Angry and Hurting!

Do you ever feel like the more weight you loose, the more you hurt?  Kinda like the fat was a cushion or something?   I don't know, I guess I just kinda feel cheated.  Ever since my struggles with fibromyalgia started....long before I had a diagnosis, long before my pain had a name, my Drs always tried to attribute everything to my obeisity.  "Oh Gina, you know, you really need to drop some weight", "Gina, it wouldn't hurt you to loose a few pounds", "your body has to work harder to carry the weight and that is why you hurt", "once you loose some weight you will feel a million times better". I don't regret having gastric bypass, I really don't.  But my Doctors all made me feel like it would be some magic fix and after I lost weight I would feeling great, the pain would be better.  Nope!   Granted I still have a ways to go.  But it has been about 3 months and almost 65 pounds now, and I swear with every pound I loose, I have more pain.  I really feel cheated!  I love the new body emerging, but the pain is unbearable.   Have you all noticed the same thing?  Am I imagining this? 

Yes and no.......... I can't say I feel worse but I know that I have been told for years that my weight is my problem.  Good news, if I get skinny, I will be healthy again!!!   Now realistically I knew better but you are right, that is what I was told........... Darn that doctor!!! 

Gina,

You are not imagining this, my pain has gotten worse since my surgery too. Howvever, I would have the surgery over and over again. I don't know what the answer for us is. Hopefully some warmer weather!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                         Phyllis

Have you considered that surgery has caused a major flare.  I had major surgery last year and it cuased my fibro pain to sky rocket.  That may be what causing your pain. IMHO

Hey there! Well, you are right, at least thats what my Dr (at the Pian Clinic) says. She claims that the skinnier a person is (or the fatter), the more problems they are likely to have when it comes to pain issues! She brought it up when she noticed that I kept losing weight. She said the skinnier I got, the  more pain i would probably be in. And you know what, she is right! I am now down to 109lbs & I hurt like HELL! I actually have to see her today for the forst time in about 2 months, about 6lbd lighter, & I am afraid of what she is going to say to me. At 116lb she told me to not lose anay more weight. Well, here I am at 109lb (not intentionally), so I am going to go in layers! Anyways, point being, thats what I was told. Good luck to you in your pain management. Talk to you later,  Angelic

I can so relate to your frustrations. I too was told lose weight and it all will go away. Then the dr laughed one day and said oh you lost all your cushion. When I started falling flat on my face over a year ago , made a million different visit to many drs, they found a ruptured disk, advanced osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia. Its a shame they could have avoided my recent back surgery and got on top of this pain long ago if they had listened and cared. I have spinal fusion in jan and have lost 15 lbs for what reason I dont know. Pain and lack of motivation causes me to eat the wrong things. I feel more pain with less weight. I am happy for the weight loss. I am at 185 and was conceded to be happy just seeing 1 anything on the scales. i like the idea of being smaller but my skin sucks and adds to my frustrations. Pain doesnt really motivate me to move or even go outside or take a shower most days. I know it sucks! I feel you whole heartedly. Shannon