Post OP pain in ankles and knees

[Patrick Donald 0]

About 3 days after my surgery I had some kind of flare up similar to gout in my knee. For the next 2.5 months the pain has not gone away and has moved from knees to ankles to wrist and back again. Has anyone had anything similar happen to them. I haven’t been able to take any NSAIDS or other steroids until recently and when I just took my steroid the pain went away for like 2 days and then was back?

[Arabesque 6,970]

Have you spoken to your surgeon about this?

As you lose weight lots of things that are stored in your fat are released into your blood stream: hormones, toxins & uric acid. The more rapid weight loss we experience in the beginning can trigger gout attacks so it may be gout you are experiencing. But do give your surgeon a call.

[Nabih_bawazir 9]

I have similar case but at lower back, I got MRI and I have inflammation in facet joints, the doctor give me 8000 IU a day of Vitamin D for 3 months and 15 pain killers pills (I take every 2 days in first month, and one a week in second month), my pain is gone since 3th month after surgery, l still have multiple prescription to buy painkillers, if one year pain is not gone, she suggest to retake MRI, since my pain is not comeback after my BMI below 33, so I stop take painkillers, but I will continue take 3000 IU Vitamin D (basically once daily bariatric vitamin)