Soooo... I'm 8 weeks post op.... 50 lbs down, which is great! But I'm having back issues from an old issue years back. Curious if anyone else is dealing with something similar? About 10 years ago I used to move pianos for a living and threw my back out at a job. Ever since then that spot has always bothered me but only occasionally. Sometimes it would just ache and at others if I turned the wrong way, I would throw it back out. Even when I get massages I have to tell them to skip that lower side because it hurts too much. Anyways after losing the 50 lbs that spot on my back is killing me everyday now. Aleve does help but I don't want to use any of that stuff on the regular. Ironically I thought losing weight will help with my back issues not make them worse haha! I'm back to weight training and working on some low impact back excersises so hopefully that will help. Like I said just curious if anyone else is or had experienced the same. Thanks in advance!

Soooo... I'm 8 weeks post op.... 50 lbs down, which is great! But I'm having back issues from an old issue years back. Curious if anyone else is dealing with something similar? About 10 years ago I used to move pianos for a living and threw my back out at a job. Ever since then that spot has always bothered me but only occasionally. Sometimes it would just ache and at others if I turned the wrong way, I would throw it back out. Even when I get massages I have to tell them to skip that lower side because it hurts too much. Anyways after losing the 50 lbs that spot on my back is killing me everyday now. Aleve does help but I don't want to use any of that stuff on the regular. Ironically I thought losing weight will help with my back issues not make them worse haha! I'm back to weight training and working on some low impact back excersises so hopefully that will help. Like I said just curious if anyone else is or had experienced the same. Thanks in advance!

I've questioned the same thing. Even my hips hurt.

I had the same issues. The doctor told me that it is just your body adjusting to your new weight and proportions and he was right. After a while the pain went away from the original spot. I've had a few areas since then that have flared up, but they always resolve themselves. You'll be fine.

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I injured my lower back in 2000 in a car accident. The pain never fully went away and has always been a thorn in my side. While it has mostly been a dull pain I have had periods where it was terrible. OT meds don't cut it, and muscle relaxers are needed to alleviate it. I spoke to my doctor about it and like the previous poster agreed that it was my body adjusting to the weight loss. I'm carrying my weight differently now than I did 100+ pounds ago.