Fibromyalgia Support Group

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denaea
denaea
I was wondering if anyone in this group has had gastric by pass then been diagnose wroth fibro. After i had my surgery and lost 150+ pounds, i began having horrible hip pain. You'd think weight loss would have the opposite effect. Nope. Been diagnosed several times with OA and fibro. I truly believe in my heart i have fibro. I have pain in ankles, wrists, hips neck and shoulders.
beclinkay
beclinkay
I had the gastric sleeve bariatric surgery in 2013, but I had fibro before that. DX in 2007. I lost 100lbs, but it did not help my fibro pain.

I did have a hysterectomy about a year before I got fibro. I have heard that a surgery can kick it into gear sometimes.
mnfibro
mnfibro
I didn't have the gastric bypass surgery but did lose over 100 lbs just before I was diagnosed with fibro. I'm not sure what, if any, connection one has to do with the other but it seems as though the more I lose, the higher the pain levels. Odd stuff.
Achybones22
Achybones22
I have heard that the resulting pain from surgery can trigger the onset of fibro. One theory is that fibro is triggered by trauma (physical or emotional). And surgery definitely is a trauma to the body.