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larta    26

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I always got that shoulder pain if I ate too much with my band. I did have shoulder pain 1st week after surgery, but now it has subsided. Sorry, to say this, but if your system is not running smoothly and you are not regular, that can also cause that pain.

I hope you're able to get to the bottom of this.

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Sunnymommy    14

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I had a ct scan and it looks like possibly a piece of the old band was left behind. Waiting on a second opinion. I'm 10 weeks out. Never had this pain with the band.


Lap band 2009
Sw 200/lw 161
Sleeve revision 17 May/17
Sw 217 CW 198.8

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larta    26

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Oh my, some of the lap band was left in. That certainly would explain your pain. How terrible.

At least you're getting to the bottom of this and will be pain free again. The band didn't cause me pain at the time, but

did later with issues. So far so good with the sleeve.

Hope you feel better soon.

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Green1    16

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im actually trying to get more testing done.. i dunno why they would do this kind of thing to me or why this happened to me. this is a very difficult situation for me. i have pain on my left side, it is like a cramping pain it feels terrible. im not sure if it may be a gallbladder issue but this has been going on for months now.

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larta    26

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I hope you get some relief soon. You must be miserable.

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scooterbyrd    6

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where exactly is this shoulder pain y'all speak of? i still have my lap band and get left pain but it's in my back on the blade part. i notice it after i eat. i had my gallbladder out 30 years ago. that pain was on the right and horrific. i thought i was dying. this pain is just unpleasant


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larta    26

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Mine was on the top of my left shoulder. I had it when I first had my lapland, and then would get it occasionally if I ate too much. Now I have been sleeved and I had it in the same place after the surgery. It is now gone

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Sunnymommy    14

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I had a CT scan. No cysts or abscesses but a possibility a piece of the old lapband left behind...


Lap band 2009
Sw 200/lw 161
Sleeve revision 17 May/17
Sw 217 CW 193

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skylove04    0

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I thought the post was about the green1 person. :/ But geeze nice of them to leave part of the lapband in there. Hope you got it all worked out.

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Green1    16

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I'm going for a lower GI test soon. The pain is a cramping good and bad pain. There is no other symptoms besides this cramping pain. I had a band to sleeve revision and this stinks.

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Sunnymommy    14

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Not yet. Sorry to hijack the post. She's also band to sleeve so wondering it a remnant left behind is a possibly?


Lap band 2009
Sw 200/lw 161
Sleeve revision 17 May/17
Sw 217 CW 193

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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