Hello everyone, I am 4 days post-banding and still on clear liquids. I am drinking protein shakes and Isopure drinks to get protein. Anybody get pain in the left side (or right) of their neck? Not sure what that is indicating??

Well the pain on your lef shoulder comes from the diaphragm muscles... they say it happens to almost everyone. I had it really bad after my surgery. But now I am 3 weeks post-op and have pain on the left side of my neck. Does anyone know what this is?

Funny you should ask, I just got off the phone with my doc office and they said that pain on the neck which feels likes tightening and needles is the band contracting. They said it will take time for that to go away. OUCH, I hate it!

i got banded last week, 4/2, and have also had the pain in the neck (left).

hopefully it will go away, it can be somewhat debilitating and distracting.

My little sis is a surgical nurse and told me that the shoulder pain is common in laproscopic procedures. I am almost two weeks out and still have the shoulder tightening every once in a while.

http://www.core.monash.org/assets/documents/research-papers/2005-52.pdf

Link to Lengthy clinical report on the problem.

Thanks for that article! I am so glad to know that me still having pretty serious pain in my left shoulder even 1.5 weeks out isn't unusual!

Hi- I am 2 weeks out and am also having pains on my left shoulder- high near my neck, I thought it was strange..glad I am not the only one!!