Hi I had my banding done last Saturday and I'm still getting really bad gas pains in the chest and my left shoulder is so sore..I couldn't sleep last night as the pains in my shoulder were really bad. I take panadol solubles but it doesn't last.

Did anyone have these pains and how long did they last and what did you take to help with the pain?

I had the left shoulder pain for about 10 days. What worked best for me was to put a heating pad on it. That seemed to work better then anything else.

Hi I had my banding done last Saturday and I'm still getting really bad gas pains in the chest and my left shoulder is so sore..I couldn't sleep last night as the pains in my shoulder were really bad. I take panadol solubles but it doesn't last.

Did anyone have these pains and how long did they last and what did you take to help with the pain?

Can you believe there are some people who never get to experience shoulder pain gas? What do they know that we don't? :ohwell:

It took about a week or more for me to experience the shoulder gas -- what insult to injury of the very intense abdominal gas! Anyway, all I that I found that worked was to take the Gas -X, keep walking around and finally when I laid down, to add the heating pad.

Best of luck to you!

Took about 2 weeks for my shoulder pain to go. Felt like a bubble in there! Nothing really much you can do but a heating pad and endure it.

I was in tears my shoulder pain was so bad, felt that someone had stabbed me with a knife and kept it there. My surgeon said degass etc wouldnt be of any use but in desperation i took soluble panadol, heat pack, electric blanket, hot shower, peppermint tea and a quick eze. Did all this at once, went to bed and by morning I was a new woman. i suspect the peppermint tea and quick eze were the main help. My shoulder pain didnt start til 5 days post op and was 3 days of hell. hope some of the above might help.

Thanks guys..It's good to know that I'm not alone in all this.

I have tried the hotwater bottle it works for a bit and the soluble panadol does nothing. I might pop in to my pharmacy and see what they say.

I can't wait until the pain goes...The shoulder pain is the worst than anything!!

Walking and a heating pad worked best for me too. Good Luck!

My gas pains lasted about 3 weeks and I didnt realise gas could cause so much pain. I am a bit late posting on this so hopefully its all gone by now.

Thanks Kelly and Betty..I still have the pains but they are not as intense as before. My stomach feels like it has a weight in it..hopefully it will go away soon!!