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Hip Pain After Vsg

Hi Everyone!

Has anyone had pain in their hips AFTER they have lost weight? I'm 7 weeks out and 43 lbs down and my hips hurt in the morning and after sitting at work for long periods of time. The pain is reduced or goes away after a few steps, but its painful when I am still.

Just wondering if anyone else has had this happen and what the cause/cure is?

Thanks!

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  • I've lost 130 and it's just now starting to happen. But I also upped my workouts recently and have a desk job. A lot of sitting can cause tight hips. I found this on Pinterest and it has really helped

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    I doubt it's the surgery. More likely increased activity that you're not used to. After an extreme weight loss, I can see changes in posture (due to the off set of weight) causing some pain, but st

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Omg cant believe all these posts. My right hip started killing me week 3...i am now 5wks post op. It was better once i got moving in the morning, but awful at night. Couldnt lay on it, or hardly move. It hurt from front of pelvis all the way around to my back. Went to chiro the other day, about two days later it eased up. Also started soaking in hot bath at night helped. This is bizarre!!

Omg, I just finished asking about lower back and hip pain on another page. I'm just 3 days post op...and besides feeling like a truck ran over me, my hips and lower back hurt so bad I can barely bend to sit on the toilet...ya'll all have lost weight, what's my reAson? The surgery? Really?

I doubt it's the surgery. More likely increased activity that you're not used to. After an extreme weight loss, I can see changes in posture (due to the off set of weight) causing some pain, but strengthening the core will prevent that.

Walking is great but you've got to work on your core, especially if you sit a lot.

  • 2 weeks later...

Currently experiencing a huge amount of hip pain which started Saturday evening. It was sore but exploded today after going bowling. It was so bad I ended up in urgent care. I believe it started due to a two mile walk I did Saturday morning. I have not really been very active since surgery and it appears this walk was too much at one time. The bowling has now aggravated everything to the tenth degree.

Everyday I am understanding the importance of some form of exercise after surgery. I've read people here say it, my doctor states it but I am stubborn and have to learn everything the hard, painful way.

Yikes! Hip pain AFTER losing weight?? I already have it, was hoping to get away from it after surgery. Guess my chiropractor is going to LOVE me next year! $$$$:(

Go to a chiropractor. Omg fixed me right away. Pain meds only cover up the problem. Once you get back in alignment the pain goes away.

I've had left hip bone on bone arthritis (one of the reasons for getting sleeved), for years. Pain has been moderate to severe daily for the past two years. I walk with a limp, and now it seems even worse. I was hoping the pain would 'decrease'! I am trying to hold off on hip replacement for as long as I can, but that does not seem feasible at this point.

Ok my hip surgeon said as the weight goes down the less pain I had hip replacement in right hip now acting up in left hip good luck

  • 3 years later...

I'm also having the same pain in hips . It develops after having sitting in a place for too long and I feel weakness in the hips along with pain while getting up, but settles soon after walking a few steps...

My Doctor said that when we loose so much of weight so quickly it happens that along with fat some muscle is also lost.. As a remedy he suggested muscle strengthening excercises.

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