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Okay, Here I go again...6 weeks post-op as of this Friday and I feel okay EXCEPT... if I stand for too long of periods of time I get a pain in the center of my back and then my abdomin feels strained. If I am making dinner for my husband I might have to sit fo a couple of minutes every so often just to relieve the pain.

Is this another phase I have to go through or am I doing something wrong? Any of you go thru this??? UGH

Janet

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I did experience something similar but really was the first two weeks post op. I believe it came from laying down so much.

To be on the up & up perhaps you should seek advice from your Surgeon. :) I hope everything is OK! Keep us updated, please!

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Okay, Here I go again...6 weeks post-op as of this Friday and I feel okay EXCEPT... if I stand for too long of periods of time I get a pain in the center of my back and then my abdomin feels strained. If I am making dinner for my husband I might have to sit fo a couple of minutes every so often just to relieve the pain.

Is this another phase I have to go through or am I doing something wrong? Any of you go thru this??? UGH

Janet

Sounds to me like you may have to strenghten your core and back muscles. . . I have that problem and have to be really careful that i don't pull my back. . .it's injuries that occured since my obesity and now that i've lost weight i feel them a bit more. . . strenghten you back muscles and core muscles could help. . . good luck

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I am 15 days post op and having the exact same issue. I had a followup with my doctor a week ago - he said I probably tweaked my back using the terrible hospital bed or laying around so much. He also mentioned that it could be a sign of a bad gallbladder, but said this doesn't usually become an issue until months 3-6 post-op, from the quick weight loss. "Something to watch," he said. I asked if it would be okay for me to have a massage to work on it and he said as long as I can tolerate lying on my tummy, it isn't a problem. I have a massage scheduled for tomorrow morning. Hopefully it will help.

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Had similar problems. Got better by working on lower back weight training at the gym. Part of problem in the quick weight loss is you loose both fat and Muscle

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