Just curious how many of you still have shoulder pain. If you do have you figured out what causes it? I had my band put in over a year ago and I still get shoulder pain from gas I guess. It is my only complaint. It is so bad sometimes that I can hardly move. I have tried all the over the counter stuff and nothing works. Actually the only thing that has ever helped is pain killers left over from my surgery. But I dont want to keep taking that all the time. Just wanted to know if this is a common complaint. What do you think?

Went to water aerobics today,hoping it might help my left shoulder/arm pain, but it didn't. It has hurt nonstop until I've almost gone to teh ER except I have no insurance and I know they cant do anything anyway. Gonna call my surgeon Monday,,I cant go on like this much longer.It hurts regardless of whether I've eaten or not, whether I'm standing, sitting, laying down.

I read online somewhere that left shoulder pain is sometimes chronic-meaning it never goes away. I have it sometimes in the morning, but it goes away during the day. I also read it has something to do with the diaphram, but it's felt in the left shoulder.

Went to Water aerobics today,hoping it might help my left shoulder/arm pain, but it didn't. It has hurt nonstop until I've almost gone to teh ER except I have no insurance and I know they cant do anything anyway. Gonna call my surgeon Monday,,I cant go on like this much longer.It hurts regardless of whether I've eaten or not, whether I'm standing, sitting, laying down.

I was with my friend as she had surgery, I was even in the OR so I had the opportunity to ask questions.

Left shoulder pain (as all nurses know) is common for gallbladder. With my friend she could actually see the muscles in her gut contracting with each spasm of pain. It was worse with her periods.

If you have lost weight quickly that is another symptom of gallbladder. I realize I am not telling you anything you don't already know, just throwing it out anyway.

You have my phone number. If there is anything I can do please call me.

With that said, your pain is not typical of gallbladder pain but!!! With gallbladder anything goes. It's weird pain and unique to everyone.

Not claiming I think it is gallbladder, just stuff to consider.

I read online somewhere that left shoulder pain is sometimes chronic-meaning it never goes away. I have it sometimes in the morning, but it goes away during the day. I also read it has something to do with the diaphram, but it's felt in the left shoulder.

Yep, referred pain. :cry

So what does the diaphram do to cause this referred pain? I am not all that up on body parts so I don't really get what the band does to the diaphram

to cause this.

Thanks bubble! you are always so informative!

Well,,,its 5 days since my last post here and my arm/shoulder.scapula still hurt like hell. Nothing helps. My next visit is next Thursady,,if I can make it that long without calling him to amputate my arm. sighs

(checking to see if i actually learned how to chankge my ticker)

ok so when I last wrote I was less than a week out and still had it...now it's been a few days and nothing! even when I have too much or am hungry or whatever. hmm. Maybe it was just the anesthesia afterall :whoo: