Hello I had my Lap Band 09/21/09 and I have the worst left shoulder/back/breast pain ever!!! Is this really from GAS?:mad:

It more than likely is from "gas". What it really is, is the CO2 they use to inflate your abdomen to make it easier to navigate the tools kinda sticks around after surgery. There isn't actual gas in your shoulder, instead it's actually pushing on your diaphragm and messing with your phrenic nerve, which makes your shoulder hurt.

It pretty much sucks and was my biggest complaint lol the only way to get rid of it is walking and letting the time pass. I found that putting my arm in weird positions, like above my head or behind my head, helped alleviate the severe pain.

Edited September 25, 200916 yr by Unforgettable

Yep, it's gas alright. You will think you are having a heart-attack. Take some Gas-X strips and walk, walk, walk. It will pass in a few days.

Hi! Yes the gas pain is the worse! It does go away but it seems like you are dying until it does. ha Walking and pain meds help but heating pad helped me the most. Good luck to you.

Karen

I had no idea why my shoulder hurt. People on this site filled me in on the gas/shoulder issue (thanks). It took a few weeks for it to go away completely for me. I would say it was the worst 3-6 days after surgery. I took pain relievers, gas strips, walked and used a heating pad. It does go away. Believe it or not, it was the worst part for me.

Hope this helps.

Worst part for me too. It took about 6 weeks for mine to completely go away. A moist heating pad was my best friend. And get active...walk, walk, walk!

Thank You. OMG!!!! I am so in pain..I walk so much and take my pain meds but it's still there..LOL but after all i read i will hang in there thank you again..

the gas/air/co2 they use during the surgery will all be gone in a day or so. The pain is from pressure on a nerve. I will try to give you a link to a thread that has a very good explaination.

I am almost 3 months post-op and the left shoulder pain is just now getting better. I used pain patches from wal-mart and they helped a lot.

here is the link http://http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f1...r-found-54827/