back pain

I've lost 80 pounds since surgery and am 40 pounds from goal. In the past few weeks, I've had middle back pain after doing some housework, playing with the kids, etc. I'm starting to wonder if my sagging boobs are pulling my back out of shape. Have any of you been having back pain from weight loss? Just wondering. Thanks!

Karel, I have had the same problems, so I asked the dr. to send me to a physical therapist. After discussing everything including my WLS and my pre op weight, she decided that because my muscles in my back had been so stretched out from my size, the muscles are just hanging around back there and not being used as they were before....my pain has been across my back from about 2 inches below the bra line to 2 or 3 inches above the bra line. She has worked with me now for about 3 weeks and I can not believe the improvement....as long as I do the excercises daily!! Also, she said that your abdomen has alot to do with the pain in the back area, so suck it in! Also she has me doing additional abdomen excercises that seem to be helping...lastly I had been going to the gym about 4 days a week and I have built up the muscles in the upper back and shoulders but did not really work that area in my back..now I really concentrate on that area when I am working out....Hope this helps you! Good Luck.... 3/15/04 290/185 -105 lbs!

Yep!! Am there doing that now!! I have developed scoliosis over the past several months due according to my Ortho doc "rapid weight loss". With physical therapy and strength training I hope to remedy the situation. Although my pain was pretty much all the time, not just with exertion. Check with your doc and let them recommend a course of treatment, you really need a pro keeping check on this. Va 5' 3.5" 232/146/1?? -86 pounds -78 inches