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    Re: Breast Lift vs. Augmentation

    I'm glad to see recent comments on this topic. I got a consult and price for a lift with augmentation. Ouch! Bith in scaring as well as price.
    My biggest issue is that my breasts have obviously lost...
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    Re: Goldilocks no more?

    I did go through a massive shed a few months after my surgery to the point my temples were very sparse but it did grow back and is the same thickness as before which was a but on the thin side to...
  3. Thread: a few concerns

    by Melyssa
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    Re: a few concerns

    I most definitely do coffee except now it sweetened with stevie instead of sugar...if I'm out when I order it I get Splendora if they don't offer stevia. Granted I don't have more than one or two...
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    Re: Haven't posted in quite a while.....

    Ok so I do have one question about tea. Why not? Now for me owrsonally, I'm talking about brewed green tea sweetened with stevia. Isn't that hydrating?

    I'm a year out and in the past month have...
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    Re: Question for the Women-folk....

    Ugh....I've had menstrual issues for years but since surgery it seems like I've been having my period for most of the past 6 months. Not meaning to scare anyone but my already crazy women's issues...
  6. Re: Down 110lbs and I've Lost My Relationship too

    Thanks for the support everyone and one thing I particular did strike a cord and that was him leaving before I left him. He has made numerous comments since my surgery about me possibly getting...
  7. Down 110lbs and I've Lost My Relationship too

    I'm sure I'm not the only one who's relationship has suffered or ended after such a big change such as dramatic weightloss but it's just such a sad, heartbreaking thing. And yes, to be the cliché, I...
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    Re: Almanza bashing and nights spent in hospital

    Best of luck to all of you. My surgery was in the states performed in a top notch facility that if anything was over careful and you know what? My surgery was March 13 at 9 am and by the next morning...
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    Re: Letter submitted to insurance!!!

    Good luck with the approval...and on a side note, I think that I had my surgery with the same group of doctors you are using.
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    Re: Drinking Pace >>> Can it be TOO FAST?

    I had a similar conversation with my daughter today. It was my first attempt at eggs again after two previous failed attempts leading to pain and vomiting for over an hour each time. The eggs were a...
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    Re: 8 months post-op -- 1 pound to goal!

    This post was amazingly helpful to me right now.
    .thank you for breaking it down like this for us newbies. And congrats to being so close to goal...so inspiring!
  12. Re: Questions on Eating...Portions, Measuring, How Long & Types of Food

    Absolutely great info everyone and nothing was too long or taken the wrong way.

    I guess what's led to the stressing about what I eat is my first major stall. I've only moved the scale about 1 lb....
  13. Questions on Eating...Portions, Measuring, How Long & Types of Food

    Looking over my paperwork from the surgeon I have great info about the first few weeks after surgery but things get less clear as you progress from liquids back to real food again so I'm wondering if...
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    Re: Sudden Pain & Nausea

    Well ladies it may indeed have had to do with onions or potatoes. I had a minor and brief issue last night as well and the common things between both days were potatoes and onions. I've also learned...
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    Re: Sudden Pain & Nausea

    Thank you for the encouragement and info. I'm trying to read through all your past posts as well as the people you mentioned. I am not a fan of Nuts either. Frankly, they once had me so ticked off...
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    Re: Sudden Pain & Nausea

    Thank you everyone for your great advice and support.

    My surgery was part of a 6 month program where they had me see their Nut, lose a certain amount of weight, go to support groups etc. As per...
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    Sudden Pain & Nausea

    I've been pain and nausea free for at least the past two weeks but after a combination of my first stall, feeling dizzy and reading the experiences of others here I decided to deviate from my Nuts...
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    Re: the dreaded stall has hit

    I completely agree with tinman's advice here but ironically since I'm so new to the sleeve am afraid to follow it myself as I've hit my 3-4 week stall. My surgeon and nutritionist refuse to give me...
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    Re: ate some scrambled eggs..help

    Eggs are most definitely part of the soft food stage. My surgeon moved me to eggs and soft dairy 2 weeks post op. I still have that reaction with eggs. I've come across some videos on YouTube by a...
  20. Thread: Hair Loss

    by Melyssa
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    Re: Hair Loss

    I asked my surgeon about hair loss at my preop and he explained that it occurred because the change in hormones from weight loss caused the hair growth cycle of the follicles to stop early and thus...
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    Re: Got Sleeved and had 24 hours of HICCUPS!

    Thank you so much for the kind words! I finally feel like I have some life in me today. My surgery was on Friday but I've been exhausted all day everyday until then. You make awesome points about...
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    Re: Gummies vitamins

    My nutritionists said no gummies because they lack iron. The nut actually said they were specifically developed for people intolerant to iron. And sure enough, every gummy vit I've picked up does not...
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    Got Sleeved and had 24 hours of HICCUPS!

    I wasn't prepared to hiccup from the afternoon I got Sleeved until late the next night. My stomach really hurt and the only way I got relief was taking high doses of my pain meds so I could fall...
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    Re: Got Insurance approval! Surgery Friday!!!

    Congrats! My surgery is Friday too and I'm soo excited!
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    Re: Just not impressed

    While I'm still going through my 6 month Pre-sleeve program perhaps the info they gave me will help.

    My surgeons gave me a handout saying not to fret over no weight loss or even a weight gain in...
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