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Ok so I am hoping I am not the only one....Everytime I eat lately I get this weird pain in my left shoulder/neck area and it generates all the way down my arm into my hand. I find myself constantly rubbing my shoulder and hand hoping the pain/irritation goes away! Is anyone else experiencing this???

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I HAVE NOT HAD THIS HAPPEN, HOWEVER: From everything that I have read, that might be a signal that there is a problem with the band. You need to go to your Dr. and let him look at it.

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I get shoulder pain sometimes if I over eat.

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I also get shoulder pain if I over eat... And a stuffy nose!

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I have the same issue... But I'm still learning my triggers. It's been hurting since the surgery

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Go see your Doctor......Feel better.

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How far post op are you? It seems some banded people get it forever post banding. Basically the band rubbing on a nerve or the diaphragm (I forget which), that gives you referred pain to your shoulder. There was one woman on here who had her band removed due to the chronic pain.

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I got banded in November of 2010 so it's been awhile and I would occassionally get the pain when I ate something I shouldnt have ate or over ate but it would go away within an hour or so. However the past 3 or 4 days its just kinda there, after reading some of the your responses Im getting kinda worried. I will be calling my Doctors office today. Thank you for all your responses they are greatly appreciated.

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Ok so I am hoping I am not the only one....Everytime I eat lately I get this weird pain in my left shoulder/neck area and it generates all the way down my arm into my hand. I find myself constantly rubbing my shoulder and hand hoping the pain/irritation goes away! Is anyone else experiencing this???

I'm 3 days post op with the iband (Lapband w/imbrication) and I'm having the same type of pain. It's been worst part of the whole experience so far. Please let us know what your Dr. says. I have a follow up next Thursday, I'll let you know what he says. Almost forgot I had a hiatal hernia repair too.

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Ok so I spoke to the Doctors Office she said that it sounds like the nerve is rubbing on the diaphram and it may just be that I need to be unfilled a little bit. Also, we've noticed that when I am menstrating I experience tightening of the band so both of them together can be the reason for the weird pain that I am experiencing. She wants me to do liquidy foods for the next couple days to see if that helps calm everything down.....please let me know what your Dr says

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I get shoulder pain sometimes if I over eat.

i always get shoulder pain if i overeat.. and it radiates into the neck as well.

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