Daily Post--3/25/08

Did you have joint issues preop? Have those issues been alleviated via your weight loss or do you continue to have problems/pain with joints?

Yes I had joint issues and still do but not as badly.

I had back pain a lot, and haven't had any in months now. But lately my left knee has been killing me...I guess it's from crossing my legs all the time and I like to twist my legs around each other - hard to describe, but fun, simply because I CAN...LOL!!!

I had a lot of pain in my feet, ankles and knees pre-op, to the point that it was hindering my mobility. Now I have almost no joint pain.

Bad knees, and still have them!

Still have them but not as bad..

My knees used to crunch just walking up and down stairs. They don't anymore. My lower back still hurts, though.

Bad knees, bad ankles...still have both and would imagine I will continue to have issues...I don't think you can really undo that damage done over all those years carrying that extra weight do you?

Preop I had alot of pain in my ankles and knees. I have bad arthritis in my left knee, so I still have that pain...just not as frequently and not as intense. The ankle pain is all gone.

Thankfully I didn't have joint problems pre-op but at the rate I was going I definitely would have if I hadn't had the surgery!