Hi Michael: Costa Rica is a great option...I went there for my plastic surgeries...much better country for overall crime and medical (generalizing). Go to Chetica Ranch website where I stayed while...

Hi Dair: try taking biotin...no proof but my hair's never been better (3 years out) - pic is one year post but your hair should go back to normal
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I guess with the anesthesia and stuff, everything kindof shuts down and it helps make sure you void...apparently you are loaded up with fluid too somehow during the procedure...keeps you from having...

I had sleeve day surgery in Coos Bay, Oregon...was discharged to a hotel (w husband). I had a catheter in. It bugged me after a day or so. DO NOT TRY TO PULL IT OUT LIKE I DID...there's some...

Hi Sherri: I'm the same way...operation in oct. 2011; plastics Aug.2012 w lowest weight 144lbs. - now I'm 30 lbs. more. I am trying not to be lured back into over-focusing on eating/exercise as the...

Hi Kelly: I started at a high of 250 lbs. and reached a low of 154 lbs. I had a droopy skin on my tummy. Main issue was that I still couldn't expose tummy or tuck shirts in or have t-shirts skim...

When I got down to 150 lbs., a young woman who's probably 300 lbs. started giving me unsolicited advice...like "you should...blah blah blah" and I didn't want to be mean but It's really uncanny how...

Step 1: Don't tell people in a way that invites "opinions" or don't tell at all (really not anyone's business).
Step 2: when people wonder how you lost weight so fast, say 'portion control' and...

It's normal to be tender and have a little ouch moving. Make sure you're not being too active or moving about too much...the pain is telling you something.

Hi All: I'm just over 2 years post and I've gained back 20 lbs. (up from 142 lbs) by eating mainly popcorn but also nibbling sweets (work in hospital where there is snack food left in charting...

Hiya Jordon: Congrats, as well. I'm going to be straight up honest with you - Christmas month is brutal post sleeve. I was done two weeks before thanksgiving 2011. I actually felt teary when...

Hiya: I have a couple of things to say re: protein drinks. Firstly, I'm sortof picky regarding food and I had to say to myself "come on, be a big girl and do what you need to do...you don't have to...

Hi Addison: I'm 2 years out. Once you're healed, you could eat half a sandwich or hamburger without feeling sick. It's definitely hard to overeat. However, I have had stressful times and I've...

Hang in there, Jersey Girl. If I could give any advice for you,it would be to relax more and look at scale less. I probably lost an average of 10 pounds per month, which is something I wasn't able...

Good luck, Marvin: get used to taking your drinks in wee amounts. One caution...I think they're finding now that artificial sweeteners can stimulate release of insulin so if there is no sugar...

Hi Folks: My hair kindof sucked the first year - like everyone said take vitamins, iron if necessary, enough protein, biotin, and try to relax...anyone with a pet knows stress makes you 'shed'...I'm...

Yes, they are visible if I reach ahead or overhead but generally not too visible either from front or behind. It's hard to decide to do this because of the scars. I decided if I don't do it, I...

Hiya - got my arms done in costa rica - awesome experience...see my youtube blog "pconradpebbles" as it's too much to explain...I'm now over a year post plastics.

As healthy is popcorn may be, it triggers in me a cascade of poor coping behaviour and leads to other eating as well...we all have to know ourselves.

Hi All: I have had 'trouble' with popcorn. I'm over 2 years post...it started innocently enough with the small smart pop bags but progressed from there to everynight large bag with butter and even...

Hi Jean: try Costa Rica...it's probably safer according to my hubby. I went there for extensive plastic surgery, stayed at Che Tica Ranch. Email me for more info if you want ....

I found the people there sooo nice. I lost weight quite gradually because I refused to diet/track food due to past dieting obsessions...worked fine. I'm trying to eat healthier lately and lighter...

Hi there: I'm not living in Oregon but I did go to Coos Bay and Dr. Tersingi. I was very pleased with them (Oct. 2, 2011)...lost 100 or so pounds.

Hi Conway: People lapse into bad habits due to getting complacent. I started eating popcorn, which, for some reason, I can eat a mixing bowl of. However, the sleeve, a tool, works very well and...

I stand corrected...lots of these forum type places have doctors creeping them and promoting themselves...no offence.