I'm not talking about the usual left shoulder pain. This is more in the back of the neck and across shoulders. A recent bandster asked me about it. Any ideas??

That can still be gas pains, even it it's long after surgery! Gas can put pressure on nerves and then it's OUCH time. Moving around and heat over the painful area is still probably the best reaction.

Hi:

I had pain across my shoulders with sharper pain on right side about nine months after banding. Turns out it was my gallbladder. Got it removed and pain was gone.

Sue

When I was first adjusting my band I was getting filled too quickly with large fills. I kept getting adjusted too tight. During this time I had extreme neck and shoulder pain. This would occur especially when I ate or drank anything. Once they relieved the tightness it went away. I eventually had to get slower fills after three complete unfills. Doc finally figured out normal fills don't work for me.