Severe Pain In My Neck After Lap Band Surgery

[Kaye21 46]

I had my surgery on Oct. 19, 2011 and for about a month I had severe sporadic pain in my neck that would radiate to my hand. It went away and it was pain free for 2-3 weeks and then I got a fill yesterday and it came back. It's excruciating! It stopped after I went to sleep last night and I hope it stays away. Last time I asked the surgeon about it she said she thought I "slept" on it wrong during surgery. Does anybody else have this problem?

[bandedrd 0]

I experienced that pain for many months after surgery (I'm 2 1/2 yrs out). The most severe area was my neck/shoulder. I still feel this pain a bit if I over eat. I asked around at the time and finally asked my doctor. He said it might be some pressure on a nerve (can't remember the name of the nerve) that runs kind of diagonally across your body in the vicinity of the band. Hang in there & keep up the good work!

[cakegirl 12]

I had horrible neck pain after my surgery. I went to a chiropractor and one adjustment put it back into place. When I told my surgeon about it, he said it was probably because they push your head to once side sometimes when you're being operated on. I can imagine the pain could come back with a fill or with any other "trauma" to the body if the undlerlying cause is not addressed.

[Kaye21 46]

Thank you so much for your replies. I'm just glad to know that I'm not crazy and other people have had it too.