Guest guest Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 // The part 2) my shoulder is KILLING me. yes, yes, I know ... it's the gas. // Grace, Gas may certainly be what is causing your pain but there are other things that might cause shoulder pain (i know the overeating does not apply to you). This is something I posted before. I thought it might be good to post it again for the newbie's. Jessie Ahroni was banded in Mexico 8 years ago. She has written a book which is a must read for all new bandsters - Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Achieving Permanent Weight Loss with Minimally Invasive Surgery This answer is from Jessie Ahroni: The pain is actually from stretching of the diaphragm (due to inflation with CO2 gas). It's not from the gas itself. Left shoulder pain is from irritation of your diaphragm. The diaphragm is stretched during laparoscopic surgery in ways it is not meant to be stretched and it takes weeks to heal like any stretched muscle. It is also more irritable after surgery which can lead to easy hiccups. Sometimes when you overeat a full pouch which is right under the diaphragm can trigger this pain. Some people have it for months but in most people it eventually resolves after a few weeks. You can take Tylenol, use a heating pad to the diaphragm (upper abdomen) or shoulder, get somebody to give you a shoulder massage and try to eat smaller amounts. Hope this helps, 7/18/05 280/180/140 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 ... I didn't think about that but it is a great point. Another issue, if she had a Hiatal hernia repair it will cause more pain. It is for me. Hurts to hiccup too. Hurts to take a deep breath deep into my shoulder and even up my neck. Dr. A fixes lots of hiatal hernias during Lap Bands. Bipley 12/6/06 252/234/130 > > // The part 2) my shoulder is KILLING me. yes, yes, I know ... it's > the gas. // > Grace, > Gas may certainly be what is causing your pain but there are other > things that might cause shoulder pain (i know the overeating does > not apply to you). > > This is something I posted before. > I thought it might be good to post it again for the newbie's. > > Jessie Ahroni was banded in Mexico 8 years ago. > She has written a book which is a must read for all new bandsters - > Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Achieving Permanent Weight > Loss with Minimally Invasive Surgery > > This answer is from Jessie Ahroni: > > The pain is actually from stretching of the diaphragm (due to > inflation with CO2 gas). It's not from the gas itself. > > Left shoulder pain is from irritation of your diaphragm. The > diaphragm is stretched during laparoscopic surgery in ways it is not > meant to be stretched and it takes weeks to heal like any stretched > muscle. It is also more irritable after surgery which can lead to > easy hiccups. Sometimes when you overeat a full pouch which is right > under the diaphragm can trigger this pain. Some people have it for > months but in most people it eventually resolves after a few weeks. > You can take Tylenol, use a heating pad to the diaphragm (upper > abdomen) or shoulder, get somebody to give you a shoulder massage and > try to eat smaller amounts. > > Hope this helps, > > > 7/18/05 > 280/180/140 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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