New Knee Pain

[Lisa821 29]

The last two days both my knees have been aching. I had a one day episode of this about a week ago. Previously I had sore knees from the weight but that got much better after I lost only 20 pounds. I've had a bulging disc in my back since 1993 which has caused me a ton of pain over the years and prevented me from doing things....contributed to some of my weight gain. Now my back is great! No pain at all! No more pain meds, yay! I'm suspecting that my knees ache because I stand on them differently since my belly and my bum are so much smaller. Like my center of gravity has changed so the pressure points in my knees are in a different place. What do you guys think? Feasible?

Or am I nuts?......maybe I don't want you to answer that one? LOL!

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

Nice to have no back pain. You might need to strenghten the muscles around your knees so there's no pain. I was just talking to my personal trainer about knees. Actually he was telling me about his dad's knees and about the muscles around the knee that can help compensate for his father's bad knee.

[Lisa821 29]

Whoa! Cool! I never thought of that! I have only been doing cardio. Perhaps it time for some strength training? Thanks for the info!

[Puja 148]

My knees began hurting post-surgery, and still do on occasion. I never had knee pain before.

Some research on the net told me there might be a few causes:

1. Dehydration. The synovial Fluid in our joints can decrease or become more viscous when we are dehydratred, even if only mildly.

2. Lack of exercise (the category I currently fall into, unfortunately) will contribute to muscle loss. Up until now, you've had amazing muscles in your legs supporting you. As you lose muscle, though, your legs have to work harder at supporting and balancing.

If you don't feel like either of these causes apply to you, check with an orthopedic doctor! Never hurts to be on the safe side.

[Lissa 2,631]

My nurse friend actually warned me about this pre-op. I have bad knees anyway, but they didn't hurt as long as I didn't walk. Since I've been dumping weight like it's a bad habit, my knees ache, my balance is off, and I sometimes run into walls. It is getting better, but it's all because they are adjusting to their new, lighter, loads. I still feel kind of dumb when I hit a wall, though. LOL

[guzel 11]

This is interesting! I've never had knee pain and now suddenly after loosing 40 lbs they're starting to hurt. I have to say it's an unexpected development, but as always it's nice to know I'm not alone.

[RosieSweetie 40]

Thanks everybody! Anytime I told my primary care Dr I had knee pain, he always blamed it on the weight (along with just about any other complaint I've had). Finally I went to an Orthopedic Dr- turns out I had a broken piece of cartilige that would get stuck in between the knee joint, and I had other cartilidge that was shredded (Orth told me it could have started as a result of an injury from high sschool crosscounty practice. Anyway, after surgery, knee was fine. Now that I lost wt that knee started bothering me again, AND the other knee too! I thought, either I'm crazy or this is just a sick joke- knee pain After losing wt!

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

There are some professionals that theoretically think that our muscles have memories. I believe this is true. THe hard work is letting go of the pain because it's no longer needed. I am a therapist and I work with my clients in letting go of the pain.

[Lisa821 29]

That's interesting dorrie! Thanks for the input everyone.

[Puja 148]

Yay! I'm so glad people can relate and corroborate my experience. I spoke to the PA at my surgeon's office about it, and she told me it wasn't surgery related.

As far as I saw it, it wasn't normal for a 27 year old girl to develop knee pain after surgery, and after losing weight!

This is something I'd like to discuss with her more in person.