The Gals' Room

So I am 12 days post-op and I started purees a few days ago. I noticed yesterday when I was eating that my right boob felt really sore all of a sudden. This morning I was eating breakfast and I it again- only this time in my left boob! I guess that's my clue to stop eating- lol!

I ate a half a falafel I am totally paying for it. Dumping syndrome and I hope to never repeat that again. Oh Lordy.

Ok...so I realize this is a vanity thing and not a health concern but I pretty much constantly wonder if I'll have loose skin once I start loosing a significant amount of weight. My heaviest was 235 and I'm still hovering around there while I'm going through all my pre-op stuff and my BMI is about 40. I'm 23 and I've heard that my age helps with the whole skin elasticity thing. I also plan on doing strength training as soon as possible post-op. I could stand to lose at least 100 pounds though. My question is am I being crazy worrying about loose skin? Are there weight loss surgery patients out there who don't experience that much loose skin? What has worked for you in pre…

Don't think I was expecting this. A little concerned. Cleared up today but was difficult to expel. Best way to put that. I had the same consistency and problem post c-section. One of those I ended up in ER impacted. Is this normal? I was expecting to need prune juice post surgery but not before. Surg is tuesday

I am scheduled for my first consultation for the sleeve. Nothing is set in stone and I'm pretty sure this is what I want to do. One question I have is for any of you who have had it done- have you noticed an increase in your libido since surgery- when you felt up to it? I have noticed that the heavier I have gotten, the less desire I have and I'm wondering if that is something that will change after.

Still have them? I want to keep some of mine.. I am a full D right now and after losing weight I am afraid I wont anymore.. Were you able to keep some of yours?

This weekend I went to a preschooler's birthday party. There wasn't a lot for the adults to do but sit around and talk to one another as the kiddos went crazy. After sitting for several hours in a camp chair my back was starting to ache. I switched to another upright chair and it was better, but I just couldn't get comfortable. I started squirming around looking for a comfortable position and suddenly I just crossed my legs. That was it, that simple. I was able to cross my legs. I haven't done that in years...I mean YEARS! ( at least 15+) I suddenly realized what I had done and started giggling to myself. I didn't sit too long with my legs crossed for the simple fact I ha…

I everyone! I had gastric bypass surgery on 6/24/14. That night at the hospital I was awake all night crying in horrible pain from the gas used during surgery. It felt like all of my insides were cramping in knots. This continued until today...now just smaller cramps. I have not had a bowel movement despite dulcolax (given in hospital), two days using miralax, and resorting to prune juice. Has anyone else experienced this pain & constipation. I've tried to walk but I'm so weak & in so much pain I can't make it outside the house. When I read the boards i'm really depressed because everyone reports feeling great on day 2 or 3. Is it just me? I'm feeling li…

so ive been noticing today and yesterday that im eatting more than i should be eating. i had broccoli and 4 pergies for dinner tonight but i feel like i shouldnt be eating that much. am i eating more than i should or does that sound about right. the night before i had for dinner, half a salad from saladworks.

Hello Ladies, I'm a breast cancer survivor and have been on tamoxifen for just a little over a year. My entire medical team is on board with me having the surgery and my scheduled date is July 2. I'll resume tamoxifen two weeks post op and am curious about some of the side effects and how it may impact my results i.e., tamoxifen causes weight gain; that metallic taste that you get when you first start taking it, does it worsen with weight loss surgery, etc. I'd appreciate anyone sharing their experience. Thanks so much!

I have one huge boob and one not so huge boob. It's safe to say the big one is easily double the size of the other. I know it's quite common, I'm just wondering if anyone has had them even out a bit more during weight loss? I'm totally up for a boob job when the time comes because they've taken a lot during all the yoyo dieting. Just curious!

