Has anyone had this kind of pain?

For the last few days I have had severe pain in my left arm and shoulder. It does not hurt to move my arm but it shoots sharp pains into my arm when I take a deep breath. I AM planning to see my PCP, but I'm in a dilemma right now because my new insurance is not in effect yet so I'm trying to hold off since I should be on the policy very shortly. A neuro-muscular therapist I know said it is referred pain from my stomach/diaphram area, and the pain is not actually due to any type of shoulder or arm injury (I did nothing that would have hurt it anyway.) Has anyone had this type of pain, or know of anyone who is post op who had this type of pain? I'm worried it may be a problem with my pouch or staples or something. I'm 8 months post op, down about 125 pounds, Open RNY with gallbladder removal and I am transected. I'm concerned because I have a VERY high pain tolerance and even after taking 2 vicodins tonight, I'm still in pain.

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