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Greetings from Australia,

My name is Emmanual and I was banded 2 months ago.

Yesterday I got a sudden pain in my upper/middle back- in between my shoulder blades. I am worried that this is referred pain from my stomach, and that something is wrong with the band or my stomach.

The pain is not severe, it is quite mild- I don't even feel the need for pain killers- but it is definitely there.

I have no other symptoms, I can keep Fluid and food down fine.. no reflux.

If the pain is still there tomorrow I will see my doctor, but in the meantime if anyone can advise if they are aware of back pain being a symptom of problems with the band please let me know.

Thanks in advance,

Manny

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Hi Manny,

Any unusual pain should be checked out, of course, but I've never heard of that sort of symptom being related to slippage. Slips seem to create problems with eating, drinking, reflux and so on rather than any sort of real pain.

Hope you feel better! :)

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I think referred pain is a good way to describe my occasional back pain. I was banded less than two weeks ago, and I have the same back pain feeling, and assumed it was from the gas during surgery, or the referred pain, such as you described. However, my pain is not sudden. Mine is more constant, sometimes fine and other times a bit more uncomfortable, as if I need to "pop" my back and stretch the shoulder and neck muscles. I would do what you did and post it here first, see what comes back, but it's worth at least a phone call to the doc? Let us know if you find out anything else!

Oh! And Manny, I have this back pain and I know for sure I don't have slippage. I had an Upper GI done and my band doc told me all was well, no slippage. So yes to backpain and no to slippage for me. Hope that helps.

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I use to get the pain in the back around my bra line. Seems if I eat to much it will hurt there for a bit untill the food goes down. Does this happen after you have eaten???

But again like Alex says ask your doc and see what he thinks

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Hi there...I experienced that back pain for the first time the other day just right around the bra line also. I had a PB episode the day before this. After I ate lunch the next day is when I felt this pain. I think it's just from eating too much, too quickly, or not doctoring your band after you had a PB....

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I get that pain just from muscle spasms. Do you have a "knot" or lump in your back? For me, it comes on suddenly, but is no way related to my band.

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Whenever I get anything stuck, one of my first symptoms is an annoying pain right in between my shoulder blades. I'm not sure why, but that has always occurred since I got my band almost a year ago. It only lasts until the offending object goes down or comes back up.

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