Hey all....
Okay, so I am 5 1/2 months post Op. I FEEL GREAT...I am down 65 Lbs. and love it...HOWEVER, I have the hair loss and still have the "stools" not passing so easily. I eat whatever I...
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Hey all....
Okay, so I am 5 1/2 months post Op. I FEEL GREAT...I am down 65 Lbs. and love it...HOWEVER, I have the hair loss and still have the "stools" not passing so easily. I eat whatever I...
Hey all....has anyone noticed hair loss? I lose hair in the shower but I noticed more since surgery. Is this common? How long last! Is it lack of protein? Thanks
Hello,
I am just wondering if anyone else felt "GREAT" 7 weeks out that you could eat anything? I am 7 weeks out and I have eaten/tried alot more then liquids and pureed foods. I am having mac...
Miss,
I have kept it from EVERYONE, including my husband and family and friends. It was just a personal choice. No one has suspected anything. I just tell them I am working with a nutritionist and...
Thanks Shirley.....I am not looking to OVER INDULGE the way I use too, but I don't think it is realistic to say I will never have "sugar" as it's in stuff I don't even know about. I just didn't know...
Hey everyone,
I was just wondering if anyone has eaten a cookie or sweet ever again after surgery? About how far after surgery did you attempt to eat a cookie? I am wondering if I can NEVER enjoy...
Thanks for the responses. I am not doing HARD food, I'm doing soft things like cottage cheese, grits, soup, pudding, etc. I guess I just jumped one phase of ALL LIQUIDS for 14days. I was on another...
Hey all...
Today is my 9th day post op, from last Monday morning. I am concnerned that I feel GREAT. I even started eating oatmeal, grits, soup, canned fruit (no syrup of sugar), sugar free...
Hey all...I have been told to take four diff vitamins. How long? Rest of life? Anyone doing this? Why as long as I eat healthy? I take multivitamin, vit d, vit b12 and one other. Thnaks
Hey all...just curious as I know all Dr. Are different, but what is a timeline for stages? Right now I have protein shakes, jello, and Popsicles. I don't see my dr. Until the 31st. Do I have to be...
Had surgery Monday and heading home today to start the process. Didn't have any pains or use pain meds at all. Don't like how they make me feel. Felt nausea from anesthesia but didn't get sick, thank...
Hey all...
Tomorrow is my day ...can anyone share what you felt like, did your insides feel odd, did not feel hungry, how quick you can walk, etc? Looking to envision what my whole day will be...
Thank you everyone for your responses. Kim, you have been my constant this whole process. Thank you so much for that. I am a very private person and don't often respond to things or talk much about...
Thanks Little....that is true. First up and first OUT. :-) I can't wait for this to be over and I can be on my way to a healthier life.
Okay, so someone please tell me how to relax my nerves. I just got the call and as she said "I'm first up and need to be there at 5:45 that my surgery is at 7:30. UGH....Really, am I really doing...
Hey East. My heart feels for you. I didn't discover I had sleep apnea until I started this process. Like you, THERE WAS NO WAY, I was using that mask to sleep. When I went back for my second sleep...
Thanks Hopeful. Wow, both of you did it. That's great. I hope all is well. I am soooooooo nervous. UGH....I don't like surgery or taking any meds for that matter yet alone being pumped with stuff to...
Oh Mystic. Sorry you had such issues. I hope you are doing better. Thank you for the response. Like you I will be ALONE as no one knows what I am doing. I am a pretty private person and don't share...
Hey everyone....my surgery date changed from this Wed. To week from today. Can someone walk me through the day of surgery? What you felt like right out of surgery? Could you feel difference inside...
I am having surgery and heard various numbers for days off. Can anyone tell me if they used short term disability from work?
Thanks everyone. Marvin, no one mentioned that Bougie thing to me, that's so helpful. I wondered about the size of the sleeve and "pulling to tight" as I heard coudl happen. Maybe that's about the...
Hey everyone,
I just did my Endoscopy and all went well, thank god. It occured to me that I had more quesitons than I thought for my surgeon. Anyway, can you anyone share questions that either...
Well my Endoscopy went well today. Phew....that's done. My question now is how much protein are they saying we should be getting after surgery? If you don't get enough protein it makes your hair...
Kat,
Thank you. I am doing protein shakes so that is getting the ball rolling and probably no one will think otherwise,ya know. I'm nervous. How are you doing? What was your biggest challenge? Do...
Thanks Kim. I have the drain on my list. Tell me more, if there is any, about the injections after. You have to give yourself a shot in the stomach once a day for 2 weeks? Am I understanding that? NO...