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What Causes Severe Shoulder Pain After Having Small Bowel Surgery?

I am suffering from an acute case of small bowel infraction, after being rescued off the Appalachian Trail 230 short of my target. Two surgeries in a Maine hospital to remove 50% of my small and a portion of my colon. When I was discharged and returned home to CT, I only had 2 days before waking up to extreme pain that the Vicodin would not touch. Another 4 day stay at Yale, today was discharge date. My px is I have zero pain at the incision site or related organs, but I have extreme pain in my left shoulder. Anterior between the deltoid and extending halfway up my neck. When it flairs up it brings me to tears. A resident at Yale says sometimes bubbles move through out the body, but can it give such pain too? Not all the time just once a day for the past 3 days. Yale just medicated me, but I m home now. What can I do?
Wed, 29 Jun 2016
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Orthopaedic Surgeon 's  Response
hi
Hope this msg finds u in good health.
i have gone through your complaints and under stand your concern. i wish u speedy recovery from ur surgery.
u seem to have strained some sort of soft tissues in shoulder region.
i suggest u should get an xray done to find out whats wrong.
take rest analgesics and anti inflammatory tablets. physiotherapy
nothing to worry about.
hope your question has been answered.
if u have any follow up queries, feel free to consult me anytime .
thanks Take care god bless
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What Causes Severe Shoulder Pain After Having Small Bowel Surgery?

hi Hope this msg finds u in good health. i have gone through your complaints and under stand your concern. i wish u speedy recovery from ur surgery. u seem to have strained some sort of soft tissues in shoulder region. i suggest u should get an xray done to find out whats wrong. take rest analgesics and anti inflammatory tablets. physiotherapy nothing to worry about. hope your question has been answered. if u have any follow up queries, feel free to consult me anytime . thanks Take care god bless