Hey Everybody:
I've had probably one of the easiest post op courses possible but have run into a stumper.
I went back to Cleveland last Friday to get a follow up with my surgeon and cardiac CT and echo. While we were in Cleveland all went well and both tests went great and my surgeon gave me the "no restrictions", go for it and kicked me out the door. I probably did not push fluids like I should have following the CT with contrast.
The next day while at a graduation party I experienced significant left lower back pain with nausea that lasted only about 15 minutes. I fell asleep in the car on the way home and felt pretty much better when I got home except for a dull pain in my left shoulder. 1 gm of tylenol helps it a lot, but it has not gone away now over three days later.
So now I have a very sore left shoulder that does not worsen with movement. My chest also feels uncomfortably "tight" with deep inspiration, although it does not particularly hurt.
I am convinced that the shoulder pain is referred from my diaphragm. Saw my GP today and my EKG, CXR both look fine.
Any ideas? Sound familiar to anybody?
I've had probably one of the easiest post op courses possible but have run into a stumper.
I went back to Cleveland last Friday to get a follow up with my surgeon and cardiac CT and echo. While we were in Cleveland all went well and both tests went great and my surgeon gave me the "no restrictions", go for it and kicked me out the door. I probably did not push fluids like I should have following the CT with contrast.
The next day while at a graduation party I experienced significant left lower back pain with nausea that lasted only about 15 minutes. I fell asleep in the car on the way home and felt pretty much better when I got home except for a dull pain in my left shoulder. 1 gm of tylenol helps it a lot, but it has not gone away now over three days later.
So now I have a very sore left shoulder that does not worsen with movement. My chest also feels uncomfortably "tight" with deep inspiration, although it does not particularly hurt.
I am convinced that the shoulder pain is referred from my diaphragm. Saw my GP today and my EKG, CXR both look fine.
Any ideas? Sound familiar to anybody?