Anyone else can't exercise?

I'm so envious of all of your weight loss I could cry. I am unable to exercise at all except for upper body stuff while sitting. Doesn't really do the trick... I had my surgery for the purpose of a hip replacement (I am bone on bone in my right hip and every step is very painful.) Especially without the Celebrex or Naprosyn as prior to WLS. The walking in the hospital almost killed me. I started at 226 and am 205 at 5 weeks postop. It's better than nothing, and I keep telling myself that maybe losing slower will minimize sag in the tummy, but I would LOVE to be where most of you are. Is there anyone else out there who is in my spot? Bad hip (I have avascular necrosis) or other physical problem? At least we could commiserate, huh. 2nd question: For those of you on HRT, have you noticed that you hormones are all out of whack since surgery? I am having hot flashes like I never did even before the hormones. Today I doubled my estrogen and feel a lot better, but don't really want to do that for long.

I decided after surgery that I wasn't going to take my premarin any longer. I managed two weeks before the hot flashes and night sweats started up. I tried one smashed premarin, that was enough for me. I called the doctor the next morning and asked for a prescription for the Estroderm patch. My hot flashes and night sweats have completely stopped. As for your hip, I really feel for you. I was injured by a car 28 years ago and have always known that some day I would have problems. So far it has not stopped me and even though there is some degeneration it is nothing like your hip. I'm hoping the weight loss will eliminate any future problems that I might have. Even though your weight loss is slow, it is still weight loss. Keep up the good work.

WELL i havent any reason not to be doing excerise but must admit im not getting extra over and above my normal days stuff. MY surgeon has my gym membership on medical hold not sure when i can do that again and its to darn hot to be walking. I am looseing the last two weeks slow but im happy with my weight loss so far. MY first appointment with my surgeon i was at 310 and now im at 242. ( i did loose 24 lbs pre op too. I guess soon i have to start, i figure after summer when kids are in school ill release my gym membership if i can afford too lisa

Hi Sharon, 21 lbs at 5 weeks post op is great. I'm 4 weeks and have lost 19 lbs as of today. I started at 230. I think that those of us who at what others might call the lighter side of things tend to lose a little slower. I am only 4'9" so I really don't think I'm a lightweight if my height is considered, but I guess weight wise I am. My scale was almost at a stand still for the last two weeks, but since Sunday I have 3 lbs, so it goes in streaks I guess. Keep up what you are doing, follow the rules and the weight will definitely come off. I can symapthize (somewhat) with your pain issue. I had 3 back surgeries in 1990 and still to this day live with chronic pain. The last few days my back has given me a lot of trouble. I am allergic to aspirin and NSAIDS so I've never taken Celebrex or Naprosyn. I've been trying to just Tylenol (junior that I can chew). As your weight comes off and you can get your hip replacement you will be better. Just a little more time. My best wishes to you. Deb

Thanks so much, Deb! You really made me feel better. I started looking at the beginning weights and photos of the contributors and did notice a correlation between how heavy the person was preop and the amount of weight they lose initially. I hadn't thought of that before. You made my day, girl. I am 5' 3" and very small framed. Most of my life I weighed between 105 and 110. 120 was "hefty" for me. Seven years ago I broke my back, then for four years in a row I broke one or the other foot. I was non-weight bearing for 4 months each time, and confined to bed for 3 months with the back. The weight just packed on. By the time the last foot fracture healed and I was ready to resume my exercise program, my avascular necrosis had become symptomatic and I could no longer exercise. Never would have thought I'd be a WLS candidate in my wildest dreams. But I've been heavy now for the past 6 years and the surgeon for my hip said I had to be within 30 pounds of ideal weight to have the best outcome for hip replacement. So maybe by December??? Hopa hopa hope. Good luck with your back. I also have back issues and I just have to believe that with most of this weight removed we HAVE to feel better. Chronic pain is such a debilitating thing, isn't it. There's just no escape from it. I feel for you. Thanks again for writing me back. Sharon

You are most welcome and I'm glad I helped to ease your mind a little. Have you taken measurements? I noticed that even when I lost only 1.5 lbs I lost a lot of inches off my body. So now I'm going more by my measurements than my scale. Chronic pain is no fun. I've been living with it since 1989. I guess that's why I probably have a higher pain tolerance than most people because I live with it everyday. Some days are worse than others. I, too, believe that this will improve with my weightloss. You are welcome to email anytime. Take care and God bless. Debra

No, I could kick myself for not taking measurements before surgery. But like you said, the weight loss is definitely visual whether the scale shows that much or not. Plus I'm going by my clothes. When I started getting really heavy (over 170), I promised myself I would never give in to believing that fat was my future. So I did not buy a new wardrobe. I bought 2 blouses and 2 pairs of pants only. (I am a nurse so I wear uniforms to work). When I outgrew those, I bought 2 more. I had been about 220-ish for the past 18 months, so that final 2 and 2 are in pretty bad shape. They are now falling off of me, just with 22 pounds off. So now I'm going to be replacing them again, but instead of 2x it might be size 18. As my sister tells me, now is starting the really fun part. Where it starts showing and people notice and we notice and we feel better. Plus I still have all my size 5 clothes that I refused to throw out. Many are out of style after 6 years, but not the blue jeans!!! I say good luck to both of us---we've suffered long enough! Love, sharon P.S. It's nice to have a buddy on-line!

I agree completely with Deb. Comparing weight loss is dangerous for your mental health. I know we are all going to loose a lot of weight. Some who are losing fast now will slow down later and some who are slow now will loose rapidly at some point. We will all end up with a big weight loss so be kind to yourself and try to be patient, you deserve kindness, patience and love! Jo