Back Pain......

[M_Johnson 43]

Saw my pcp for some back pain I am having. I have never had back pains before, even at my heaviest. I thought I did something to cause this but he says that it is my body realigning itself. With a bigger stomach and breasts my body was pulling forward all the time and now I stand straight up and there isn't this huge stomach weighing me forward. Is anyone else experiencing this? He told me to take a muscle relaxer for 5 nights before bed only to break the spasms. Make sure I stretch before exercising and after.

Michelle xo

[Meli01 53]

I have been having lower back pain for over a month. My doctor has run a bunch of tests and found nothing wrong. Just like you my doctor said it is probably my body adjusting to the weight loss.

[lml32937 65]

I have had back pain that has worsened the more weight Ioose as well- I do have a documented herniated disk in 3 places in my back. I notice the more Ioose the different I stand, the different I sit etc... the weight is somewhat shifted and I am now sitting in/on bones I didnt feel before- I am side sleeper- same thing- my knees are bone on bone now and hurt mid night and I have to change posisitons- Its weird... I have seen a few doctors who just encourage me to keep exercising and make sure to do core strengthing- I avoid pivoting too much at my waist because that is what aggravates my problem...

[mkamai 26]

I have had back pain that has worsened the more weight Ioose as well- I do have a documented herniated disk in 3 places in my back. I notice the more Ioose the different I stand' date=' the different I sit etc... the weight is somewhat shifted and I am now sitting in/on bones I didnt feel before- I am side sleeper- same thing- my knees are bone on bone now and hurt mid night and I have to change posisitons- Its weird... I have seen a few doctors who just encourage me to keep exercising and make sure to do core strengthing- I avoid pivoting too much at my waist because that is what aggravates my problem...[/quote']

This is almost exactly what my pcp told me would happen. She prescribed naproxen and told me to deal with it that it would eventually pass

[Roxyrooster 9]

Yes, this has been happening to me. I get chiropractic adjustments and massages. This really helps. My chiropractor gave me stretches and back strengthing exercises which seem to help.

[traceyc 89]

My back has been hurting me lately. I bet I have the same issue. I didn't even think about that being an issue.

[MinaT 669]

My back started hurting me directly after surgery. I had lost 70 prior to surgery but I am assuming my back is hurting because of the pressure they used during surgery. I had hernia surgery and adhesions removed and I had a complication during surgery. I'm also two weeks out today and still can't lay on my side and there's no way I'd be able to sleep on my stomach like I normally do.

When I had my gallbladder out I was able to roll to the side while in the hospital.

[KristieAtkinson 589]

Thanks so much for posting. My back has been killing me. And it had gotten so much better. It's good to know its probably the weight loss. :-)