mle1211 0 Posted April 18, 2008 I experience this sharp pain on the upper left side of my back often times when eating!? Does anyone else experience this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JOHNST027 0 Posted April 18, 2008 I just had my band in yesterday and i had a large hiatal hernia repaired too.Dr. said that due to repairing that , i would have more pain in my left shoulder and neck area. It also could be build up of gas too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mle1211 0 Posted April 18, 2008 I was banded last July...seems to me that the gas would have worked its way out by now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JOHNST027 0 Posted April 18, 2008 oh,yea u're right.wow sorry i could'nt help.maybe someone on here . good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eenerms 0 Posted April 18, 2008 Yes, it happens to me if I eat too much at once. It's uncomfortable until the food passes through the band. Might take a few hours. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mamato3 1 Posted April 18, 2008 I experience some discomfort right under my left shoulder blade from time to time. I only started noticing this once I had some restriction though. Not sure of the cause but I'm assuming that maybe it's because I ate too much or didn't chew quite well enough. It does pass within an hour or so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sue Magoo 71 Posted April 18, 2008 Hi: You should probably slow down on your eating, tiny bites - slowly. I had alot of issues with shoulder pain and I can relate it to eating too fast or too much. My doctor told us that there's a nerve that goes by your esophogus up to your left shoulder up to your brain. He said that if you irritate your esophogus it can cause shoulder pain. I ended up ordering a one minute timer to use between bites to slow me down. It helps alot. I got this one minute timer on unclesgames.com. I found that if I took a hot shower and pounded that left shoulder with the hot Water it helped. Heating pad helps too. Hope you feel better soon and don't get this pain very often, because I know it kills sometimes. Take care. Sue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ErikMesa 0 Posted April 19, 2008 I've been dealing with this a bit also. Not always when I eat alot but depending what I eat. The other day I had a small square of Godiva chocolate (a treat) and the pain hit within 10 minutes. Yet last night I had a nice dinner (steak and baked potato) and no pain. I agree it is very painful when it hits. ErikMesa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites