A weird thing going on-shoulder/chest pain after eating

 
Referred pain is when the pain you FEEL is caused by something going on somewhere else in your body.  It's a nerve thing.

For example -
When I had my C-Sections, I was numb (waist down) from an epidural,  BUT I had horrible pain in my shoulder.  The doctor said it was from the incision for the C-Section!!

Hope that makes sense.  :-)

Julie

 I've had this happen a few times since surgery.  For ME, it's from being overfull, as in, beyond Thanksgiving Day full.  It will come on shortly after eating, feels a bit like I've pulled the muscles in my left shoulder, will last several hours, then resolve on it's own.  It sucks, and is pretty obnoxious.  So, I just try to be extra mindful of my full signals and stop right away to avoid this.

That said- I would definitely mention it to your Dr :)

 I think it's definitely from pushing it too much in my quantity of food.     I tried cutting back on quantities over the weekend, and I've had no shoulder pain.    Like they say, they operate on your stomach, but not your brain......

 This happens to me to after I eat sometimes.  I think for me, it's because I ate too much!  It always goes away as I digest.

I have pain in other areas when I eat but just wanted to offer some support and hugs and hope you get to the bottom of it soon and feel better!

No advice Julie, but I hope that you feel better soon!

Julie,
It could be a rib out and when you eat, pressure is applied, making it more noticeable.  Osteopathic manipulation could help.

I was having this weird sensation that my oblique muscle was "falling asleep" and subsequently making me nauseous, my doctors couldn't find anything wrong.  Finally, my Osteopathic doctor found that my rib was putting pressure on a nerve that goes across the stomach.  He started adjusting and magically, I'm all better!

Just a thought.

I hope you figure it out & get better soon.