Daily Post--4/19/08

Have you noticed any aches and pains from your weight loss - has your gait changed? Center of gravity, etc?

My feet were going numb and I had started having a flappy gait. I went to the Dr. they referred me to a neurologist. I was pinching my perineal nerve by crossing my legs. The neurologist referred to it as "skinny leg syndrome" I laughed when he told me that ~ me have a skinny anything syndrome I have everyone around me remind me not to cross my legs and it has healed itself.

I have noticed some issues with my hip, so far I am blaming it on the fact that I am in the gym 4 days a week, and I park farther away from the door everywhere I go. gayle

Sadly, after losing over 130lbs, my joint pain is WORSE! and so is my back pain! I don't do NSAIDS or any pain medication any longer, so I guess that's the difference.... and I am moving so much more, it's amazing... I thought the pain would decrease with weight loss, but not yet... I do have 40 more lbs to go though...

Oh man, my bones hurt! My ass, hips, shoulders, pelvis, ribs.. ugh! And currently my gait has changed! LOL I have peroneal nerve palsy that came from CROSSING MY LEGS too much! Finally able to do something, and it's bad! LOL So, my left foot and ankle is completely numb and I can't bend it up. Can we say... GIMP?

I have noticed that I sway my hips a little when I walk now...never did that before, but then again, never wanted to be noticed before too. Some days when I wake up, my shoulders and neck just ache, I don't have much padding and I just ache some days...plus I have bony butt syndrome (my butt hurts all the time from sitting!). But still, better than the alternative!

My hip felt like it was on FIRE!! Went to my PCP and he sent me to Orthopedics. Everyone shot me full of cortisone and told me about some nerve and sheath on the point of my hip that are rubbing and causing my left leg/foot to go numb. PCP mentioned that my pelvis is trying to settle back to it's proper position after all those years carrying the extra weight and that too may have some bearing on the hip problem. Hubby also says I have my sashay back lol so guess my gait has changed some too. Lori

My back hurts a lot. I have trouble with posture since my body is used to having to compensate for having all that extra weight hanging on the front. Trying to get used to making myself pay attention and stand/sit straight.

I've actually lost most of my aches and pains - back, knees and feet.

I definitely feel I "walk" better. "breathe" better. My "back aches" are all but gone (except when excersize induced pains)...all in all I feel human...physical....alive again.