Congratulations!! Thank you for sharing the news of your success! This is the kind of thing that makes it all worth it!
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Congratulations!! Thank you for sharing the news of your success! This is the kind of thing that makes it all worth it!
To be honest, I still forget myself (I'm 3 and a bit months out) and eat too fast sometimes, followed by that uncomfortable feeling (and sometimes throw up) - but it feels like it has more to do with...
I'm not sure what the main factor is behind the hair loss. Personally, I am just over 3 months out now, and I have not yet experienced it. Like many, based on research prior to surgery, I have been...
Pre-sleeve, I wasn't really a big fan of too hot or spicy foods, but I did tolerate 'mild' fine enough. Post-op, I can't even do 'mild' without major discomfort, and what I'm going to describe as...
I went to an International Center of Excellence in Mexico. My surgeon is a Bariatric Surgeon of Excellence, an International Fellow of the ASMBS, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons ....
I just spoke to my nutritionist about this very question - keep in mind that I'm 3 months out now, and it was from that perspective that I asked the question ... but basically the answer is there is...
glue n' strips!
Same as others have said; just adding my bits in for statistical purposes!
I think every single surgeon/bariatric group has their own unique set of recommendations - and that's for everything related to the surgery, like whether or not you go on a pre-op diet, what kind of...
At the recommendation of my NUT, I was taking (and still take) probiotics daily from about a month before surgery. This seemed to be enough to keep things regular during pre-op diets (ATKINS-esque...
As far as the weight loss post surgery is concerned, you've probably realized by the responses so far that everyone is different! I'll pile on to that and add that I actually gained weight in the...
As far as the constipation part goes, my doctor told me that Miralax (Restoralax in Canada) was mild enough to use every day if I needed to, to keep things moving, I usually put a 'dose' in my water...
This is exactly the type of thing that makes it all worth it :) I bet you were on cloud nine trying on those pants; I'm on cloud nine just hearing about it! I can't wait to be where you are - you...
The first time I had an attack, I had no idea what was going on - I'd never felt anything similar before, and it felt like being stabbed in the shoulder blades, and just continued twisting. I...
When I was on pureed food stage, I did try the refried beans - which I really loved - I had them with some extra melted cheese. But I did find they were REALLY heavy, and felt almost like I'd eaten...
Congratulations! I'm so inspired by your achievement, and motivated to join you there! Onederland is my first mini-goal :D
This is a great accomplishment; you ARE being too hard on yourself -...
For the gas, some say something called Gas-X strips work great (mind you others say they don't work at all), but I never did get into using them because I barely had any kind of gas pains at all ......
I'm pretty early in the WLS game, so I can't offer anything from my own experience, BUT! While I was in the hospital after my surgery, I ran into a lady who was back in 2 years later, having her...
I decided the same thing - not to discuss the surgery with coworkers. A month pre-op I started my pre-op diet, and made a point of talking about 'new year, new plan', getting serious etc ... so as...
cindyj, losing 32lbs in less than a month IS AWESOME!
Emotionally, I feel the same as you - I should be losing something every day, since I can't seem to get my calories over 800/day (even by...
I started the journey on Dec 21 @ 260lbs on the button. I started what I call the pre-pre-op diet right then (atkins ish), and then did the 2 week pre-op liquid diet. On the date of surgery, Jan...
Welcome! This is a great place to find answers to questions, encouragement and lots of helpful hints and tips! I'm a relative newbie myself (just sleeved 2 days ago!) and this is has been a great...
I'm not sure what the question is? But I can tell you that I had the surgery in Mexico, and my surgeon told me same thing they told me in Alberta (where I'm from) - which is they will not do the...
Heya! I saw you guys coming out in the morning, as our group of 6 was just arriving on Wednesday (at the OCC). Kind of fun to run into you here too! Hope everything went well and are doing great! ...
- hear, hear!
Are you going through the Weight Wise program in Edmonton?
I wanted to thank everyone for the posts and the responses to my PMs. For whatever reason, I can't seem to send new or respond to PMs right now ... is there a restriction on PMs per day or some...