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Posted 12/11/2015 7:50 PM (GMT 0)
I had my Nissan Fundoplication and hernia repair (laprosopically) a week ago.
The excruciating pain in the shoulders subsided mostly by day 4. I feel there is still residual pain, but I can't be sure that it's that. I have had pain in my shoulders with rotator cuff injuries historically but it wasn't bothering me at all before the surgery. And I still have of this pain in the neck. Was just wondering if anyone else had residual pain from the gas in the shoulders over a week afterwards?
Posted 12/11/2015 10:56 PM (GMT 0)
Hey recovery buddy. There is cutting and stitching done to the diaphragm which can cause pain. The reason the gas causes shoulder pain is because it irritates nerve bundles in the diaphragm that send referred pain to the neck and shoulders. This far out you're right the gas should be gone, likely what it is, at least what the surgeons nurse has said, is that the ongoing pain is from the cuts and stitches in the diaphragm.

Is yours just in one shoulder? Mine seems to be primarily in my left shoulder and goes from just under my chin right out to my shoulder. Its not consistent either, it seems to happen every other day. Is yours like that?
Posted 12/11/2015 11:04 PM (GMT 0)
Hey jenegade! Mine feels like it's it both shoulders and particularly the base of the neck. My whole neck feels really tight. Not just the esophagus (that comes and goes) but all the tissue around it. Do have you had a post-op yet or just a phone consult? My post-op is on Tuesday. I'm up to waking 5,000 steps 2 days in a row now. It forces me to get out of bed. And tonight I'm going to a little get together so I hope that goes well. It's hard to keep the energy up, ya know?
Posted 12/11/2015 11:27 PM (GMT 0)
Hi gragegrl. My shoulder pain lasted 4 months I put this down to being a re-do. I took paracetamols especially at bed-time to dull the ache. It will get better in time. Good luck
Posted 12/12/2015 5:45 AM (GMT 0)
My food probs have gotten worse so I have no energy and still losing weight too quickly. I have my post op check up on Thursday, I'll definatedly be bringing this up because it has gotten incredibly bad, I'm lucky I had some oxycodone left over from an earlier hospital stay because it's agonising. I'm wondering if the swelling might be pushing on a nerve or something. I still get a dull ache from time to time across both shoulders, usually when I'm gassy, but this is far more intense.
Posted 12/12/2015 10:28 PM (GMT 0)
it took a while for my shoulder pain to exit, weight loss was from 201 pre surgery, and has leveled out and held at 175, four months post surgery. not my idea, of a diet i would recommend, but i am OK with it. the eating part, has proved very challenging, but is improving. good luck, and hang in there.
Posted 12/13/2015 12:17 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks, aero1! Nice weight loss, I haven't lost any. I'm having a bit of a setback day. Tried to go without Vicodin today and drove for the first time. Did not go well, got nausea and shoulder pain flare up an even some difficulty breathing normally due to pain on the right side of my neck. Still got 3,000 steps in so that's good. And put my makeup on👄🙆🏻
Posted 12/13/2015 2:15 AM (GMT 0)
So happy to have found this site! I have been diagnosed with Giant Paraesophageal hernia and I am scheduled for surgery on January 14, 2016. Up until now I have been pretty uncomfortable because of asthma and shortness of breath. I am really dreading this since most of my stomach has moved through the diaphragm and into my chest. I hope I can come to some of you for support because your comments have reassured me a lot. I hope for continued progress for you.
Posted 12/13/2015 9:07 AM (GMT 0)
My shoulder pain is still here, just the left side near the neck. I tried going without Vicodin but no luck. Can't wait for post-op in three days.
Posted 12/15/2015 7:19 AM (GMT 0)
Have you tried taking an antiinflamatory Gragegrl? My shoulder pain got absolutely excruciating for a few days, even the oxy wasn't hitting the spot, then I had a though that if it was because of the swelling, then an antiinflammatory might help and sure enough it did, shoulder pain completely gone while taking them. Unfortunately I can only take ibuprofen for a really short time because it upsets my stomach, and my stomach has already been pretty bad since the op so I've had to stop taking it now, but the shoulder pain has gone down in intensity.
Posted 12/18/2015 6:36 AM (GMT 0)
jenegade - Now the pain in the left comes and goes and I am almost off the vicodin completely. The intensity certainly isn't what is was. I went to the office for several hours today and it started bothering me there. I can't take an anti-inflammatory just yet because i'm having nausea now. I saw my surgeon for post-op two days ago (today is 14 days since surgery) and he said to keep taking the gas x and I think he said it could be some referred pain from the stitches in the diaphragm that are there to correct the hernia. Lying down with a heating pad does seem to be the most helpful, aside from the vicodin.
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