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Left shoulder pain after eating or drinking
Digestive Health | Last Active: Nov 17, 2023 | Replies (138)Comment receiving replies
Hello @jrofri , I would like to add my welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Sorry to hear you are having these issues with pain in left shoulder after eating. I failed to find any mention being made whether the pain in your arm is affected by movement. I don't intend to make a diagnosis as I am not a doctor but in order to understand your symptom a little better can you tell us if the pain becomes worse if you turn your head right or left or maybe when you move your arm above your head?
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No the pain does not become worse if I turn my head R or L. It seems to very slightly improve when I move my arm above my head. I have a hand vibrator that I use to defer the pain, but that is exactly what it does. It does not decrease the pain. I have a fullback massager which I use to defer the pain, again it does not decrease the pain. I have used ice bags, or heating pad. The pain I have comes about 15 minutes after I eat, and lasts 3 hours. Then it is gone until the next eating experience. On a scale of 1-10, the pain is greater than the scale. Finally, I take 2-500m of Tylenol. It takes about 15 minutes for that to kick in, and I usually get some relief. I cannot use Ibuprophen because it caused an ulcer in my stomach. Tylenol puts me to sleep, and I am on Lyrica for perifieal neuropathy (10 yrs). I seem to be sleeping my "golden years" away. Thanks for responding to my post. It at least helps to have someone talk positively, trying to find answers.