Shoulder PAIN...how long?

[ThreeDaysLong 0]

I am now 2 weeks post op...I am still having shoulder pain...I was told it was from the anesthesia. Am I alone in this pain? It hurts mainly when I take a deep breathe...it has progressively gotten better but it has now dropped down to my side (acting like a catch just below my ribs on the same side as the shoulder - so it hurts in two spots now)...the pain meds help me but I am tired of taking them (I only take them to sleep at night now)...just curious if anyone has had this issue at all?

[Drasan 23]

My surgeon told me the pain could come and go for up to a month.

I believe it's from the gas the surgeon uses to inflate the tummy while doing surgery.

In the meantime, I found walking and a heating pad applied to the area helped.

I hope you feel better soon.

[ThreeDaysLong 0]

Yeah I use a heating pad EVERY night as I fall asleep...it works great...just want it to stop...not fun.

[laughnleo 0]

I was banded on 11/30 and still get the shoulder gas pains. Especially after a fill they creep back up on me for some reason. However, they are never as instense as they were after surgery and don't last nearly as long. Good luck!

[GMC 0]

I am 3 days post op and my shoulder pain started the moment I woke from the anesthesia. I spoke to my nutritionist today and she said exactly what everyone else is saying...its from the air they use to inflate your stomach during surgery. She said it shouldn't last long. Ugh!

[finding me 1]

Try liquid Mylanta. Make sure the active ingredient is simethicone at least 20-40mg. It really does work and the bloated feeling in your stomach that you have, or will soon get, it helps a lot with that to. Also the nurse told me that if the heating pad to the shoulder that hurts does not work try putting it on your side. That it could be a gas bubble trapped on your side putting pressure on things.