shoulder-arm pain after fill

[lsm127 0]

I had my first fill two weeks ago (2/9) and I was fine for a couple of days after fill while on liquids or soft foods. Since then I get dull shoulder and arm pain after I eat and also seem to get it when I haven't eaten in a while.

Surgery was 8/31 and I'm 90+ lbs down.

Does anyone else have pain?

[Kalipso2 25]

is the pain on the left side? sometimes if i eat too fast or don't chew enough, food gets stuck and it hurts in my back by my shoulder blade. the food isn't stuck enough to where i need to throw up but it takes awhile to go away.

[oceangirl6 0]

i do

have had it for 4 days

on my left shoulder blade and down my arm

had my first fill a week ago friday

sure wonder if its connected

I had my first fill two weeks ago (2/9) and I was fine for a couple of days after fill while on liquids or soft foods. Since then I get dull shoulder and arm pain after I eat and also seem to get it when I haven't eaten in a while.

Surgery was 8/31 and I'm 90+ lbs down.

Does anyone else have pain?

[CalicoskiesNC 2]

Had first fill June 28 and now I have had 3 incidents when moving my right arm where I get severe shoulder pain and my hand tingles for 20-30 min. Very annoying and uncomfortable. I can't say it's related or just coincidence. If I still have pain tomorrow I will call and ask.

[Acadia 20]

This is very normal for abdominal laparoscopic surgery of all sorts and can last the rest of your life.

This happens because there is a particular nerve that goes up your body from your diaphragm to your spine and the fibers of that nerve (which touches almost every organ) also pass through your shoulders ... and your stomach. When you eat, you apply outward pressure on the pouch which causes the band to apply inward pressure on certain nerve fibers, those same ones talked about earlier, and all of that pushes down a bit on the diaphragm, and all of that combined sends pain signals (referred pain) to your shoulders and back.

Even for non lap band, nerves are damaged in the process of surgery (it isn't done delicately - watch a few videos, it's violent) and when someone eats or moves or breathes deeply, or bends funny or all sorts of things it can trigger that referred and displaced pain.

Unfortunately there's nothing you can do about it. For lap band people, just try not to over eat to reduce the pressure.

[New2011 1]

This is very normal for abdominal laparoscopic surgery of all sorts and can last the rest of your life.

This happens because there is a particular nerve that goes up your body from your diaphragm to your spine and the fibers of that nerve (which touches almost every organ) also pass through your shoulders ... and your stomach. When you eat, you apply outward pressure on the pouch which causes the band to apply inward pressure on certain nerve fibers, those same ones talked about earlier, and all of that pushes down a bit on the diaphragm, and all of that combined sends pain signals (referred pain) to your shoulders and back.

Even for non lap band, nerves are damaged in the process of surgery (it isn't done delicately - watch a few videos, it's violent) and when someone eats or moves or breathes deeply, or bends funny or all sorts of things it can trigger that referred and displaced pain.

Unfortunately there's nothing you can do about it. For lap band people, just try not to over eat to reduce the pressure.

I had also read something similiar to this. But I will say, in the beginning after having surgery from time to time this would happen until learned how much I can eat without it happening. I had my first fill this last week and now I am having it a lot - I think partly due to the fact that I don't know how much I can eat. I worry that my band may be too tight, because I can't eat any bread without feeling like it is getting stuck. That is a horrible feeling. I am going to give it another week. I know my doctor doesn't want me to eat bread, but I like to eat whole grain every once in awhile.