" from the surgeon said shoulder and chest pains can be signs of slippage? Is it weird to have them do an x-ray or something and check on it?

After surgery I had similar pain in my shoulder, but MUCH MUCH worse, which I found out was just pain that comes from your diaphragm. Not sure if its the same idea here.

My first six months or so, I used to have intense pain between my shoulder blades when I got hungry. My surgeon said it was unusual but not unheard of. I guess that there can be some scar tissue near the band (?!). It went away eventually. Now all I feel are plain old hunger pangs. Also, last time I had a fill, I could feel a little pressure in about the same place--my surgeon said that the nerves near my band came from that part of my spine. Bodies are funny things. Do talk to your surgeon/doctor about it though. Everybody's body is different and it's always better to be safe than sorry. Good luck.

Thank you!