Extreme Left Shoulder Pain Months After Surgery

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Hello! I am new to the group but have been reading posts for several months and

have found this group to be of great support since I have been diagnosed with

Achalasia.

I had my surgery on April 12th of this year, they did a Heller myotomy,

fundoplication and they also removed my gal bladder (I was told it would just

cause me problems later and it was best to just get it out now). Immediately

after waking up from surgery in the recovery room I noticed immense pain in my

left shoulder. I asked what happened to it and had to repeatedly ask for ice as

I was told repeatedly told " My surgery was on my abdomen, my shoulder it fine. "

The pain did not go down at all while I was in the hospital. I did not sleep

and had a terrible migraine. Nothing helped with the pain in my shoulder and

arm.

Upon leaving the hospital the shoulder pain went down slightly (only about one

level) and has stayed there or gotten worse ever since. My left had will go

numb from time to time, and it is becoming increasingly hard to do everyday

tasks such as writing, typing, etc. I have never had any issues with my

shoulder prior to surgery but I do have herniated discs in my neck and lower

back from a car accident over 11 years ago.

I have seen some posts on here regarding left shoulder pain immediately after

surgery from the gas used in the procedure, but am wondering if anyone else has

suffered from this type of pain that has lasted this long. Nothing helps and I

am in constant pain every day. I do not know what to do any longer and would

love to hear if anyone else has dealt with this.