Question:
I have seen a Butt question but mine is different.
I used to be able to sit here at the computer for hours..now post op 20 days and my butt gets numb after about 15 min of sitting. This is not tail bone pain. Any suggestions? Thanks — luckyflowers (posted on July 13, 2003)
July 13, 2003
I don't know if this is a physical question or an emotional question...
when my butt started going numb like that, I HAD to getup and move. My doc
told me it was nothing but my mind letting myself know that I KNEW I had to
move more to increase my metabolism and weight loss. It could be your
bodies way of say, "Hey, move this butt!! We gotta get healthy and
heal!" Listen to it, and move that butt! :~) Now... I'd still talk
to my doc about it, but this is just what happened to me! 19 months post-op
and down 227 lbs! :~) I still can't sit at the computer for more than 5-10
minutes without my butt getting sore! I can't watch a whole 30 minute tv
show without getting up every commercial break and moving around! :~)
— Sharon M. B.
July 13, 2003
You are losing weight rapidly at this point in your journey. It could be
that there is pressure now where there hasn't been any before, or for a
long time. The pressure could be pushing on a nerve and causing the
numbness. Your body is going to go through many changes, some
uncomfortable, but your body will adjust and feel better eventually. Now
20 months out, I don't have the butt pain that I had when I was just a few
months out. I don't have the knee pain that I had when I slept on my side
from the knee bones rubbing together. My body has become accustomed to its
new shape and weight, and still re-adjusting. This is quite a lengthy
process.
— Cheri M.
July 13, 2003
Well I am 11 months post op and for several months now I haven't been able
to sit as long cause my butt gets numb but I felt it was from less padding
there, lol. I can't imagine at only 20 days post op loosing that much
behind though I guess it's possible. My weight loss always starts in my
face and works it's way down. Took awhile for it to get to my butt. Carrie
— Carrie D.
July 13, 2003
Both my friend and I have had wls and this happened to the both of us. It
was extremely uncomfortable but does go away awhile after the surgery. I'm
thinking it took me a couple of months for the feeling to go back to
normal, once I went back to work and was moving around more.
— Andrea M.
July 14, 2003
I found in my case, that it is definitely NOT THE TAILBONE that was
bothering me, too. For me, it is the excess skin. What is happening is
that my skin is folding right at the place where the cheeks greet. When I
sit, I am sitting on that fold. This is what bothers me. I thought, at
first, that it was the tailbone, too.
— Rhonda V.
July 14, 2003
I just wanted to tell you your opening line was a real attention-getter! i
have no butt issues, but i just HAD to see what the question was about.
That's all...sorry, i don't mean to make light of your situation at all,
but i just thought the way you put it was very funny! I hope everything
works out for you and you find relief; with all the great support and
knowledge on this site, i'm sure you'll continue to get great answers.
— sweetmana
July 14, 2003
Less meat on the butt area. This was always my smallest part and I guess
as luck would have it my first place to lose. All my pants and shorts,
even in my size have baggy butts, as well as me not being able to sit
anywhere for extended periods of time.
— Fixnmyself
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