Laura's Posts

There is a lot of body pain regardless, not only is it a lot of stress and pressure on the body and bones but also the nerves. It hurt my back to sit in my reclner, I had to sit up but my wifes massage could not find the spot anf did not hurt at all, so I figured had to be nurves. It will pass

I experienced what I could best describe as a deep 'spasm' that seemed to start from under my shoulder blade and into my arm. Dr office (as you should let them know) said it was most likely from where the lungs were deflated during surgery. Hasn't happened since my breathing volume started getting back to pre-surgery levels.

I agree with Bob hat you should discuss with your doctor. When I had this pain, one of the nurses at the hospital told me it was because of how they lay you on the table and kind of push your chest up and your shoulders back and then make you immobile. My surgery was nearly 7 hours and I had a lot of pain like this. It did go away. I'd try to stay ahead of the pain with the meds that you have. Tylenol will help as well.

Hi Laura, I had that also. For several weeks after surgery it was in by back (shoulder blade area) and radiated to the top of my arm just like Bob is describing. After this starting easing up I began getting muscle pains from the top of my arms and across my chest just under the clavicle bones on both sides but mostly the right side. I am 12 weeks post surgery and still having a slight problem with the upper arm/shoulder muscle. I had an extra incision up there though and that might be the reason. I am wondering if I need a little physical therapy to resolve it.