Pain in legs ankles and feet

[Chylyn7 26]

Do your extra weight cause extreme pain in your legs ankles and feet? At the end of the day I'm in soooo much pain I have to beg my husband to massage my swollen ankles and feet. We both can't wait for the surgery.

[purz59 57]

I'm experiencing ankle pain in both ankles too. I am really hoping that losing weight will alleviate the pain.

[Blue1213 122]

I had ankle surgery a year ago and sleeve surgery about 5 months ago. My weight loss has not helped my ankle. It still swells and I'm convinced it's something I have live with.

Compression socks help A LOT! They help with the swelling and my legs and ankles don't feel achy at the end of the day. When I first started wearing them I was so excited because they feel so good, not tight. Kinda of pricy but there are several web sites that sell cute compression socks.

[purz59 57]

Thanks. I'm wearing a compression sock currently, called a foot angel. It is helping some, but was hoping the loss of weight would also help..

[glitter eyes 1,398]

@purz59. Weight loss helped the swelling in my feet and legs. That's one of the things that helped make my decision to have the gastric sleeve was at the end of the day my ankles and legs would be swollen and would hurt if I walked a lot.

I am 15 months post op and 122 pounds down and at my goal weight. Foot pain and swelling are a distant memory.

Hope your surgery helps yours!! Good luck.

[Chylyn7 26]

@purz59. Weight loss helped the swelling in my feet and legs. That's one of the things that helped make my decision to have the gastric sleeve was at the end of the day my ankles and legs would be swollen and would hurt if I walked a lot.

I am 15 months post op and 122 pounds down and at my goal weight. Foot pain and swelling are a distant memory.

Hope your surgery helps yours!! Good luck.

That's so great to hear! I'm looking forward to it in October. Waiting on approval now

[eprince3840 11]

Yes, yes and YES!

[inkie 30]

Urgggh, I get terrible pain in my feet, ankles, legs & hips. I've got joint hypermobility, so I'm prone to having pain, but I'm really hoping, like you, that the pain will go when I have surgery & drop weight. Please, please, please!

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

Do your extra weight cause extreme pain in your legs ankles and feet? At the end of the day I'm in soooo much pain I have to beg my husband to massage my swollen ankles and feet. We both can't wait for the surgery.

It's a sort of vicious cycle. For many of us walking and carrying extra weight is uncomfortable. We therefore avoid it. That then plays a part when how the circulation in out legs and ankles function. When you get decrease circulation the Fluid may gather in your legs, causing pain, swelling and discomfort. A few things may help:

• Compression stockings which help with circulation externally
• Increased activity such as walking. I'm sure I sound like a broken record at this point, but I cannot stress enough how beneficial aquafit exercise or pool walking is. Speaking from personal experience, it made all the difference in the world. Your body weighs 1/3 it's true weight in the Water. If walk on dry land or a treadmill is too painful, try walking laps in the pool.
• Watching your sodium. It's hidden in everything. Not only is it naturally occuring in some foods, but processed foods and sodas are full of it. Not eating processed foods and sodas can make a tremendous difference. When I stopped drinking sodas my feet went down a shoe size in one month!

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I'm experiencing ankle pain in both ankles too. I am really hoping that losing weight will alleviate the pain.

It will help alleviate some pain because there is less mass for those bones to hold up.

[Kindle 8,667]

Yes, I had extreme knee, ankle and foot pain before surgery. I'm on my feet all day at work and I would be visibly limping before noon. Shear agony the rest of the day and did nothing but couch surf when I got home at night. I was living on ibuprofen and tramadol.

Fast forward postop....I haven't felt a single twinge of pain in my feet or ankles since losing weight. I've taken maybe 2 ibuprofen and a few tramadol (for neck/back issues) in the last year and a half. Losing weight completely eliminated my foot/ankle/knee pain.

3 years ago I went to Yellowstone with friends and I had to stay behind several hikes because I was too painful to even walk across the parking lot. This June the same friends came out again and I left them in the dust on the trails. Hiked 25 miles in 2 1/2 days. Two weeks ago I did an 18 mile hike in one day. Zero pain, except for my toe, which I broke while scrambling down some rocks barefoot (a skinny dipping pool/waterfalls was the destination).

[purz59 57]

I'm hurting so bad in my right ankle from just walking one mile on Sunday. I sure hope the weight loss helps my foot. So discouraged right now because I can't go walking