Hi All,

I am new to this site and am wondering if anyone else gets some minor neck and shoulder pain when active. I am 3 weeks post op and went for a walk at the mall today and starting feeling the pains after doing so. The pains subsided. I also noticed that I get tired after doing light housework, cooking and need to sit......

Thanks for any advice!

Does the pain hurt when you breath? I had neck and shoulder pains on my left side and it ended up that I had Fluid in my left lung. The surgeon thought I had a pinched nerve and sent me to my Primary Care Dr who diagnosed the fluid.

In reviewing my discharge instructions. One of the criteria for calling your surgeon's office is "New onset of upper back or left shoulder pain."

As you lose weight the fat that cushions your bone joints disappears, therefore some patients report bone joint pain after weight loss. But in your case 3 weeks post op is a little too soon to experience this.

Getting tired after doing light housework could be caused by a number of things. Top on the list is that your body is still in a major heal mode. But other things might be starting to show up. For example if you were taking prescription medicine prior to surgery, the dosage rate of this medicine might need to be adjusted. Not meeting daily Vitamins, Protein, fluids levels might also come into play. If you experience dizziness and fainting combined with the weakness, it might point to reactive hypoglycemia.