I'm blessed like RedHeaded I've just made it a point to destress holidays, didn't even put up a tree or decorations this year. Christmas is in the heart and that's all that matters. I too wish everyone a peaceful painfree holiday and dare I ask a cure in the coming year! Bless you all!

These questions make me nervous. I was told my WLS will help my arthritis or fibro NO NO it has not BUT I don't think it hurt it either. I feel better with the weight off but still have arthritis
But do not let anyone tell you , you will be better after WLS a promise...That may or may not be true.I do not mean to be negative because I am glad that I had surgery....

I have Fibro and severe arthritis. I had two knees replaced before my RNY  and my right shoulder after. I take vicoden 4x daily. I was very worried  about not able to take antiflamitory but I have survived..I also take flexeril.
I am not sorry I had the surgery.....

I am in exactly the same boat.  My lowest weight was 167 and I am back up to 215!  The fibro is so bad I can hardly get out of bed let alone exercise.  The cold weather doesn't help either.  If you find anything that helps let me know 

Hi Dana,

My kids are grown now, they are 26, 23, 21 and 19, I also have four grandsons, 4, 3, 2, 1, and I'm 47!  I had alot of pain in my scar tissue from my gallbladder surgery and my c-sections but when my plastic surgeon did my surgery she ended up cutting most of it out and did an incredible job so now I don't really experience much pain from it, some numbness and tingling but not much pain, so I guess I'm lucky in that respect!  I'll have to check out that website, sounds good!  I also take Vit D but not sure that its D3, and not sure what the difference is but I'm gonna check into it, I take Magnesium as well!  I had my WLS in Jan. of 2002 and my tummy tuck in October of that same year, I'm thinking that's probably what caused the fibro to start flaring, two major surgeries in one year!  I do have alot of memory issues and a sense of fog, like I can't concentrate!  Work has become more difficult and I have a very stressful job!  I do think that stress and lack of sleep makes my pain alot worse.  I'm not too bad right now which is surprising with the holidays coming, but a couple of weeks ago I guess I had a flare and was in a lot of pain, so it comes and goes!  I also thought fibro was a joke, my brother-in-law was diagnosed with it over 15 years ago and went on disability and I thought he was just a fake and playing the system, boy do I feel bad about thinking that now!  Nobody really understands until they experience it themselves, its hard to explain and I feel like I'm just being a wimp sometimes and all this pain is just from getting older!  That's what I'm thinking when I am like I am right now, which is sore but not in excruciting pain, than a flare hits and I'm like "damnit", this really hurts, am I really suppose to feel this bad just cause I'm 47....lol?????  I try to take it one day at a time and trying to come to terms with the fact that I can't do like I used to!  It was nice hearing from you and I look forward to us learning more about each other and supporting each other through this crap!!  How old are your kids?  I think you said teenagers, thats a battle all in itself, I remember....lol!!  Do you work outside the home?  Are you married?  I'm in a relatively new relationship (14 months) and its hard to let him know what I'm feeling sometimes, when we first met I wasn't that bad, the fibro has gotten worse in the last 6-8 months, not sure why, maybe the stress from the job and life in itself (money issues, moving twice, family issues, etc)!!  Well hope you have a great holiday season and talk to you soon!

Jenn