Just wanting to throw my story out there. So I was banded on Oct 13.. Surgery went really well. I was told I had a large hernia prior to surgery. So that was also taken care of . I woke up with insane shoulder pain.. Which went on for a week or so. Now working on two weeks. Still really sore.. My stomach is still sore. I swear felt as it they sewed large object in there. . Now belly is itchy.. and still somewhat painful. I am just wondering if my recovery is so long due to the hernia... I have read where people have surgery and right back to work I have taken two weeks off..

I also had a hernia repair and that was the worst pain ever-in my neck and shoulders. The pain meds did not touch that pain. My stomach was fine the next day, but I had shoulder pain for over a week. A hiatal hernia repair requires manipulation of the diaphram with sends referred pain to the neck and shoulder area. Also they pump gas in you abdomen for a laproscopic surgery which tends to make the shoulders hurt for several days. These two things together hurt really bad---worse than my two previous csections---probably just because it's an achy/flu type pain that doesn't respond to pain meds. Hang in there. It will get better.

Just wanting to throw my story out there. So I was banded on Oct 13.. Surgery went really well. I was told I had a large hernia prior to surgery. So that was also taken care of . I woke up with insane shoulder pain.. Which went on for a week or so. Now working on two weeks. Still really sore.. My stomach is still sore. I swear felt as it they sewed large object in there. . Now belly is itchy.. and still somewhat painful. I am just wondering if my recovery is so long due to the hernia... I have read where people have surgery and right back to work I have taken two weeks off..

I haven't had my band yet but I have had several surgeries for endometriosis and a hysterectomy, I had a lot of shoulder pain after each, it was due to the gas they use to "float" your intestines and other organs out of the way. They always told me to sleep propped up so the gas wouldn't settle under my shoulder blades...

Hope you are feeling better soon!

I was banded on Oct 3rd and I took 2 weeks off too. I just didn't feel up to moving around that much for several days, and I had to force myself to get to walking. Give yourself a break, we just had a fairly major thing happen to our bodies...everyone is different so let yourself have time to heal. We are so good at being hard on ourselves aren't we. I'm back to work this week, but I'm still tired and sore.

I had surgery this past Monday (10/20). I too have had quite a bit of shoulder pain and pain associated with the CO2. I was told if I stayed completely down I would suffer longer or I could walk, walk and walk some more to help break it up. Day 2 was pretty bad, minimal walking. Day 3 was still painful, pushed myself to get up and walk more. Today, day 4, I've actually got a fair amount of relief, up walking around the house a lot and a couple of trips outside. I'm still tender/sore, still taking the pain meds, but I can definately feel the improvement.

Hang in there, I had a hernia repair aswell and my recovery was 2-3 weeks. Each day you will feel better.

wow thanks glad to know I am not alone.. I was starting to think I was a wimp.. feel a bit better each day.. few a bit of shoulder pain nothing like it once was..

We should have a place where lapband with hernia. We are not where the others are yet. I was comparing myself to them....