I suspect Fibro- obstacle for WLS?

Howdy,

In my quest to find out if WLS is possible for people with Lupus I came across Fibromyalgia info.  After reading the symptoms I am CONVINCED that I have Fibro instead. I just couldn't believe the Lupus DX; it didn't fit me unless I crammed the symptoms in!  I felt like I was faking Lupus you know?  I'll have to go to the rheumatologist for official word- 

 
My question is: has fibromyalgia affected anyone's insurance or surgery approval?  And do most fibro/lupus people get VSG?  I hear the RNY is not friends with anti-inflammatories....

Welcome! Yep it's always nice to know exactly what you have. I don't know of anyone who was denied because of fibro, in fact in some cases it can be a qualifying co morbidity depending on the insurance co. Personally I would suggest the VSG for anyone who doesn't want the malabsorption and associated issues. I have a band and it just hasn't worked for me partly because of the fibro. I can't get in enough exercise to accomplish any weight loss. I also have other mobility problems and lung disease so that contributes to the problem. With the band you either have to be a junk food junkie or a volume eater to lose, at least that's my opinion. You HAVE to be able to exercise or the band is ridiculously slow. I wish you good luck on getting a correct diagnosis and I would highly recommend the VSG.

Thanks :) 

 You can also go the lap band route if you don't have huge amounts of weight to lose.  I'm trying the band out and I've got about 150lbs to lose.  I just have sooooo many problems going in that I didn't want to risk doing anything permanent like rearranging my insides, which is hard to reverse.  I've had fibro for 23 of my 34 years now and I know well what is going to send me into a tailspin.

Fibro and lupus are very closely related so it's entirely possible you have fibro and not lupus.  A rhumie should be able to tell the two apart no problem.

My surgeon said that there is a correlation between the VSG and fibro.  it's supposed to help.  I have fibro and I began to have a lot more issues a while back with pain & tiredness consistently more than usual.  My PCP ran blood tests that came back positive for Lupus  but with further testing we found that that was false.  I was later diagnosed with rheumatoid arthitis,.  I definitely plan on having the VSG so that I can take pain meds!!!

I too have Fibromyalgia and was taking Lyrica until about 3 months ago. The FDA approved Savella for treating Fibromyalgia recently and it's working like a charm for me plus its not an Nsaid.

Savella is an FDA-approved treatment for fibromyalgia.1 Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterized by widespread pain and additional symptoms which may make it difficult to work or to perform everyday activities. Savella is a type of medication known as a dual reuptake inhibitor (also known as a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, or SNRI).1

Savella is not used to treat depression, but it acts like medicines that are used to treat depression (antidepressants) and other psychiatric disorders.

http://www.savella.com/
http://www.savella.com/SavellaMedicationGuide.pdf