Hip Pain After Vsg

[Momonanomo 534]

Last night at our support group I asked about the hip pain. She said it is VERY common. It usually happens between a loss of 50-75 pounds. Your body is adjusting to how you move your muscles. It often causes hip, knee or lower back pain. Many people in the room said they had it too.

One gal said she would just tip over for no reason. lol The Dr she works for said her center of gravity had changed so quickly that her body was still adjusting.

The good news is that it gets better fairly quickly. Good to know!

That totally makes sense -- thanks for posting!

[LDallas 108]

Omg cant believe all these posts. My right hip started killing me week 3...i am now 5wks post op. It was better once i got moving in the morning, but awful at night. Couldnt lay on it, or hardly move. It hurt from front of pelvis all the way around to my back. Went to chiro the other day, about two days later it eased up. Also started soaking in hot bath at night helped. This is bizarre!!

[GlendaLee 44]

Omg, I just finished asking about lower back and hip pain on another page. I'm just 3 days post op...and besides feeling like a truck ran over me, my hips and lower back hurt so bad I can barely bend to sit on the toilet...ya'll all have lost weight, what's my reAson? The surgery? Really?

[Butterthebean 8,146]

I doubt it's the surgery. More likely increased activity that you're not used to. After an extreme weight loss, I can see changes in posture (due to the off set of weight) causing some pain, but strengthening the core will prevent that.

Walking is great but you've got to work on your core, especially if you sit a lot.

[isajck 229]

Currently experiencing a huge amount of hip pain which started Saturday evening. It was sore but exploded today after going bowling. It was so bad I ended up in urgent care. I believe it started due to a two mile walk I did Saturday morning. I have not really been very active since surgery and it appears this walk was too much at one time. The bowling has now aggravated everything to the tenth degree.

Everyday I am understanding the importance of some form of exercise after surgery. I've read people here say it, my doctor states it but I am stubborn and have to learn everything the hard, painful way.

[AStephenson 159]

Yikes! Hip pain AFTER losing weight?? I already have it, was hoping to get away from it after surgery. Guess my chiropractor is going to LOVE me next year! $$$$

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Go to a chiropractor. Omg fixed me right away. Pain meds only cover up the problem. Once you get back in alignment the pain goes away.

[KK66 61]

I've had left hip bone on bone arthritis (one of the reasons for getting sleeved), for years. Pain has been moderate to severe daily for the past two years. I walk with a limp, and now it seems even worse. I was hoping the pain would 'decrease'! I am trying to hold off on hip replacement for as long as I can, but that does not seem feasible at this point.

[chris54 106]

Ok my hip surgeon said as the weight goes down the less pain I had hip replacement in right hip now acting up in left hip good luck

[Aakriti 2]

I'm also having the same pain in hips . It develops after having sitting in a place for too long and I feel weakness in the hips along with pain while getting up, but settles soon after walking a few steps...

My Doctor said that when we loose so much of weight so quickly it happens that along with fat some muscle is also lost.. As a remedy he suggested muscle strengthening excercises.