Did anyone have shoulder pain with their first fill? I had my first fill on Monday..I am now having shoulder pain similar to the pain right after the first few weeks after surgery. I am now on soft foods since the fill.

Any advice??

Michelle

I get left shoulder pain when I start getting restriction - for me it is a "trigger" telling me to slow down or stop. I have had it since surgery. The pain is not bad enough for me to hinder my day to day so I just ignore it and it goes away as long as I stop/slow down.

I also get the sholder pain. When i eat to much.. or drink to much and sometimes just randomly. I asked my Dr. and she said it just happens that sometimes it goes away after several months.

Hi. After surgery in the hospital I had the left shoulder pain pretty bad and they said it was gas and gave me medicine for it that helped a bit (Malox). It went away a week or so after surgery and it came back after my first fill a few days ago. I'm assuming that it is gas again since I get really bubbly and burpy while drinking water or anything. I did take some gas x and it seemed to help a bit. Hope that helps!

I am new - just banded 6/29, and had my first visit to the doctor yesterday. I don't know if this will help, but one of my major complaints was that my left shoulder pain was really bad...and also hard to breathe. He told me that the shoulder pain was from the band rubbing on my diaphragm and that since the skeletal system is all linked...that the shoulder was actually from the band rubbing. I put ice on it at this point and take a tylenol and it seems to go away. Don't know if this could be your problem too.

Sherry:smile2:

i don't get shoulder pain however i know that that pain is referred from pressure, Fluid, air ... whatever on the diaphragm.

Makes sense ... especially the eating too much

I had my first fill today too. I was told to stay on liquids today and mushies tomorrow.

Maybe you went to food too soon.

I get the back pain if I eat too fast or too much.

Hey, I just had my 2nd fill on Monday...Last night while walking on treadmill the shoulder pain started, just like after surgery...This fill too cause me to have a tummy ache too, for days now... I guess things get a little swollen in there, like after surg.....

Michelle:

The most commonly reported cause of shoulder pain is reflected pain, usually associated with pressure against the diaphram. Gas can also be a cause but reflected pain seems more likely after a fill. If you want you can go to wlsfacts.com and they hace a forum there where you can ask a question of a real Dr and get a response in a day or so. that way you would get an accuarate answer.

Craig