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Hi All, I will be one week post op tomorrow and my shoulders are Killing me!!! I have been drinking Water, using hot packs but nothing os working.... any tips??? TIA! ????

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oh YEAH @@undeserving777, I literally thought they pulled my arms out of my sockets of my shoulders i hurt so bad. I used ice, heat and ointments and nothing helped. It was the gas slowly seeping out of my body and it just so happens to come out the shoulders. mine took about 3-4 weeks of finally leaving my body but don't worry. i was afraid they ruined my shoulders, lol. gas-x didn't help, Water didn't help, pain pills didn't help. The dr just said it has to slowly leave your body.

so sorry your going through this too, i know it's rough but it DOES get better

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Nothing will help but it ends. Sorry. It is some really bad pain.

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Walking should help sometimes too just to get it moving. Move more. Hope it gets better soon!

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I agree, it is probably gas. Who knew gas could be so painful! Would be so much easier if it was just a fart! :blush: Walk, walk, and more walk. It can't escape through your intestinal tract, and slowly has to leave your body through metabolism and evaporation. The more you walk, the faster it will go away. I had to walk for 5 minutes, then go lie down for a while, then walk more.....etc. I felt so awful, I had to fight with myself to make myself walk, but I did it because they told me that was the only thing that would help the pain. It does get better. Hope you are feeling better soon!

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Thanks everyone!

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I had my surgery 5 days ago and the 2nd day after surgery the shoulder pain was killing me, I was crying and couldn't even sit down... The doctor said only walking and moving could help so I made myself stroll... I did get better after a day or so, and now it's not realy bothering me that much. It can still be quite uncomfortable though... hope it will go away along with the pounds. :)

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Gas x

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Had my surgery last Friday and I'm experiencing the same pain. Dr. Said its just gas and it will go away in time. In the meantime to help ease the pain I put rice in a sock tied it at the end and heated it in the microwave. It helps ease the pain a bit with the warm dry compression.

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