I have left shoulder pain after open gallbladder and stone removal surgery?
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 at
2:40 am
My mother is sufffering from acute left shoulder pain after open surgery of gallblader and stone removal
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this is notdue to surgery i think this is due to sponolysis or due to blood pressure
This is a common problem to have after abdominal surgery. During abdominal surgery, the patient’s abdomen is inflated with CO2 gas so there is more room for the surgical instruments and cameras. One of the problems with this is that the gas seems to sometimes get trapped in the body after surgery and often causes pain in the shoulder. The surgeon should be very familiar with this and would most likely recommend walking and moving the shoulder to try to expel some of the gas. Note that the gas is not in your stomach or intestine, so things like gasex, etc will not help.
"The right shoulder pain is a "referred" pain related to the carbon dioxide that has to be put into the belly during the operation. This stretches and irritates the diaphragm (the layer of muscle between the abdomen and chest). The diaphragm has the same nerve supply as the shoulder-so you feel shoulder pain when the diaphragm is irritated. These symptoms usually resolve quickly over the first 24-48 hours. "