if i have one a lot of exercise or even just walked a lot, i am sometimes very sore at bedtime or the middle of the night. i used to just take a few ibuprofen. i know that is out now. what is good? i dont usually use tylenol, i have a sensitive liver. last night i couldnt fall asleep and ended up taking a pain pill left fom surgery. is there something i can do to prevent it? i hope the less i weigh, the less it will happen, but i am prone to shin splints not matter how much i weigh.

if i have one a lot of exercise or even just walked a lot' date=' i am sometimes very sore at bedtime or the middle of the night. i used to just take a few ibuprofen. i know that is out now. what is good? i dont usually use tylenol, i have a sensitive liver. last night i couldnt fall asleep and ended up taking a pain pill left fom surgery. is there something i can do to prevent it? i hope the less i weigh, the less it will happen, but i am prone to shin splints not matter how much i weigh.[/quote']

I take a muscle builder supplement from GNC after a hard workout. It helps with the muscle burn I get.

Foam rolling and stretching right after your activity will help. Plus as you get in better shape it should ease up.

I take a muscle builder supplement from GNC after a hard workout. It helps with the muscle burn I get.

yeah, not sure i qualify for muscle building yet! lol. i walked ALL day on saturday, and everything hurt that night. also sunday, cooked all morning then didnt sit down at my MILs, cooking there. IT band and shins hurt last night. not a vigorous workout, but a lot for me.

When you lose more weight it should get better. I suggest stretching. I am a huge believer in stretching and it has helped me tremendously. I had a trainer that got me hooked on stretching when I was heavy and I still do it to this day. Also, foam rolling is wonderful in addition to stretching.

Foam rolling and stretching right after your activity will help. Plus as you get in better shape it should ease up.

Should have read the comments before I left my own. Great minds think alike!

Should have read the comments before I left my own. Great minds think alike!

Great minds indeed.

any good links for foam rolling? never heard of it before.

any good links for foam rolling? never heard of it before.

The best resource for foam rolling is YouTube. Seeing it in action is the best way to learn it.

Agree with the others: foam rolling is awesome. I am on my foam roller a few times a day and primarily focus on it bands, hip flexors, gluts and everything upper back and shoulders. Snap, crackle crunch...Crunch! That is what my back sounds like before really getting into the therapeutic massage part of it. Feels almost like a sports massage. I am not only using the roller after workouts, but also to recover from sitting in my computer chair all day. My god, my back is so sore at the end of the day just from computer work. I use a roller called TP Roller. It is awesome and saves me trips to the massage and the chiropractor, literally. Love crunching out the various tight spots. Another good roller is called the Rumble Roller. No experience with the Rumble Roller, but my trainer swears by it. Invest in a good roller and it will save you a lot of pain and money in the future.

i dont usually use tylenol, i have a sensitive liver. last night i couldnt fall asleep and ended up taking a pain pill left fom surgery.

Just FYI, your pain pills from surgery contain tylenol. (most likely)

Arnica good for pain/bruising

Epson salt... I put 1 cup in my bath works like a charm!

Sombra, a topical analgesic you can buy on Amazon works great and doesn't stink forever like Ben Gay. Stretching is also very important. Gonna look up the foam roller info for myself too.

pre-surgery weight 325; surgery date 2/28/2013; surgery weight 307; 8 weeks past-op weight 281.4; 12 weeks post-op 274; 4 month post-op 266.2; 5 month post-op 262.6; 6 month post-op 253.2