Has WLS eased your FM?

My bff is scheduled for WLS on the 2nd of Jan. She also suffers for FM and is hoping the surgery will ease some of the pain, which she associates with her being over weight and not FM.

Anyone else seen a difference? or not?

My surgery (RNY) was 3 yrs ago. I lost 100 lbs and have maintained that loss. I too had hoped for an easing of symptoms but find that it has made no difference at all. Would I do it again? In a heart beat. I am so much more comfortable and moving about is easier--I still get a kick out of seeing a '10' on the label of my jeans. Christine

Thanks so much. I am trying to help a friend, be supportive and stay informed to assist her in recovery and this new lifestyle change. She isn't changing her mind and the WLS isn't because of the FM.

Thanks again,

Shauna

i had rny surgery 9-27-09, i too have FM, hoping that maybe that i would feel better.
well, i do move better, able to get some excersize, but all in all i still have flares, that
are almost unbearable. in general the same achiness, and exhausted. i dont think i
have gained all my momentum yet from  surgery had a minor set back with an ulcer.
that wiped me out, so i am hoping by spring(warmer weather), more wgt off maybe
the flares at least wont be so bad or last as long.

Sorry to say it's pretty much the concensus here that the surgery doesn't help with the fibro pain. It may give her some relief from joint pain but the muscle pain from the fibro is a whole different issue and most likely won't go away. She'll still get great benefits from the surgery tho!

Thanks again for taking the time to respond to my post. I want to help my friend any way I can. She now joins me when I take my daily walk, she has been making it about every other day. I try to walk about 3 miles a day, plus I take dance/fitness class 3 times a week.

I know my friend can't participate as much as I do because of her Fibro and it bothers her. It is a horrible cycle. I have been reading and I will ask her if she's been to a pain clinic yet. It seems most of you ladies are under the care of of.

Again, thank you so much for your help. I'm sure you're going to see a lot of me after the new year. I'm trying to get my friend to sign up here, but she doesn't really like computers and isn't very good with any electronics. She has trouble buzzing me into her gated community from her condo - every day :)

Blessings,

Shauna

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