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After gallbladder surgery, pain in right shoulder blade common?
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Shoulder pain: Not common, but it does happen if the diaphragmatic nerves are irritated and there is referred pain to the posterior shoulder.
Answered 6/30/2021
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Can occur: In the immediate postoperative time period & can last for a few hours or up to a day or so but then resolves quickly.
Answered 3/1/2020
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