Back Pain

[Meli01 53]

For the last week I have had really bad back pain on my lower right side. The Dr. Initially thought it might be my kidneys, but all my tests have come back normal. Did anyone else have this? The Dr. said it might just be my body readjusting. I normally have a pretty high pain tolerance, but i'm hurting more now than I did after surgery.

[strellalight 3]

I started to have the same pain, I was advise to drink more liquids and is helping a lot. We are probably not taking all the Water our kidneys need.

[Meli01 53]

Thanks, I will try that.

[going4it 0]

im having pain in my hips and back also and ivenever had this in my life..sometimes i cant even hardly walk..

[beautifulnewme2012 164]

I just went to the doc with this pain today. On my lower left side of my back. Thought it was my kidneys...she thinks its a syndrome called chest wall...that can actually happen anywhere surgery is performed in the body. Basically sensory nerve damage that will get better over time. She put me on pain meds...I hope it goes away fast. It hurts!

[Meli01 53]

I just went to the doc with this pain today. On my lower left side of my back. Thought it was my kidneys...she thinks its a syndrome called chest wall...that can actually happen anywhere surgery is performed in the body. Basically sensory nerve damage that will get better over time. She put me on pain meds...I hope it goes away fast. It hurts!

Thanks for the info. I went to the doctor again today and now she is sending me for X-rays and a CT scan.

I hope your pain gets better, I know how bad it hurts!

[Butterthebean 8,146]

Couldn't it also just be lower back pain unrelated to the surgery? You can easily cause yourself lower back pain without doing anything strenuous.

[Meli01 53]

Couldn't it also just be lower back pain unrelated to the surgery? You can easily cause yourself lower back pain without doing anything strenuous.

It might be completely unrelated. I've had it for almost a month though, and the doctor thinks any sort of muscle strain would have gone away by now.

[Butterthebean 8,146]

It might be completely unrelated. I've had it for almost a month though, and the doctor thinks any sort of muscle strain would have gone away by now.

Back pain can be caused by so many things, from a herniated disc to muscle imbalance brought on by poor flexibility, bad posture, a bad mattress... the list goes on and on. If the underlying cause isn't resolved the pain will continue.

Also, back pain is very often referred pain, meaning the spot where you feel the pain is not always the exact origin of the pain. For example tight glutes usually refer pain to the lower back along the belt line. If you have a trigger point therapist in your area, go see him. They are experts in resolving referred pain.

In any case, I don't mean to try to diagnose or second guess your doctor, only to give you options. I hope whatever it is, you are able to get it resolved soon.

[goofycathy 89]

Couldn't it also just be lower back pain unrelated to the surgery? You can easily cause yourself lower back pain without doing anything strenuous.

This is true! I threw my back out two weeks ago just stepping out of the shower wrong...painful!

[beautifulnewme2012 164]

The kind of intermittent sharp stabbing pains I am having suggest nerves more than a strained back..my doc says she sees this happen a lot after major surgery. One day of meds down and it feels slightly better already. She says she sees it come, stay for a few weeks, then go. She also said it might be part of the nerves waking up on the inside after the surgery.

[Meli01 53]

The kind of intermittent sharp stabbing pains I am having suggest nerves more than a strained back..my doc says she sees this happen a lot after major surgery. One day of meds down and it feels slightly better already. She says she sees it come, stay for a few weeks, then go. She also said it might be part of the nerves waking up on the inside after the surgery.

This sounds like what I am having.

[beautifulnewme2012 164]

The pain gets slightly better everyday..and the tests for the kidney stones were negative...I asked around and this seems like a common post op issue with all kinds of WLS...I am just glad my complications werent complicated!!

[going4it 0]

yeah well im glad i wasnt the only one having problems with my back..it seems kind of common for some pain..but hey what do i know. im very achy.