My surgeon put me on Mobic as it is supposed to be less bothersome to the stomach. I've not had any side effects with it. sue O.

I don't know about the cortizone, but I did have a series of injections of replacement synovial fluid in my right knee just before my WLS. The medication is sold under several names, Synvisc being one. It did WONDERFUL things for me, and I was told that as long as my last shot had been at least 2 weeks prior to surgery things would be fine. And just as an aside---what form of WLS are you having? I ask since you're diabetic, and 98+% of Type II diabetics who have the DS (duodenal switch) experience a 100% remission of symptoms, many within days after surgery. It's so effective in treating diabetes that surgeons in Europe have been doing the intestinal portion of the Ds even on non-obese patients for over ten years now! And since the DS leaves the patient with a fully-functional stomach (rather than a pouch and a stoma), taking arthritis meds like NSAIDs is still okay.

I had arthiritis in my knee before my WLS and since losing so much weight it has gotten better but I still have that feeling of being stiff from time to time as I'm on my feet with my job. More then likely you had it before your WLS and it just got worse over time. Donna

HI Sandra I am just courious how your DDD is now. I was denied the gastric bypass but instead was able to have a Panniculectomy. Which means they cut nearly 12 pounds off my lower stomach that was pulling my lower back inward. Since the surgery I have been able to walk like a normal human being (with the exception of the ankle of knee problems I have as well) I just wanted to let you know that the weight pulling from the stomach to the lower back completely relieved my back. I dont know it this would be an option for you or not but I did want to inform you of this information. I hope this letter finds you well. I hope you have a wonderful, safe and pain free life. Angel Hugs Kim MOndello AKA... Tegan Angel

Tegan I suffer the same problem. I found such a wonderful Dr. Dennis White. But he is in Asheville, North Carolina. He did the 3 steriod shots and gosh I had a life for 6 months...then they quit working. Then in August he did the Lumbar Epidural. Sorry to say it only caused me to not have any feeling when I had to pee...poop. But nothing to my back where it was killing me. He decided to do a RFL to burn the nerves from my tailbone all the way around my hip inward. He told me my leg would be weak but from August/Sept when he did the RFL I drug my leg with a cain and rolling walker. I got so weak from just doing that in the house I couldn't do anything. I ended up in CCU because my Dr. took the FMS shoulder straining for a heartattack but the test were ok. But I still couldn't use my left leg. But they sent me home and when they "tryed" to get me in the car I couldn't stand up like I had told them before. So I had to be readmitted and stayed 5 days with test after test and still couldn't put my weight on my leg. They released me to send me to Asheville by Ambulance to Dr. Whites office only to be sent to St. Joseph for more test. Only to be sent home with a wheelchair and well wishes. I have been in bed since...I am like you 10/15 minutes and that is it. Dr. Whites assistant called me and told me they were releasing me and I got upset, and sad surely you are not just leaving me in this shape? I mentioned contacting a lawyer and he said he would talk to the Dr. and see what he could do if anything. I had never talked to him like that he knew I ment business, I have took my limit. He called back and said they would do another si joint block. And do you believe that helped some! Then they released me from their care. But something just hasn't been right with them. I got on my pcp to find me a Dr. I am seeing Dr. Kate Trate in Boone, NC now. I am on zanaflex and fentanyl patches but still have major pain issues. Check with your Dr. and see if he can do the RFL. If not get him to get you with a Pain Rehab Dr. that can give you meds to ease you . I know what pain is and when nothing helps I say John 3:16 over and over...when the pain is so bad I have to start it over again. But do whatever you can to try and get your mind off hurting. I was told to think of good times and memories, bu taking ambien my mind doesn't work like it should. I wish you the best, I hope you can find peace, if you just need someone to talk to I am [email protected] Sweet Blessings, Sandy