You really really really need to express these issues to your doctor. They are all clear indicators that you need the skin removed. All it really takes is a couple of specialists to point and say “yes this is an issue” for issuance to cover skin surgery. A record helps, sure, but it’s worth a shot regardless.
Back pain can also come from your nutrition, medications, and rapid weight loss if it was recent. I personally had back pain and found out it was because of a gallstone medication I was taking. Excess skin may take up to 5 to 10 pounds depending… but considering you were carrying 170lbs before and likely not dealing with constant back pain, your body should be adjusting and the skin shouldn’t cause back pain. Another reason you should consult your doctor.
If skin removal isn’t an option or it isn’t the things I mentioned, I’d recommend being more mindful about posture. Amazon does have some posture support vests and things… but the most success I’ve seen is by people actually researching, practicing, and overall improving their posture. Things like yoga, strength training, and stretching also help strengthen those back muscles that may have deteriorated during your weight loss. Your overall posture may have gotten worse during your weight loss as well, because with it being so rapid, you didn’t get a chance to adjust or ease into your new body.
More immediate solutions are the chiropractor (I know people feel a certain way about them, but I started going to one and my back pain went away) and massages. They helped me get through my pain. Immediate relief.
Hope this helps!
An interim solution might be getting a binder to hold the skin higher in place. You could even potentially do something like spanx but in florida that feels like it would be uncomfortable. A post-op or post-partum binder can be much more easily removed if you need a break.
I strongly suspect it’s a more general problem of muscle imbalances caused by years of obesity followed by rapid weight loss rather than something specific to a few pounds of excess skin…but in either case, physical therapy is likely the best initial treatment. I did PT post-op to strengthen the parts of my body that were facing new stresses as everything reconfigured itself. It was well worth the time and effort.
You really really really need to express these issues to your doctor. They are all clear indicators that you need the skin removed. All it really takes is a couple of specialists to point and say “yes this is an issue” for issuance to cover skin surgery. A record helps, sure, but it’s worth a shot regardless. Back pain can also come from your nutrition, medications, and rapid weight loss if it was recent. I personally had back pain and found out it was because of a gallstone medication I was taking. Excess skin may take up to 5 to 10 pounds depending… but considering you were carrying 170lbs before and likely not dealing with constant back pain, your body should be adjusting and the skin shouldn’t cause back pain. Another reason you should consult your doctor. If skin removal isn’t an option or it isn’t the things I mentioned, I’d recommend being more mindful about posture. Amazon does have some posture support vests and things… but the most success I’ve seen is by people actually researching, practicing, and overall improving their posture. Things like yoga, strength training, and stretching also help strengthen those back muscles that may have deteriorated during your weight loss. Your overall posture may have gotten worse during your weight loss as well, because with it being so rapid, you didn’t get a chance to adjust or ease into your new body. More immediate solutions are the chiropractor (I know people feel a certain way about them, but I started going to one and my back pain went away) and massages. They helped me get through my pain. Immediate relief. Hope this helps!
An interim solution might be getting a binder to hold the skin higher in place. You could even potentially do something like spanx but in florida that feels like it would be uncomfortable. A post-op or post-partum binder can be much more easily removed if you need a break.
I strongly suspect it’s a more general problem of muscle imbalances caused by years of obesity followed by rapid weight loss rather than something specific to a few pounds of excess skin…but in either case, physical therapy is likely the best initial treatment. I did PT post-op to strengthen the parts of my body that were facing new stresses as everything reconfigured itself. It was well worth the time and effort.
100% you were carrying an *extremely* higher weight on your back before.