Post by pumpkin on Dec 20, 2011 10:53:54 GMT -5
Courtesy of Nicci:
It seems to be a very common problem amongst the banded. At least SOME of the surgeons are divulging this... but you still see a lot of "it's just gas" idiocy from people who don't know what they're talking about. Yes, it might be gas a week or even two weeks post op, but if you're experiencing left shoulder pain a year after being banded, it's something more serious than gas. Your diaphragm is being irritated and I speak from experience when I say the longer it's irritated, the more time it takes to heal, if it ever does.
I had left shoulder pain every single day the entire time I was banded. It's been about 6 years since I had the band removed, but there is so much damage to my diaphragm that I still get the left shoulder pain on occasion. It's a very real concern with gastric banding and more people need to know that this is a consequence of having a foreign object that close to your diaphragm and the Vagus nerves.
forums.wrongdiagnosis.com/showthread.php?t=3495&page= 2
www.lapbandtalk.com/topic/125834-left-shoulder-pain/
www.core.monash.org/assets/documents/research-papers/ 2005-52.pdf
P=0.01) and a pastP=0.007) independently predicted an increased
Background: Shoulder-tip pain is commonly reported
following laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB)
placement. The incidence, nature and factors that may
increase the risk of pain have not been explored.
Methods: A prospective extensive collection of
patient characteristics and operative details was
obtained from consecutive patients having band
placement for severe obesity. Postoperatively, the
presence and characteristics of shoulder pain were
obtained using a structured interview at discharge
from hospital, and at 1 and 5 weeks after placement.
Results: 66% and 21% of patients at 1 and 5 weeks
respectively following surgery reported pain predominantly
in the left shoulder. At 5 weeks, only 7% found
the pain of concern and 5% required analgesics.
There were no factors found that predicted the presence
and severity of pain at 1 week. Injury to the crus
of the diaphragm (OR 4.2, 1.4-12.6,
history of any upper abdominal surgery (OR 4.2, 1.5-
11.7,
risk of pain at 5 weeks.
Conclusion: Shoulder pain following LAGB surgery
is common, usually affects the left shoulder, and can
in some cases last 5 weeks or more. Avoiding injury
to the crura during the procedure may prevent more
prolonged pain.
anatomynotes.blogspot.com/2006/10/referred-pain.html
stardusticsjourney.blogspot.com/2009/11/weekly-weigh-in-shoulder-pain-port-pain.html
www.medhelp.org/posts/Neurology/Referred-Pain-to-Left-Shoulder--Neck/show/327673
www.obesityhelp.com/group/failed_lap_bands/
It seems to be a very common problem amongst the banded. At least SOME of the surgeons are divulging this... but you still see a lot of "it's just gas" idiocy from people who don't know what they're talking about. Yes, it might be gas a week or even two weeks post op, but if you're experiencing left shoulder pain a year after being banded, it's something more serious than gas. Your diaphragm is being irritated and I speak from experience when I say the longer it's irritated, the more time it takes to heal, if it ever does.
I had left shoulder pain every single day the entire time I was banded. It's been about 6 years since I had the band removed, but there is so much damage to my diaphragm that I still get the left shoulder pain on occasion. It's a very real concern with gastric banding and more people need to know that this is a consequence of having a foreign object that close to your diaphragm and the Vagus nerves.
forums.wrongdiagnosis.com/showthread.php?t=3495&page= 2
www.lapbandtalk.com/topic/125834-left-shoulder-pain/
www.core.monash.org/assets/documents/research-papers/ 2005-52.pdf
P=0.01) and a pastP=0.007) independently predicted an increased
Background: Shoulder-tip pain is commonly reported
following laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB)
placement. The incidence, nature and factors that may
increase the risk of pain have not been explored.
Methods: A prospective extensive collection of
patient characteristics and operative details was
obtained from consecutive patients having band
placement for severe obesity. Postoperatively, the
presence and characteristics of shoulder pain were
obtained using a structured interview at discharge
from hospital, and at 1 and 5 weeks after placement.
Results: 66% and 21% of patients at 1 and 5 weeks
respectively following surgery reported pain predominantly
in the left shoulder. At 5 weeks, only 7% found
the pain of concern and 5% required analgesics.
There were no factors found that predicted the presence
and severity of pain at 1 week. Injury to the crus
of the diaphragm (OR 4.2, 1.4-12.6,
history of any upper abdominal surgery (OR 4.2, 1.5-
11.7,
risk of pain at 5 weeks.
Conclusion: Shoulder pain following LAGB surgery
is common, usually affects the left shoulder, and can
in some cases last 5 weeks or more. Avoiding injury
to the crura during the procedure may prevent more
prolonged pain.
anatomynotes.blogspot.com/2006/10/referred-pain.html
stardusticsjourney.blogspot.com/2009/11/weekly-weigh-in-shoulder-pain-port-pain.html
www.medhelp.org/posts/Neurology/Referred-Pain-to-Left-Shoulder--Neck/show/327673
www.obesityhelp.com/group/failed_lap_bands/
