Hello all,

I am 4 months out since my sleeve and I feel great. Loving the new ME! But something this has changed, I just started to notice my back has been hurting a lot. Anyone else start to experience back pain? Is this normal? Would love to hear your thoughts.

Thanks.

I'm only three weeks out, but I've been noticing low back pain more often. It seems to come out of nowhere. I've even asked people to look at me from the side to make sure I'm not hunched over like I'm favoring incisions or something and I'm not.

I've always had some low back pain because two of my lower vertebrae are not formed exactly right, but I've definitely noticed it more since the surgery. I'm hoping that its a muscle issue and as soon as I start exercising again I can build the support musculature back up.

Hmm, as a back pain sufferer all my adult life I can say that as soon as I was sleeved and started to lose weight almost all of my back pain went with the weight. After I started exercising I almost never feel any back pain. I just went to the chiropractor last Thursday and we were both astonished that I had absolutely NO complaints whatsoever - not even the minor niggling neck crick I typically have between our every 2 month visits.

That being said, in your case it may be referred pain from an internal organ. If the pain is pronounced then I would say a Dr. visit is in order - better safe than sorry.

could also be kidneys...My back pain went away with the weight too. High protein is hard on the kidneys.

I just had my gallbladder taken out and my symptoms were back pain, right under my ribs on the right side and neck and shoulder pain. You may want to ask your doctor. I got very sick very fast.

By the way... this all happen around the time I was four months out.