Left shoulder pain after surgery

[Dee2938 71]

Hi all

Immediately after my surgery (like as soon as I woke up), I had sharp, intense pain in my left shoulder. This pain continued through the time in the hospital. Everyone said it was gas pain. It would move up near my neck and back to my shoulder. And it came and went in bursts.

After leaving the hospital it was extremely reduced to just a small, occasional discomfort. However, it’s been three weeks and I still get it a few times a day.

My doctor said this type of pain is associated with the drain that was placed while in the hospital and seemed not concerned. He said it was only important to acknowledge if it was happening after eating, as that could be a sight of a leak, but I only really feel it in the morning after laying down all night, or after a nap.

Now im noticing sometime it does twinge a bit after eating, but it’s both short lived and not very intense.

Im concerned of course of a leak, but I have no other signs of leak. No rapid heart beat. No fever, sweating or other discomfort of any kind. In fact, I feel great. It’s bothersome because three weeks post surgery I’m still getting this annoying pain. Could it be a leak? Has anyone else experienced this?

[Dee2938 71]

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