Right upper arm pain (put on side during surgery?)
Do any of you happen to know if it's common to be put on your right side during VSG? I don't know if I was or not. I'm two months out, and I still have a little numbness and pain on the outside of my right upper arm just below the shoulder. It's not bad, and it doesn't hurt unless I press on on it, but it's definitely there. All I could think of was that maybe I was rolled on my side for a while on the hard table. There's just no way it's still soreness from shots. There was never a bruise of anything. I'll ask my surgeon when I see him, but I don't see him until next month and I'm really curious about it.
It may be just gas. Use Gas X strips & put a heating pad on the arm for 30 minutes everyday. If pain still exists you may want to call your doctor's office for advice. I hope you feel better soon!!