I've had my Band in for almost 3 months now... i'm starting to have severe pain in my back from loss of weight in my shoulders and back, and skin/fat hanging in front. My doctor/nurse say this is normal, but has anyone else had this problem? Anything that can be done besides exercise?

I've had my Band in for almost 3 months now... i'm starting to have severe pain in my back from loss of weight in my shoulders and back, and skin/fat hanging in front. My doctor/nurse say this is normal, but has anyone else had this problem? Anything that can be done besides exercise?

When I first got banded and I started walking I could barely get around the block my back hurt so much. Only thing that really helped me was strengthening my back muscles. Now I run 3 miles and I never have any pain.

I have had a similar problem with MID-back pain since November. (not lower). I was banded in May 08. I've had xrays, scans, etc. Went to the chiropractor and got the feel good treatments that helped for a few hours. It never occured to me that weight LOSS could cause the pain. It seemed to me that the weight gain would cause pain but I figured losing weight wouldnt! Little did I know.

Finally got referred to a good Physical therapist. He asked me if I had recently lost a lot of weight. I told him I had lost about 70 lbs since last May. He said that makes sense then. He said when you are over weight your ligments, etc are stretched to accommodate the xtra heaviness. With a big weight loss those ligaments are now trying to deal with the "unstretching" and are confused so to speak. He gave me back exercises and rubber band exercises for strengthening and I can now feel a vast improvement.

So, I guess what Im saying is, your body can respond in various ways with such a big weight loss.

Check it out with your physician.