I'm working on laundry, and all of a sudden I got this overwhelming sadness. I should be excited that this will soon be the last time I'm looking at some of the tent-like clothes, but I can't explain it. I should be jumping up and down about this new life I'm embarking on, not mourning my old life full of size 18 clothes, kids embarrassed to be seen with me at the pool, aching joints, and my hermit like tendencies. Don't get me wrong, I'm not having second thoughts about getting sleeved, I'm just wondering of it's normal to have these mixed emotions?

okay ladies so maybe its me but i figured i would throw this topic out and see if anyone can relate. Ever since my surgery right around my period week i have been getting really strange almost weird dreams that leave me in a confused state when i wake up. They are very vivid and i can remember almost all of them like it actually happened in real life. i know they didnt happen tho because they are just too weird for real life. Last night i dreamed that some guy came up to my fiance and cut him in the face with a razor blade so i slapped the guy in the face with a bag full of sauce and meatballs. the night before was my mom and i running this long path with a pool at the en…

I'm 5 months out and my hair is falling out . I think it's time to put on extensions. Would that help or no.

How many oz could you all eat at 10 weeks out, and when was your first stall?

Tomorrow it'll officially be 6 months since I was sleeved. I was told that my hair would start falling out a few months into post-opt, but so far (*knock on wood*)so good. I've been working hard to get in my protein/calcium, I exercise, try to eat well, drink milk daily and I (almost always) take my Vitamins, so maybe that's helping. My hair seems to be growing faster since my surgery. (It was chin length pre-opt. Post opt, it meets my bra strap). Anyway, I've been wanting to dye my hair for quite some time now, but I am terrified that it's too soon and/or I'm going to somehow mess up the increased hair growth I've seen and it'll start breaking off/falling out. H…

I'm 6 months post op today and feeling wonderful!! So ladies I've never been on birth control (I'm enjoying my weight loss) I seriously don't want a baby into 3 more years. I see my ob/gyn on Mon. Any suggestion of what form of birth control to take after gastric sleeve? I've heard some make you gain weight has that happened to any of you? All suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

So, my bras weren't fitting very well (I wasn't filling them out), so I went in for a fitting. I lost two sizes around, but increased the cup size from C to D! I'm confused - have they changed the standards?

So I drink water ALL day like 64 oz but I still have this oder every time I pee like am not drinking enough water. Does anyone know why or what can I do? Thanks in advance ladies!

About 3 months out from gastric sleeve. Lost 43 lbs... But been having issues keeping food down. Now today was full on like flu but still just white foam and diarrhea. What should I do?!?

I want to start off by saying that this is easily my favorite of all the forums! The questions asked and answered in here are AMAZING! So thank you ladies for all being so open and honest and non judgemental of each other! Especially since there are plenty of people out there who judge us already. I'm pre-op and it's my TOM so I am bingeing a little (ok, a lot) and I was wondering...Post-op what are the best ways you counter your TOM cravings?! Mostly I want chocolate or sweets or greasy food and I know that is a little tough for awhile (read a looooooooooong time) after VSG.

I went to my Bariatric Surgeon and left feeling discouraged. I have had IBS for a number of years, but have it under control now. He said that after surgery it will probably be worse. Did any of you with the Gastric Sleeve experience that? http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=44.082449,-123.328223&zoom=14&markers=44.082449,-123.328223&size=400x300&sensor=true

Okay, I want a 2 piece swimsuit - I guess a bucket list item. I tried on lots of them but didn't do too well in the womens department. They have string bikinis and they have "matronly". The more modest ones didn't come in my size - I have a size 4 butt and modest bottoms in my local stores tended to start about size 10. Some of the prettier ones (that were not string bikinis) were too big OR were ridiculously expensive... I don't think I should pay $150 for a two piece swimsuit! So, i wound up getting one out of the junior section. I bought Jr med bottoms and XL junior top and it fits, good price at 50% off sale. Not a string bikini, but not a matronly skirt type dea…

