After back surgery have severe pain in my shoulders and upper back, anyone else have this problem?

I had lumbar fusion surgery in 2001,,so 12 years ago. I was opened up in the abdominal area in front, then turned onto my back to finish up the surgery, they shaved bone off one hip, and was in surgery approximately 8-9 hours. I woke up with the most horrific pain in my right shoulder. It still gives me trouble, sometimes are worse than others, like right now I am miserable. I asked the doctor and nurses if something had happened during my surgery like if I was dropped or could they had me layed in a weird position or something and of course they said no. I am going to an orthopedic to get its looked at to see what's going on. If it was just a side effect of medication or something simple it shouldn't still be hurting like this. So I will repost info when I have more

Ive had 2 back surgeries. My 1st didnt do so good i was in so much pain. My 2nd helped alot. What did u have done. I had a spinal lumbar fusion & 2wks later i had my 2nd they put rod & pins in my back & fixed my nerve problem

Yes, I have that problem also, and it stinks!! I had an SNS implanted in my spine, and because of the incision, I have now suffered from nerve pain because of the scar tissue. There are several things that you can try. One is massage therapy. They have a nerve release procedure that they can do, but you have to commit to massage therapy twice a week for a while. Unfortunately, I can't afford to do that as most people. (i'm one of the 47%, ha, ha), so I have to use lidoderm patches over the areas of my back where I am having the problems. They didn't work at first, but now they work very well. There are also medications such as gabapentin, which helps with nerve pain. I hope that you feel better soon, as I totally understand what you are going through!!