After I eat I get pain in my shoulder and neck is normal.

When were you banded? How much do you eat? WHAT are you eating? If you were recently banded and eating foods that give you gas, it can be normal. Best bet is to call your surgeon and ask!

I had this problem too. I read that sometimes its gas and sometimes its a nerve (I think it is something to do with the band being close to the diaphram). If I ate too much my shoulder would ache something awful. It finally went away after a few months.:tt1:

I get the same pain in my shoulder. I'm six months out and I know that means I ate too much. Its in the same shoulder that I had the original gas pain in after surgery.

I get pressure in my head also.

Yep, I get it when I ate too fast, too much or didn't chew good enough.

I didn't have this early on, but twice the week of Thanksgiving this year (I am almost 2 years out from surgery) I had a horrible pain in my left shoulder after eating, felt like my arm was dislocated. I googled some info, it seems your diaphragm nerves are actually located in your shoulder! For me it went away after about an hour or so.

My left shoulder hurts when I eat, as well. It was a toss up for me whether it was from eating or a muscle. I was leaning toward eating, but just recently. Once I stop eating, the pain usually stops. Just figured it was one of the quirks of a band. Didn't know about the diaphragm muscles.