pain in shoulder after surgery-anyone else?

I had a gastric bypass on tuesday.  once i woke up from surgery i had a horrible pain in my left shoulder. the nurse said it is just gas trapped after the surgery.  its been 5 days and the pain is still there and keeps me up at night.  did anyone else experience this?  Also, any tips on dealing with the nausea after eating all these vitamins through out the day?

Thanks!

s.forehand

I can't talk specifically about shoulder pain after WLS surgery because I haven't had that yet.  I can tell you though that several years ago I had major emergency abdominal surgery and suffered that left shoulder pain.  My doctor said the same thing - it is trapped gas.  Mine lasted for about three days.  If it lasts much longer, I would suggest you contact your doctor and ask him about it.

Good luck!

Stacey