Spine/Back pain following gastric sleeve surgery

[Green1 16]

I have gastric and back spasms since having gastric sleeve surgery 3 years ago. I have some questions for anyone who knows anything about this. I was told there were 3 bulging discs in the spine, although i'm in pain in the back everyday. it feels like a cramping in the back, and it can be very painful. has anyone heard of this? its hard for me to sit down, and cold ice packs work on this pain. its very frustrating.

[Matt Z 4,139]

8 hours ago, Green1 said:

I have gastric and back spasms since having gastric sleeve surgery 3 years ago. I have some questions for anyone who knows anything about this. I was told there were 3 bulging discs in the spine, although i'm in pain in the back everyday. it feels like a cramping in the back, and it can be very painful. has anyone heard of this? its hard for me to sit down, and cold ice packs work on this pain. its very frustrating.

I'm dealing with back pain as well. For me, it's spinal arthritis, I had it for a while but I wasn't aware that I had it, this is because the visceral fat (the fat that surrounds your bones, joints, ligaments, organs etc was protecting the nerves from the arthritis, now that I've dropped so much weight, those spiky little growths are able to impact the nerves and it sucks. Working with a PT for stretching and other exercises to help... but it might never go away without surgery.

Have you gone to a massage therapist? physical therapist? chiropractor? yet to see if they can adjust or work through the issue? If not, I suggest you reach out to your PCP and see if they can figure out what you can do moving forward to resolve that pain issue.

[Jazzy1125 1,010]

I would recommend calling your doctor to get it taking care of and see what is going on asap before it gets any worse. Good Luck to you!

[magpie26 244]

I have back pain as well and it got worse as I've lost the weight, even with exercise. I don't have issues with my discs. My core muscles and my muscles in general are just weak. I had my doctor put my into physical therapy to help me strengthen my body without doing stuff that may or may not hurt me. I really thought I was a tough strong chick, apparently not as much as I thought. Jumping into things like crossfit and crazy workouts when some of were 300+ pounds and nearly sedentary seems like a recipe for disaster (in my opinion).

Im writing this in case anyone who has back problems that could maybe be helped by physical therapy. It may work for you too to some extent. Maybe 😬