Pain in shoulder blades area after eating

[jadj65 2]

For some reason I have developed pain when I eat between the shoulder blades. I have had sleeve surgery in July 2021 and doing well. Just cant stand this stupid pain that comes and goes. All CT scans and blood work normal. I do have a small hernia that was supposed to be fixed when surgery but showed up on CT. Does all have this issue?

[lizonaplane 1,605]

I have that when I eat too fast. Does eating slowly help? Did it just start or has it been going on since surgery/starting solid foods?

But, it could be just from losing weight - I've had back pain since starting to lose significant weight and I've never had back pain my whole life.

[jadj65 2]

It has been since my surgery and have to eat foods. I had a hernia repair done and the CT showed a small one so Im guessing thats the issue. But who knows. Still worth the trade off.

[lizonaplane 1,605]

19 minutes ago, jadj65 said:

It has been since my surgery and have to eat foods. I had a hernia repair done and the CT showed a small one so Im guessing thats the issue. But who knows. Still worth the trade off.

Maybe try eating more slowly with smaller bites very well chewed and see if this helps?

[jadj65 2]

Thank you, I will and see if that helps.

[vikingbeast 985]

Like @lizonaplane, I get this if I eat too quickly. It does dissipate but it hurts! Maybe try to get a small timer (if you have Apple devices, Looping Reminder is an app that you can set for, say, every three minutes... it taps my wrist and I eat a bite).

[Arabesque 6,494]

8 hours ago, lizonaplane said:

But, it could be just from losing weight - I've had back pain since starting to lose significant weight and I've never had back pain my whole life.

Your body is relearning how to hold itself with your lower weight. Back, hip & knee pain and balance issues are not uncommon since your muscles, tendons, skeleton used to compensate for your excess weight & now it doesn’t. Your centre of balance is changing & your posture is improving.

I had upper shoulder pain & then I realised my bras were too big for my shrinking breasts & were not supporting me correctly. Got fitted for new bras & my back pain vanished. Otherwise try acupuncture, therapeutic massages or a physio to help ease the postural transition.

I tend to agree with the others @jadj65 & the cause of your discomfort could be from eating too fast &/or eating too much. The restriction usually is felt across the chest but your signal for eating enough maybe discomfort across your back. It takes time for the message to get through that we’re full & we get full much more quickly, so it is easy to eat more than we need (past eating enough) especially if you’re eating too quickly. Don’t be afraid to put your cutlery down & sit back from your plate.