Hi Adri!
Welcome to the board! The pre-op diet is, indeed, rough for sure. Different doctors have different pre-op requirements. For me, my surgeon required a low-fat diet, but many surgeons...
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Hi Adri!
Welcome to the board! The pre-op diet is, indeed, rough for sure. Different doctors have different pre-op requirements. For me, my surgeon required a low-fat diet, but many surgeons...
Ya know, I've never thought about it, but you may be on to something here. Since surgery, I've struggled with some type of bladder infection. (I don't think it was related to surgery, just...
I asked my doc this last week at my checkup, as Advil is the only thing that combats my menstrual cramps (none of the the over the counter cramp-specific lady pills do a thing for me). I was told...
Frank! Wow, man, you are rocking it. You weigh less than I do! I can imagine how awesome and accomplished you feel. I'm can't wait to get below 300 (13 pounds to go).
Keep it up, friend... you...
I completely agree that people are born gay, and no surgery, book, amount of gay exposure, etc can turn a person gay. Having said that though, I do think that the surgery can indirectly alter our...
I've had the exact same thing you describe since I had the surgery, and I'm 3 months post-op. Like you, my legs don't feel numb in the sense that I cannot feel my legs at all... they just feel numb...
Thank you for the post, Mary, and I'm glad that you're (mostly) okay now. It's great that you're educating people on things to be careful of.
It's sad that the nursing staff wasn't open to...
Hi Big J,
I know exactly where you're coming from. When I had my surgery, I made it no secret to everyone (my friends, my family, this forum, my doctors) that I was scared to death of the...
My doctor told me 6 weeks. It was hell for those six weeks. I intended to go as soon as I got past the 6 week mark, but after dropping some lbs, I suddenly didn't feel the screaming need to go. ...
Same here. And I was never that interested in salt before. Before the surgery, I only added salt to 4 things - mac and cheese, popcorn, french fries, and tortilla chips. I was a total sugar gal. ...
A couple months ago, a lot of us decided to create new FB profiles that would allow us to keep up with each other and to speak our minds freely - without putting ourselves on blast.
Here is the...
I'm pushing 3 months post-op, and I shamefully admit that I still haven't started really exercising yet. Of course, with 62 pounds down, I'm move around a lot more than I ever did before, but that's...
Yeah, those are crazy expensive. I only had to have 2 shots of it, and both were in the hospital. I only stayed one night in the hospital, so I had a shot the day of surgery and a shot before I...
So, that's why I like you so much - on top of your posts and personality, you're from LA, and you're a Virgo! haha I'm a Virgo, too, and worrier and stress-er describe me perfectly!
Great post,...
So, that's why I like you so much - on top of your posts and personality, you're from LA, and you're a Virgo! haha I'm a Virgo, too, and worrier and stress-er describe me perfectly!
Great post,...
I feel like a black sheep at times, but no, I never started the protein shakes. I had the best intentions, and I actually bought them when I was stocking my kitchen to prepare for surgery. But -...
In my teens, I used to party a lot. If you just had one toke, and you have two weeks until the test, you'll be fine. Back in the day, I used to smoke like a Rasta-girl, and it took me 19 days to...
I just got my 6-week post-op blood work back and my vitamin D was low and also at a level of 17. None of the three doctors seemed too alarmed and just told me start an over the counter supplement.
That's wild! When you're dealing with so many post-op patients, there are a variety of needs that could arise - quite a few could be time-sensitive requiring a clear head immediately. I know when I...
Hang in there, Terri. I got off to a rough start, too, but I promise you that it does get better. It also gets easier. Everything you are going through now will become a distant memory, and I...
Let him know we're thinking about him! (and thinking about you, too! God bless the people that join us and love us while we're on this wild ride!)
Yeah, Judie... I think that has something to do with it, too. I can't eat much meat at all. What a wild ride this is!
Awesome news! Splendaaa worded it perfectly... real food making you feel like a new person. I was the exact same way. Aside from my chronic nausea (which has been handled since I started Nexium),...
I go through this, too, Frank. Eating just isn't "fun" anymore. It takes me so long to eat so little. Also, on the rare occasions I do start enjoying myself, I'm full and it's time to stop eating....
Oh, sweetie. I am soooo sorry to hear that. I completely understand the love of fuzzy-babies. I have four, myself. They are my children, and my parents live right behind me... and I consider...