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I'VE NOTICED THAT WHEN I WAS ON THE PRE-OP DIET, I FELT ACHY IN MY RIBS AND LIVER AREA. NOW THAT I'M LOSING POST OP I FEEL EVEN MORE ACHY IN THE RIB AREA. ANYONE EXPERIENCE THIS TOO??? DOES LOSING WEIGHT HURT? LOL

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Not me.

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I haven't felt pain. But you know what I have felt? Itchy. My skin around my tummy, and back of my legs are so itchy at night. I literally wake up in the middle of the night and lather up with lotion so it stops and I go back to bed. I don't know if it is dehydration, dry skin, or fat shrinking. lol

Just like your stomach itches when it is stretching and your getting fat, I wonder if it is the same thing the other way around.

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I'm almost 4 months post op and I only hurt when I eat bad things and that's mental hurt lol. If anything I feel amazing! I really noticed how less aches I have throughout my body. I've lost 58lbs and I feel amazing. The other day and work I had to lift 30lbs and thought to myself wow I had to carry this plus more before wow no wonder I was in pain. I don't know how long your post op but maybe it's still pain from the surgery.

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I haven't felt pain. But you know what I have felt? Itchy. My skin around my tummy, and back of my legs are so itchy at night. I literally wake up in the middle of the night and lather up with lotion so it stops and I go back to bed. I don't know if it is dehydration, dry skin, or fat shrinking. lol

Just like your stomach itches when it is stretching and your getting fat, I wonder if it is the same thing the other way around.

Pac-woman - the itching is likely from your skin being dry - you're not getting all the nutrients your body needs and your skin is likely suffering a little as a result. I've noticed the same itching / dry feeling. Probably a little dehydrated too.

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Sounds like a gallbladder problem to me. Does it hurt mostly after you eat (especially spicy)? Is the pain enhanced when you poke your finger up and under your bottom ribs?

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Actually my aches & pains have decreased with the weight loss because of my arthritis. I was very tired for the first month but I'm past that now.

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