Shoulder pains...help!

[ashince 8]

I was sleeved on Monday July 14. My left shoulder started hurting last night and this morning it is killing me!! My pain meds won't even touch the pain. I'm concerned that I could have a leak or something. Someone help!!!!!

[Jersrose43 837]

Call your surgeon

[BeagleLover 1,020]

Try walking... it may be gas from the surgery.

[ashince 8]

<p>Try walking... it may be gas from the surgery.</p>

I took a stool softener last night. I wonder if that could have caused this? Maybe it made me gassy and it traveled up there.

[McButterpants 2,846]

If you're worried, call your doc.

My doc said that pain in your left shoulder is normal (one of his nurses said that's where the gas can settle) - for me it was uncomfortable, but not unbearable. Walking was the only thing that helped. It went away after the first week.

[BeagleLover 1,020]

If it's gas within your intestinal tract, I've read that Gas-X Strips helped them. Good luck.

[capecoralgrandma 44]

It does sound like gas pain. Try Gas-X strips, they do help relieve the pain. Nothing to be worried about, it's normal after surgery. Like the others have said also, walking helps. Good luck.

[Pelicanlady 122]

I agree with everyone, if you are concerned call your doctor. I had the gas pains in my left shoulder for over a week. I found that using a heating pad helped.

[Newu68 8]

Sounds like gas from inflating your abdomen. Gas x is only for intestinal gas so it won't help. I had terrible pain in my shoulder. Try the following: heating pad really helps, walk around as much as possible as it seems to break it up, bend over a chair and swing your left arm....seems to help. Mine lasted until day 6 and got worse at the end of the day. Keep moving and soon it will be gone.

[NewSetOfCurves 1,553]

I agree with "newu68". I had bad left shoulder pain as well from the left over air. Heating pads really helped with the gas, as well as the walking. The constant pressure lasted almost a good two weeks for me, and I would feel a slight pressure when I would workout (and ONLY when I worked out) about 4-5 weeks after that.