Pain in collarbone area after eating?

I have a question for everyone - sometimes when I am eating, I get a terrible sharp pain up by my shoulder blade.  For example - last night I was having a small piece of shreaded meat (just a bite) and shallowed.  About 10 seconds later I had a horrible pain in my left shoulder area.  Now I may have not chewed enough or maybe what I was eating just didn't agree with me? I have had beef and chicken with no problems as at all.

When I was in the hospital two days after my surgery, I sipped water and got the same pain.  The doctor thought I might have had a blood clot in my lungs (which I didn't thank goodness) but since my surgery, I have always had this same pain while eating or drinking on occasion.  I thought it was my body telling me I was eating too much at first but it started in the hospital with water?

Any ideas would be very much appreciated so I can avoid whatever it is I am doing... 

Thank you!

I honestly can say I have not heard of this.  Maybe someone else has. If your surgeon mentioned a possible cause could be a blood clot, I would call the office and let them know you are still experience this just to be on the safe side.

Keep us posted on how you are doing.

In the hospital - the surgeon ruled out a blood clot and thought it was gas passed from the surgery but I still get it now.  I have noticed it is usually when I am eating too fast or something I have not eaten in awhile.  It does not hurt in my tummy but in my shoulder area on one side?

Look up vagus nerve.  I know when I had my band if I ate to fast, to much or got something stuck my left collar bone would ache until the food passed. 

It sounds dangerous on line!  what did you do to work through it?

I watched how and what I ate.  I also used a heating pad on my shoulder and stomach.  That is what helped me.

Thank you!  I googled it and read some scary stuff.  I am going to see the surgeon in the next two weeks and I will mention this to him - not sure what is going on, but I definately need to figure it out.  Did you have this and is do - how did you get it resolved?

Thanks again!