Anyone need surgeries after losing weight?

luv2bingo07 · August 27, 2007

Hi ,

I have been wanting to post about this for awhile. Since I have dropped a good amount of weight(60lbs), my knees, legs and hips hurt alot more than usual. It seems so strange that doctors tell you before that your weight is wearing on your joints, so if you lost some weight, you would feel better. Yeah right! What the heck is going on here?! I have lost 60 lbs, and my knees(especially my right knee), has been more painful and popping and cracking more than ever. I have osteoarthritis in my hip too. I refuse to take those joint supplements because firstly, they take weeks to take affect, and secondly, they are expensive, and thirdly, it's just another pill to take and I am fed up with that. I am happy now that I don't need to take my Prevacid for GERD, and my naproxen for the arthritis(been on it for years and it just makes me swell), even though it helped before with the pain. Don't want to take it also because it can hurt the lining of my stomach and possibly the band. Stiffness in my knees are worse than ever too.

Before I got serious about my weight and to get the band, I was told by my ortho doc that the next step on my right knee is arthroscopy. Hey, if it helps then I am all for it, but with the excess weight I was carrying, he wasn't too gung ho about it. Don't blame him because I wasn't very strong or sturdy then. That would be rough.

So, I was wondering if anyone else has had to get other surgeries done after they lost weight enough to handle it?

Thanks all for any replies.

Peace,

Judy

WASaBubbleButt · August 27, 2007

I'm with you on the pain after weight loss. My knee is really painful, I haven't figured out if it is tendonitis or a joint problem. I'm currently ignoring it in hopes that it will magically go away.

Wendell Edwards · August 27, 2007

Hi, best description I have heard goes like this:

If you put 5 tons into a one-ton truck, the suspennsion and alignment goes out.

Once the weight is removed, the suspension and alignment need to be checked.

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Of course, that was a chiropractor saying that.

METALBAND · August 28, 2007

Hey Judy,

Your weight loss is great!!! So sorry to hear of your pains.....I am with Wasa on this....I tend to try to ignore and hope they go away (not always successful). I hope that your aches go away so that you can really start to enjoy your new self. I have lost 40.....60 seems so far away!! You must look and feel so different. Good to hear from you bandmate!

All the best to you and yours,

Maureen

jmarruda · August 28, 2007

My nutritionist told me that because you may be losing muscle with the fat that you are losing, you need to strength train to support your body and keep as much muscle as possible. She said she sees a lot of band patients with aches and pains, esp lower back or knee pain, and she asked them if they are strength training and the answer is always no.

luv2bingo07 · August 29, 2007

Hey Judy,
Your weight loss is great!!! So sorry to hear of your pains.....I am with Wasa on this....I tend to try to ignore and hope they go away (not always successful). I hope that your aches go away so that you can really start to enjoy your new self. I have lost 40.....60 seems so far away!! You must look and feel so different. Good to hear from you bandmate!

All the best to you and yours,

Maureen

Thanks for the pat on the back about my weight loss. :rolleyes: Yours is great too! Every pound makes a difference. I think I lost mine too fast because my arms are batwings and I have some sagging skin on my butt and thighs...lol Need to get serious about toning up, but with the pains I deal with later, I put it off. No pain, no gain right? LOL You are doing great with your crunch exercises. Congrats! :clap2: I would like to do some exercise like that, but my body wouldn't allow it. :lol:

I have been PMing with WABB and I see my GP on thursday about the lump in my chest. Really a weird thing and not sure if it has always been there or if it just appeared after I lost weight. I will keep you posted.

I think I have lost more up to now because I have more to lose? Not sure, but I really need another fill very soon. With a VG band, the normal first fill is 4cc and I only got 3.2cc. So, that didn't last more than a week or so. :rofl:

Well, take care and I will keep you posted about my journey. Please feel free to keep me posted too.

Peace,

Judy

luv2bingo07 · August 29, 2007

My nutritionist told me that because you may be losing muscle with the fat that you are losing, you need to strength train to support your body and keep as much muscle as possible. She said she sees a lot of band patients with aches and pains, esp lower back or knee pain, and she asked them if they are strength training and the answer is always no.

Thanks for your reply jmcambra. I walk alot and have enough energy to do alot of things that I normally would poop out on. I also take in as Protein as I can every day to keep up my muscles and I read that you need that for your muscle to keep them from weakening. I am afraid to get too exerted because with my fibromyalgia, etc., I would probably suffer alot. I take pain meds every day, but sometimes not enough. I know also that no pain, no gain(muscle), so maybe if I pushed myself more a little every day, I would strengthen my muscles and joints to where it would be more of a benefit. Not sure about that, but will consider it. :rolleyes:

Peace,

Judy