Help! I am 3 days post-op and I feel pretty good. I am doing everything I am supposed to do. Here is the kicker. Whenever I inhale deeply I get a pain or an uncomfortable feeling near my R shoulder blade and sometimes the center of my chest. It made sleeping on my back uncomfortable for a couple of nights. Is that the band? Will that feeling go away? I'm worried?

Don't worry, it's just gas from the surgery. It will pass. Walk me to help your body release the gas and use a hot pad to ease the pain. You will feel better in time, it's only been 3 days.

Did you have a hernia repaired? That pain sounds more like it is from a hernia and will subside in 7 to 10 days. Hope that helps!

I had the same thing and when I mentioned it to my doctor he said it was because of the hernia repair and will subside in a few days. Well, it took closer to the 10 days - but it did eventually go away. At times that pain was worse than the surgery pain!

I used a heating pad and also heard from others that laying as flat as you can will cause the excess gas to disburse throughout your body helping to relieve the pain in your shoulder.

Hope this helps! :wink2:

I had the same thing and when I mentioned it to my doctor he said it was because of the hernia repair and will subside in a few days. Well, it took closer to the 10 days - but it did eventually go away. At times that pain was worse than the surgery pain!

I used a heating pad and also heard from others that laying as flat as you can will cause the excess gas to disburse throughout your body helping to relieve the pain in your shoulder.

Hope this helps! :wink2:

When they operate, they inflate you with air so the surgeon can see what he is doing. Quite often some of this gets trapped and you get referred pain.

Thanks for the reassurance and support everyone. I didn't have a hernia repair. The doctor did use gas but the gas is gone. I called the doctor on call and he assured me this feeling will resolve.