Back Pain due to the weight loss???

This to me is a mystery. For the past 4-5 days I have been waking up with pain in my upper back. It's the same pain I used to get ages ago when I had a rotten mattress. Now I have a great one, and haven't felt that for a few years. Well, it's back. It seems that maybe my weight loss has shifted things a bit, and I'm not sleeping in the same positions anymore, so - upper back pain. Any thoughts?? Could my assumptions be correct? mgm -35

my back's been killing me, but then i havent' been able to sleep on my sides or stomach since surgery... it seems to help me some if i put some pillows under my knees. you might try that.

I think you might be right. I am sleeping in some stranger positions nowadays, too. I am not a back sleeper for many years but have begun to sleep that way since surgery. You might just run it by your doc if it doesn't clear up.

For two days now I haven't been able to turn my head or look down at my toes. Seems I put a rib out way up high near my neck. When I asked my chiropractor he told me that with my weight going down so fast (seems to take forever to me!) that my body is moving and resting differently than it has in a very long time and that things that we never thought of before will start to do strange stuff, hence my rib 'going out'. The distribution of weight is changing almost minute by minute. I agree with the pillows under your knees, it straightens your back out better. And just one more thing, I haven't slept on my back or my tummy in like forever, now those are my best positions. Go figger! Gayle -32

I have heard this complaint a lot and asked my physical therapist about it. Much like Gayle's chiro, Ava said it was bound to happen with many people as their bodies change. I am prepared for it though - I have warned her that she will be probably seeing me a lot in the next year! Dina

I have had back trouble. I had a sciatica problem. Never had that before in my life and BOY was it painful, was on steroids for 6 days and pain killer. The other day I just turned in the chair and hurt the upper left side of my back it was better the next day but sore that whole night. So the weight shifting must definitely weaken the back or something. Best Wishes Elizabeth M -44 (was 44 then 42 then 44 this yoyo platueau type deal is driving me !)

I went and saw my chiro-cracker today - he said my body is going through so many changes that its no wonder my back hurts and that after the weight loss slows a bit that the back will feel better. I will put up with some pain, though, for the weight loss not to slow for a while. -Sherrie (-57)