Woke a beast?

[BandedMi 13]

I didn't lose a ton, about 70 lbs in 2 years, but after I lost about 50, my body started hurting. I assumed it was from exercising. Turns out I have arthritis in my bones. Knees and some in back and I'm guessing all over, but haven't been tested elsewhere. I exercise daily and I a, finding I'm having hip pain and some knee and back pain. After you lose weight, did anyone else's body just kinda go crazy like this? I feel like I woke a beast inside of me and although Im thrilled with the weight loss, I can't help but wonder why after losing weight, I feel worse than I did when I was heavy. Did anyone else go through so,etching similar?

[gowalking 10,790]

Do you know if it's related to the weight loss? I have lots of joint problems but they were there before I got banded. I've lost around 140 lbs. and even with hip replacement surgery, I have joint disease, arthritis, and inflammatory disease. That means I have chronic pain which is controlled by medication but everything I take has side effects.

Per my doctors, had I not had WLS, I'd have been in a wheelchair and likely totally immobile. I can't imagine anything worse than being immobile when you don't have to be. Hope this is just a bump in the road for you and not permanent. Keep us posted!

[KristenLe 5,980]

I read alot about pain after losing weight - particularly hip pain. Not sure if anyone knows what causes it.

[jea(n__n)ette 98]

If you didn't have WLS, those 70 pounds would put much more force on your joints, making your pain worse. All the more reason to keep losing weight.