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    Default Question about shoulder pain.

    So I read that shoulder pain is common with these types of surgeries. I woke up with the worst pains in my left shoulder. It has been 5 days since my surgery and the shoulder pain is still there. Sometimes it gets so bad i feel like crying. Anyone else ever experience this?




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    Gastric Sleeve Member Melissa888's Avatar
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    Default Re: Question about shoulder pain.

    All of us have! It will pass, perfectly normal.



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    Default Re: Question about shoulder pain.

    Thanks!




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    Default Re: Question about shoulder pain.

    Is the shoulder pain accompanied with other symptoms?

    Belle



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    Gastric Sleeve Member Christie13's Avatar
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    Default Re: Question about shoulder pain.

    Walk, walk, walk! That will help. It is gas leftover from surgery. Not the kind of gas that can be relieved with gas x or the like. It is normal and will go away but walking will help with that. I found this when googling shoulder pain after sleeve surgery.
    "Some patients may experience pain at the left shoulder or left arm in the early postoperative period. The pain is more commonly observed in gastric banding patients. This is referred pain (pain originating from another part of the body) either from the pouch itself or from the residual gas left inside the abdominal cavity. The pain is usually short-lived and self-limiting. If the pain persist, please call your surgeon’s office."
    It should pass. Mine did and I have read a lot of people on here have had the same problems.



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    Default Re: Question about shoulder pain.

    That helps alot! I feel like I walk quite a bit. (more than I should at times with three kids) I will just keep walking and it should go away soon hopefully. Thanks for the info.




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    Gastric Sleeve Member Ambersnewlife's Avatar
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    Default Re: Question about shoulder pain.

    Gas x strips and lots of walking helped me alot


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    Default Re: Question about shoulder pain.

    Gas pain! Its from the CO that they use to expand your abdomen during surgery. I had it terrible the night after surgery (2 days ago!) and I went for a walk in the hospital and it sooooo helped. Pretty amazing actually how much walking helps with getting my fluids down and relieving gas pains.
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    Default Re: Question about shoulder pain.

    Heat packs really help.



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    Default Re: Question about shoulder pain.

    Walk walk walk!



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    Default Re: Question about shoulder pain.

    The gas went to my shoulder too. And Gas-X strips are for intestinal gas, not the kind of gas we're talking about, the air they put in to have room to do the surgery. Not sure how this Gas-X strips keeps coming up as needed for this surgery, it's a different kind of gas.

    My surgeon told me walking was the best cure.

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    Default Re: Question about shoulder pain.

    If you experience any pain I would contact your doctor, not let it go, could be more serious. That is what the doctor is for. They have on call doctors as well.


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    Default Re: Question about shoulder pain.

    I have shoulder pain if level of the table and chair are not in the right position, posture also gets wrong.

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    Default Re: Question about shoulder pain.

    it gets better after some time, I promise you

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