I am 4 weeks post op, about 8 days after my surgery I started to have pains in my lower stomach that reminding me of the cramps I used to get before my period. And, about 2 days after that I started having a period. It has now been 10 days and I am still having a period. As anyone else who is post menipausal experience anything that this. I am so confused about this. It has been about 5 years since I stopped having periods and now this is happening. Someone told me that when you are extremely overweight that estrogen gets stored in the fat cells. Could it be that the estrogen is now being released from my fat cells and this is what is happening to me. I have lost a…

So when I think of having kids I say I want TWINS. Two birds one stone! Then tubes tied. My boyfriend says no. Because it is to much work and I don't have the patience. Mind you twins run on both sides of mine and his families. No one in our generation has yet to have twins and it has skipped a few in my family on both sides. What's your thoughts on twins.

So, I've been single (divorced) for about a year now. I made the decision well before the end of my marriage to have VSG. I also made the decision to not get romantically involved with anyone new until well past my surgery when I am completely healed and past the awkward questions stage. I am now two weeks away from my surgery date and have decided to tell NOONE at all about this. Not my family (gossipy backstabbers) nor my close friends (skinny successful dieters who wouldn't understand this drastic choice I'm making). So what happens a few weeks before surgery? I meet a great guy who is toooootally into me and whom I could get totally into as well. Damnit! This is no…

Hey everyone I am only a week out and I am jut craving something with flavor. What do you guys think about taking a bite of something and chewing it til all the flavor is gone and then spilling it out???

I'm super excited I have 8 days left until im joining the team!! Nervous at the same time!

Does anyone ever think before surgery about being the person they are deep down after surgery that you could never become as an overweight person? It's hitting me hard now that I am so close to my date(just waiting on approval). Has anyone experienced this before?

I am 5 weeks out and have very bad diarrhea at times or just really loose stool. I mom no drugs that would cause this but I do have milk and other dairy, could this be what's causing it? Does it ever get better?

I'm losing the most inches so far around my bust. I'm on the last row on my smallest bras, so I will need new ones soon. I usually get a good bra at the lingerie store, so it fits. They have told me that every 15 pounds you should have a new fitting. This could get quite expensive. How are you keeping the girls supported as you lose weight?

When I was fat I wore a 42DD. I went out this weekend to get a new bra and I bought a 38DD. When I put the new bra on it fits great around but I am pouring out of the cups. I have lost nearly 60 pounds and my boobs got bigger? Has anybody ever heard of this?

Prior to surgery aunt flow never really took much out of me, but since my surgery my PMS week has been a killer. more mood swings then im use to more cramps and pains then ive had before and coming a bit late and lasting longer. anyone else have these issues??

Hi Ladies, Any suggestions for one piece swimsuit for all the post weight-loss loosey goosey skin and droop? Really want something supportive to hold me all together! I'm overseas & need to order online, & don't have the advantage of trying suits on. What has worked for you? Thanks in advance for your suggestions! I'm eager to hit the beach for some fitness swims!

Has anyone who had Lactose intolerant still have it after the surgery or did your go away?

So I typically wear sports bras on a daily basis cause thy are so much comfier. But when I dress up, I wear a regular pretty, lacy bra that lifts and separates.... Accentuate the assets! Last Friday night I was getting dressed to go out and discovered my bra was saggy and the wrinkles showed through the thin sweater I had on. So I tried another bra...and another...and another! 5 bras later I finally came to terms with the fact I am now a very sad, saggy, droopy C cup (I ranged between D and DD preop) Looks like I gotta start saving my pennies for new "unmentionables".

When I was fat I wore a 42DD. I have lost about 55 pounds and I needed a new bra. I went and bought a 38DD and I have found that the cup size is wrong, I am falling over the top of the bra. I might need to find a 38DDD/38E. Has anybody heard of this? Could my cup size really be larger now?

