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  1. 1 point
    kristieshannon

    💛Jan surgery countdown💛

    OMG you look amazing! Super cute bikini, too :)
  2. 1 point
    catwoman7

    Night sweats. Menopause? Help!

    then that could be. I know a lot of women mention their hormones being screwed up for awhile the first few weeks or months after surgery...
  3. 1 point
    WishMeSmaller

    Accountability Post

    Add me to your cheering section!
  4. 1 point
    Creekimp13

    Energy

    Make sure you guys are getting ferritin levels checked, and not just depending on your RBCs and hemoglobin to make sure your iron is ok. Mine were on the edge, but still normal when my doctor ran ferritin levels and my iron was VERY low. This can cause fatigue and a host of other symptoms. And yep, I take my iron like I'm supposed to.....but managed to get iron deficiency without anemia anyway... because I donate blood a lot, still menstruate, and eat a mostly vegan diet. Anyone suffereing low BP, fatigue, lack of stamina....get the full iron panel. Since I've been taking more iron and watching my diet, quit donating so much blood....my stamina is off the chart...terrific energy...and my hair is amazing.
  5. 1 point
    Velvet Anne

    Any March Surgeries?

    I had the bypass on 3/2 . Best of luck to you!
  6. 1 point
    Creekimp13

    How muck protein is too much?

    Here's what Harvard Medical School says: https://www.health.harvard.edu/nutrition/when-it-comes-to-protein-how-much-is-too-much
  7. 1 point
    catwoman7

    Packing for hospital

    I slept most of the time, too. I just brought my phone and charger. I brought dry mouth spray, but I can't remember if I used it or not. I also brought some toiletries, but they gave me a bag of those at the hospital (soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothbrush and toothpaste). Oh and wear baggy, comfy, easy to get on & off clothes for the ride home. I wore the same thing to and from the hospital.
  8. 1 point
    SleevedK

    9 months out-VSG Fundus Complications

    My situation is a little different (GERD and hiatal hernia, but sleeve seems okay) but here is what I would suggest based on what I have learned trying to understand my problems. It might be worth getting a second opinion from a surgeon in a different practice who is willing to look at your upper GI imaging and tell you if they think the sleeve looks properly shaped or not. I have been reading this doctor's webpage where he talks about how, in some cases, a misshapen gastric sleeve can aggravate GERD: https://houstonsleevesurgeon.com/category/acid-reflux-and-heartburn/ If you are having significant GERD, you should probably get on meds for that and see if that is enough to control it. When I was reading about this, I did see one study that talked about how, for some post-sleeve patients, the GERD gets better after about 3 years or so because your stomach becomes more "compliant' by that point (and then there is not as much pressure in the sleeve to push the acid up), so if the GERD is controllable with meds, you could try waiting it out and see if it gets better. If it doesn't get better, or if it is not responding to the meds. then you have to decide if you want to get an RNY, or if you want to try the Linx, or possibly ask your doctor about this new procedure I recently learned that some doctors are trying for those of us with sleeves who are having GERD: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S000296102030814X
  9. 1 point
    Arabesque

    NOT excercising at all

    I stopped exercising after a couple of months (I was walking on my treadmill) because of my low energy & low blood pressure. The day I almost fell off due to being so tired & light headed I decided enough. It’s true. Exercise contributes very little to actual weight loss. But it does contribute to your general health. It also increases your appetite to compensate for the calories you’ve burnt. I still don’t exercise but try to be active in other ways. Dash up & down the stairs in my house. Park further away from where I’m going. Walk at a pace around shopping centres etc. Take stairs when possible. Walk to the local shops. It all helps.
  10. 1 point
    Kris77

    💛Jan surgery countdown💛

    This is my before/after sleeve pic. 🎉Down 100 pounds 🎉

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