Pain in right shoulder blade

Hi Mable,

Sometimes a pain in the shoulder blade can be gas. You mention having constipation and taking the Miralax, so it's a good possibility. I hope you have relief soon. I know how that can hurt.

Many times we can have a pain in an area that seems unrelated to the problem. When I had a problem w/ my gallbladder, I would get terrrible pains just above my breasts and up in the front of my left shoulder.

Perhaps you could take a Gas-X or 2 to see if that would help.

Also if you have constipation and nausea often, maybe your dr might look into Gastroparesis. Some ppl w/ diabetes have this condition. Just a thought. Good Luck!

God bless.  Alice.

Thank you for your replies. I recently went to have a stomach/gastro emptying test last week and this week the doctors have me going for a Hida scan. Looking for two possible problems. Gastroparesis or Gallbladder disease/malfunction. All I know is I am getting tired of the pain, nausea and tiredness. Hopefully they will get to the bottom of this. I will keep you posted with the findings. I see the doctors one on thursday and one on friday.

Good to hear the drs got right on this and have you in for testing. Hopefully, you will have an answer very soon and then they can correct the problem.

Yes, pls let us know how you are doing. Wish you the best!!

God bless.  Alice.

I'm glad to hear the gastric emptying test came back negative. Sorry to hear there is a problem w/ the GB, but hopefully when it comes out, you will start to feel better.

I had mine done almost 21 yrs ago and they did the old fashion surgery. My cousin had it done a yr later and her surgery was much easier. Laproscopic, less cutting, quicker recovery. Even w/ my surgery, I was out digging up my driveway two wks after I got out of the hospital. Looking back, I think it was crazy too!! lol

One think I will mention to you, just in case. After my surgery, I had a terrible time w/ diarrhea. I went to the dr, who put me on Questran. I had no idea that would happen after the surgery, so I don't like to see someone else get a surprise after surgery.

I hope all goes well tomorrow and w/ your surgery. Best of luck w/ everything.

God bless.  Alice.

Mable, any more gallbladder removal is about as easy and as routine as having an appendectomy or tonsillectomy. Most of the time they can do it with laproscopic surgery and they only have to make 2 small incisions. Most people are sore and hurt a bit for a few days and then that starts to go away and by the end of the 2nd week to the middle of the 3rd week they are back to being 100%. My ex-wife, current wife and father all have had it done, and my father is the only one who actually was kept overnite and that was because of a history of major heart problems. The other 2 were outpatient surgeries.

Frejya, do you have diabetes?  You have posted on several different forums here.

Yesterday i had my gallbladder out and today I am in some pain. The doctor that was some what reluctant to remove it now says it needed to come out. When he went in to remove it the gallbladder was inflamed and stuck to the intestines. Today the pain medicine have been making my sugar numbers a little high but hopefully once I stop taking them all will be better. I would like to say thank you for all the prayers and well wishes. Will keep you posted on my recovery.

Hi Mable,

Oh my goodness! You certainly had a time w/ the surgery. Sorry to hear that the gb was stuck to the intestines. I hope that isn't causing you even more pain than you would normally be having post surgery. As Lanie said, pain and even stress can cause your sugar numbers to rise.

I hope that now that you're a cpl of days out of the surgery, you are starting to stabilize your numbers and your pain level.

I don't know if these ideas would help you, but they might be worth a try. I used a bed pillow to help me after surgery. I put it against my stomach & chest when I had to cough and sneeze. I also would lay flat on my bed and gently stretch my body. I tended to lean forward a lot to keep my side 'protected'. After a while, every thing was strained & tired. I needed a safe place to stretch and 'relax' my muscles. Hope you feel better soon. 

I will continue to keep you in my prayers and thoughts.

God bless.  Alice.

Well ugh! If you think it's just a reaction to those things, then how about a topical anti-itch cream, something with hydrocortisone. The maximum strength is 1%, I believe. I've used that for contact dermatitis years ago. Or, there's Caladryl and Ivarest for poison ivy itching. Maybe you should ask your doctor. The pharmacist could also help.

Sorry about this.

Hi Mable.  I'm glad the healing is coming along and the rash is gone.  If there's no other factor that's keeping the blood sugar high except the diet, then you're eating too many carbs even if you think you've cut down.  Fiber One has carbs.  This is something I can't eat.  Try to eliminate potatoes (if you eat them) and food made with flour.  That change alone will lower blood sugar.

I understand what you're saying although I do not have some of the health problems you are having. Blood sugar responds immediately to what you eat and drink. Putting it simply, carbs raise blood sugar and keep it high. Some kind of prolonged exercise like walking, swimming, running and biking help control blood sugar as long as you continue doing the exercise on a regular basis. I'm not talking about marathon running, but even walking outside everyday for 15 minutes helps. This kind of exercise also helps bring blood pressure to more normal levels and helps you lose weight if you need to.

If you have Crohn's, I don't know how you have to balance that disease with diabetes, so other members with that need to advise you. Steroids (oral medication and shots) raise blood sugar and doctors understand this and advise patients to adjust diabetes medications for that.

It's rotten having to deal with all this but take one step at a time. Taking your blood sugar readings after you eat helps you understand how you're reacting to the food, so you need to do some experimenting. Maybe taking smaller but more frequent meals (mini-meals) can help. Sometimes, I eat salad or leftover dinner for breakfast, or eggs. I can't eat cereal because I spike terribly.

Good luck with figuring out your food.

Down one size in your jeans?   Wow!  That's fantastic! 

I hope you continue on the road back to your normal schedule.  Keep a food log and your blood sugar readings so you know the best food to eat.