I have pain all over my body, literally. Every morning, I wake

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I have pain all over my body, literally. Every morning, I wake up with stiffness and numbness in my hands. I have these pains that sort of grab me in both my lower right abdomen area and my left side around my rib area. It feels like a bad cramp, but I also get pain in my left chest area. My doctor doesn't think I have an appendicitis, but he did tell me that I have sludge in my gall bladder.
My job involves using my hands all day long and there's no question that there's repetitive stress involved. The pains in my left side grab me suddenly, and most of the time, it only lasts for a second or two.......same thing with the lower right area.
I am about 6 foot 1 and over 345 lbs. I take blood pressure, allergy, heartburn medications, and blood pressuer is under control.
My doctor doesn't seem that interested unless I'm bending over in pain and I have a fever.
I go to a chiropractor also.
But, at this point, I'm at a loss as to what my next step might be. I try to exercise by walking when I can, but I've become oversensitive to pain and it makes me not want to walk at all or no more than I have to. I have a very sedentary job, so that doesn't help matters at all.
Please help.

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Losing weight is easier said than done. I've been overweight since I was in the 4th grade, as far as I can remember, so it has continually increased over the years. The good thing is that this is not the highest my weight has been. The most was at 384, but the last it was checked, it was around 350.
The gastroenterologist has seen me, told me that I had some diverticulosis and told me to stay away from nuts, seeds, etc.
I don't know of any meds that helps you lose weight. I do think that my thyroid is low, just like my mother's, so that might be a contributing issue.

I am not at all surprised that weight has been since around puberty, but it is excellent that it is considerably lower than when it was at its highest. Lowering it as much as possible (even 1 pound a week or every week) is better than gaining 1 pound a month. And staying at 350 is better than going up at all.

So while I know you aren't going to drop to 180 lbs, the more you do to keep your weight down or even maintained the better. Set reasonable goals, and don't think that just because you lose 5 pounds in 1 months that it has no effect. Just remember that fat is not very dense so losing 5 pounds can make a difference. Gaining 5 pounds can also make a difference - so just try to keep that in mind.

Your doctor should have checked your thyroid by doing a blood test. It might be worth having it checked by an endocrinologist as there are some subtle changes that can occur with the thyroid (including causing it to be too slow) that can only be detected by doing more sophisticated tests than the usual thyroid function tests done by internists.

In fact, if your thyroid hormone is low or your testosterone level is low (which can happen in obese men because fat tissue tends to make estrogen which can inhibit the production of testosterone) you may need to take medication for either of these problems which can lead to weight gain and decreased muscle mass.

Regarding the pain you are experiencing, you need to see a neurologist to have it properly diagnosed and treated. This is the best chance you have of finding an answer and getting better.

Good luck,

Dr. Michael

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