Hey ladies.. I wanted to see if anyone else is feeling the same way that I am. Aug. 27th, 2014 will be one year for me. My doctor wants me to loose another 20lbs (which I am stalling and so hard to do... I have already lost 85) But when I look in the mirror I still see the size 20.. I still feel like I am the fatty that went in for the surgery.. Help.. ahh..

THis is my first cycle after surgery, I'm having all the pms, cramps, bloating etc and I'm always regular. I guess I started 2 days ago but it's not even enough to wear a panty liner ( sorry TMI)! It's never this way & was wondering if anyone else has had this issue ? I had surgery May 8th. Thanks!

Did anyone have a vitamin D & iron deficiency before surgery? Is it hard to maintain after surgery?

So I've always had pretty bad cramps with my period, but I've always been able to keep them at bay with Ibuprofen in the past. But since NSAIDs are a lapband no no, I have no idea what to do anymore! I know they say getting on the pill can help with bad cramps, but I was on the pill for 7 years and I still had bad cramps, just a lighter flow. I've been off the pill for over a year now and I still have the bad cramps and light flow (which is nice, but kind of strange. When it hurts that bad you kind of expect a river or something haha). My periods are also short, about 3 days, but it's a rough 3 days. This is only my third period since being banded and I've been takin…

My skinny little petite mom has informed me not to worry about my saggy boobs. (I told her I may need to hold on to my larger sized pants because I'll need to tuck them into my waistband pretty soon.) She claims they will "firm up" once I start losing weight. The girls don't seem interested in weight training. Believe me, I've tried to convince them. My mom sees me as young. (I am 40) I think she is wrong, wrong, wrong about the reality of this situation. I will probably look into reduction/lift options, because the boobage just isn't cute, and they seem heavier these days. Pendulous, even. Anyone care to shed some light on this subject? Amy

Sorry for the icky stuff ahead. I moved this past weekend. I don't know if the stress of moving has gotten to me or it's something else. I have only pooped once since last Friday, and barely any at that. I don't really feel like I have to go either. No pressure or bloating. My stomach is a little crampy but that may because I've been taking stool softeners to try and go. Also, I'm on Nuva Ring currently and I started bleeding the other day. Not heavy, but enough for a pad or tampon. I'm not scheduled to remove the ring until Saturday. At this point I don't know what's up. Don't know if I should call the doc or wait and see if my system calms down.

Well I had my "annual" mammogram today. I say "annual" because my last one was over 18 months ago. When I checked in at the radiology center I had to update my profile. The weight they had on file was from the last mammo (265 lbs) so I felt good to enter 156! Then when I was getting my boobs squished I realized my sistas are VERY FLAT. I also realized I need to buy smaller bras again (was 44 DDD and now 34B) So......I am undecided if today was a NSV or not.

K ladies. I finally have tracked enough to see the trend. Each week out of every month I stall out. It's always the same week. Anyone found a way around this? Just when I get started on a good loss, bam. Girl week. Just wondering if anyone else has this happen to them too. Super irritating but oh well, I guess.

So... Over 100 lbs down and treated myself to a photo shoot. I'm in LOVE!! Here's some not-so-naughty shots (before editing/ retouching)

I am 2 weeks out and 22.4 pounds down since surgery, while I am super happy with my results this far I can't help but have this fear that I'll start gaining once I eat food again. How many calories did everyone eat per day at first? Pic is the day before surgery/today.

I had always wanted to do it before...and now that I am so confident in myself and with my honey I went and did it friday....I love this new found confidence I have in myself.... I wish I would have done it sooner.

So I need some advice I have been married for 4 years. We have had some difficult times in the past ( i had an affair with my ex) but have worked through them. I was sleeved on 4/15/14 and have gone from 323 to 295 in that time. My husband has been totally supportive during the whole process. I attempted to initiate sex tonight, but he totally shut me down. He said he is not comfortable with the changes he sees yet and needs time to get used to them. Any one else had this experience after surgery.

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