missyinacage
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You are 100% correct about most doctors' inability to look beyond the weight for cause. It is so much more difficult to get taken seriously when you are heavy, because every answer is "lose the weight".
Thank you! The medication I started has begun to help a little. I’m being careful not to push myself like I usually do.I a so sorry to hear it. I am 5 weeks post op. I have suffered with fibromyalgia and arthritis for over 15 years. Not being able to take anti inflammatories any longer is brutal. I cover myself with pain relief creams and rotate ice and heat packs between offending body parts constantly. I hope you find some relief.
Could you talk to your bariatric team and/or pcp to find alternate treatments that don't involve anti inflammatory meds? I hope something will bring you some relief. Good luck.I a so sorry to hear it. I am 5 weeks post op. I have suffered with fibromyalgia and arthritis for over 15 years. Not being able to take anti inflammatories any longer is brutal. I cover myself with pain relief creams and rotate ice and heat packs between offending body parts constantly. I hope you find some relief.
Oh no I really hate your going through this. Maybe your doctor can prescribe you something other than TylenolI don’t want anyone presurgical to get discouraged by what I’ve got to say here because this is a personal experience.
I’ve been pretty much weight stable for 2 months, lost almost 130lbs from my first appointment at my surgical center, almost 110 since surgery 10/26/2020. These are amazing numbers, it wasn’t easy, and I’m proud of that. But, I am in more pain now than I was preop. I started seeing a chiropractor a few months ago to see if that would help. It has not, and the temperatures in St.Louis fluctuating so much isn’t helping.
My hips, knees, back, even my elbows right now are hurting. Tylenol only does so much. I was sleeping really well for the first 8 months post op, but now I wake up with pain frequently. I can’t sleep on my stomach because any pressure on my knees is excruciating. I can’t sleep on my left side because my hip starts screaming.
Im not sure if I should talk to my surgeons office or general practitioner about all this. My thyroid levels are finally in a good place, so I know it’s not that. Im getting my protein and water, so I know it’s not that either. It’s really starting to bring me down. I definitely didn’t anticipate my pain levels getting worse after surgery. Maybe my joints were more foregone than I knew, but at 39 years old, I’m not getting any joint replacements because I’ll end up needing revision surgery in another 20 or so years. It’s just really frustrating.
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