chin, neck & ear pain

akindofmagic · January 1, 2009

Happy, Healthy New Year everyone.

Has anyone experienced the following: I was banded on 12/16/08 and things have been pretty text book except the gas pains. I didn't experience them til almost 2 weeks out and now at a little over 2 weeks I'm experiencing something completely different. Last night each time I moved in bed I felt pain in my chin, the back of my neck (if that makes sense) - almost in my throat and my left ear. The pain was fairly intense and I've not had it since I got up and started moving for the day. I did place a call into my LB surgeon's emergency number and am waiting to hear back.

Has anyone else felt this? Does it sound like gas and is it normal to be feeling it this far out from my surgery date?

Thanks guys!

Michelle in NJ

Inspiremeslim · January 2, 2009

Hey Michelle! We share the same B-day the 16th and my name is also michelle! Wow huh! Any...i delt with kinda the same thing....there are a couple of different things i was told..gas....OR the possibility that the surgery had irritated a nerve that leads to your shoulder neck area...mine was AWEFUL for about 2 weeks and then went away....i got relief by putting my arm over my head and resting it there ...weird i know...but anywhoo hope this helps....we should keep in touch and keep up with each other!!

akindofmagic · January 2, 2009

Thanks so much for replying Michelle. I had an 8am follow-up with my surgeon this morning and when I described it to him he said it wasn't surgically related and that perhaps it's cardiac and I should check with my PCP. I have an appointment with my PCP at 11:15am and will request an EKG however, I think it is surgically related and I will share your post with him. Thank you again and I'll keep you posted.

Michelle in NJ

akindofmagic · January 6, 2009

Hey Michelle! We share the same B-day the 16th and my name is also michelle! Wow huh! Any...i delt with kinda the same thing....there are a couple of different things i was told..gas....OR the possibility that the surgery had irritated a nerve that leads to your shoulder neck area...mine was AWEFUL for about 2 weeks and then went away....i got relief by putting my arm over my head and resting it there ...weird i know...but anywhoo hope this helps....we should keep in touch and keep up with each other!!

My surgeon sent me to my PCP saying the pain I was experiencing was not surgically related. My PCP disagrees with the surgeon and agrees with you! He said my phrenic nerve was most likely irritated during surgery and that once the gas and swelling dissapate - so will the pain. I hope he's right because I was awake most of last night with it. It seemed every time I moved in bed, I could feel it in my jaw and neck.