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Originally Posted by MEW  I was banded on May 23rd, and am still having the excrutiating pain in my left shoulder and neck. I saw my surgeon today for my post-op, and he explained that 1 in 20 patients experience this type of pain. Although most people associate the pain with the gases from the surgery, the surgeon said its actually caused by the diaphram muscles becoming "irritated" during the surgery. Has anyone else ever heard of this explanation? Not only did my surgeon tell me this today, but I had someone else tell me the same thing a few days ago. |
that is very true- the diaphragm's nerves send referral pain to your shoulder so whatever irritates the diaphragm can cause your shoulder to ache. Gas can do it if it puts pressure, the surgery itself can cause irritation to it and that's part of why its so hard to treat. Nerve pain doesn't go away easily with pain meds so I don't even try those any more
