I was banded on May 23, since then I feel I have this constant pain on the left side of my chest, Is this common, it hurts like hell?

I was filled today and have the same pain. Never had it before the fill though. I think mine was the result of trying to drink thick protein drink (body for life).

Since you are newly banded, my guess is that is is trapped gas, I had the same pains, have you tried any kind of gas releiver medicine like Gas X, walking may help to, to move the gas around and out

I have the SAME thing! Mine isn't gas though...I don't think. I am three weeks out, gas pain should be gone?? I have sharp stabbing pains on my left shoulder, especially when I exercise. I spend many hours at night holding my left shoulder in pain. It comes back every evening and is gone when I wake up. STRANGE!!

I use to have the pain in my lower rib cage left side and around back. Seems to come on after I eat so I chalked it up to overeating and took things alot slower.

Hope you get to the bottom of what is causing it.

Have you asked your doc?

I have had pain in my left shoulder and chest off and on since surgery last week. I just got off the phone with the dr office. They said I am either overeating or drinking too much...eat less and sip is what they told me.

Okay, I took a gulp of my protein drink to finish it off about a half hour ago and the pain is intense now. I think I'm learning my lessons.

I took a drink of water at about 5:00 am this morning and my chest was hurting really bad. I guess I can't drink anything that early. The nurse told me to drink something warm like tea or coffee to get rid of the mucous from the night before. I am having to re-learn a lot of things now that I have a fill.

Hi everyone,

I am too familiar with the pain you are speaking of. I was banded in January and the pain in my left shoulder was worse than my son stepping on my port incision. lol. Although you may not believe it, gas is a possibility. There is very little you can do to get rid of it and it could take up to 6 weeks before it subsides. As for the horrible shoulder pain, hamu, I had the same thing. I had my hand on that shoulder for weeks and would rub it on every door jamb I could find. I thought it was bursidis (sp) but my doctor said this.....Sometimes, after surgery, when we are totally dead weight, we are moved very roughly from the Operating table to the recovery room bed. Often, the caring staff may not be too caring or not realizing how we may land should they put us down the wrong way. Many times, a pinched nerve is the culprit of the shoulder pain. I stuck it out for weeks and finally couldn't take it anymore. It ached 24/7. Atleast it took the focus off of my incision pain and hunger. lol. Anyway, my doctor gave me a script for inacet which is a pain killer but it contains tylenol, not motrin. You can take them if you break them up in half. It didn't make it go away, but it was tolerable. I am now 5 months out and have no shoulder pain. Well, some times I feel a small ache but that is if I have eaten too much and I think it is gas then. Good luck and time does heal all wounds.

I went to my Dr appt appointment today, my one week post op, and as far as the pain is concerned, my Dr said it could be several things. I asked him if if could be related to heart, and his repsonse was having surgery opens you to several things, days, weeks, months following, sometimes it is gas, pinched nerves, etc....but it should go away. That's good because I was fearing my heart was literally aching