Has anyone experienced severe left shoulder/collar bone pain? Had revision from VSG to bypass 7-30. Noticed pain right away, chalked it up to positioning during surgery & gas. Progressively getting worse. It goes then comes with a vengeance. Have no trouble passing gas or BM. Have tried heat, cold, medicated rubs, muscle relaxers & massage. I feel great other than this pain.

35 minutes ago, Texasgal5125 said:

Has anyone experienced severe left shoulder/collar bone pain? Had revision from VSG to bypass 7-30. Noticed pain right away, chalked it up to positioning during surgery & gas. Progressively getting worse. It goes then comes with a vengeance. Have no trouble passing gas or BM. Have tried heat, cold, medicated rubs, muscle relaxers & massage. I feel great other than this pain.

I'd chalk it up to surgical pains still, being only 8 days out of surgery and all, I had some odd pains here and there that took a few weeks to clear up. Dealing with pectoral/clavicle connection area pain right as well as some back pain where the lat and trap overlap. You are going to have some pains from surgery, then some pains from the weight loss as the visceral fat starts to reduce and things get a bit sloppy / loose around the connective tissues and muscles, at least until you can work them out and tighten them back up. if it's persistent and doesn't come and go with eating/drinking, I wouldn't worry too much about it right now.

1 hour ago, Texasgal5125 said:

Has anyone experienced severe left shoulder/collar bone pain? Had revision from VSG to bypass 7-30. Noticed pain right away, chalked it up to positioning during surgery & gas. Progressively getting worse. It goes then comes with a vengeance. Have no trouble passing gas or BM. Have tried heat, cold, medicated rubs, muscle relaxers & massage. I feel great other than this pain.

Have you talked with the surgeon's team? Pain in that area could be from a leak, although that's not terribly likely since you're not running a fever or feeling ill, otherwise. Hope you feel better soon.

This is in no way meant to alarm you. I'm just stating what happened to me...

Back in 2004, I started having pains similar to what you are describing. It radiated from my collar bone into my neck. I went to the doctor and he sent me to a specialist, who after some tests, found a small pulmonary embolism, a blood clot in my left lung. I was put on a blood thinner for six months. After the six months, they checked again and it had dissipated by itself.

My bariatric surgeon has told me that pulmonary embolisms are a complication and that is why he will give the anti-blood clot medicine during my hospital stay and a prescription for when I go home. (I did not tell him that I had had one previously)

Please call your doctor...

Thank you for responding. I didn't think of a clot. I did call the surgeon's office yesterday. The nurse spoke to the PA who didn't seem concerned. Was told pain possibly due to positioning during surgery. Use heat & if not better the see someone. I kid you not!!! I was so mad. I've tried ice, heat, muscle relaxers and massage. Thankfully it now seems to be passing.

Being told to take a "chill pill" and relax. does help, does it?