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Happy Valentine's Day to you as well!

I saw this gal posting on OH and in this video (towards the end) she shows her excess skin and some of the shapewear she uses. I don't think she mentions brands though, sorry!

That is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You look fantastic and I love love love the happy dance. You are rocking that sleeve!

Oh that drain sucks. I think of everything I went through for surgery, the drain was the WORST (IMO). I was so happy to have that thing gone from my body! I'm glad you are talking to your doctor, everyone heals differently, so it's good to get one-on-one advice from the person who you are paying to keep tabs on you! It will get better, I didn't have one moment of regret, and a very easy recovery. I don't think I slept well until the drain was gone for about 3 days. But each day that passes you will notice that you start feeling better and better. Rest, sip, walk. That's my advice for the stage you are in right now. Hang in there!

I used to eat Peanut Butter just fine, but post-op, I've noticed that the times I have tried it, well it just doesn't sit well. I don't feel sick or nauseated, it's just odd. So now I tend to stay away from it. I will eat an ounce of deluxe mixed nuts and those bump up my calories a lot. The only reason I'm posting this is just to be careful. A couple of other sleevers have said the same thing about peanut butter, so I know it's not just me.

So glad you are better!!! And yes being one of the "few" would suck, unless it was the lottery, lol!

Not quite 4 months out and I've been taking Biotin since a month before surgery, so far it is thinning. I pick hair off my clothes a few times a day and have to clean my brush more often. I do think the Biotin is helping...a couple of months after starting it my hair grew pretty long and my nails got wicked long! (You can click on my blog in my signature and see some pictures of the hair and nails.) I just recently had my hair cut and my hairdresser agreed that it was thinning slightly, but not bad yet. So here's hoping that I don't lose a ton. She gave me a cut that gives the appearance of more volume.

Welcome! You will find a ton of information and friendly people here.

No catheter here. Def. talk to your surgeon about your concerns.

Congratulations!!! You are looking fantastic, and I'm SO happy that you are so young and getting a chance to have that "do-over" when you have so much of your life ahead of you. It must be so exciting!

Congratulations!!! You are so close to goal! Woo hoo! Like Rootman, I can't wait for my one year...hoping to lose 100 by then, but I will take any loss I can get to. And it definitely doesn't end at 1 year...just such a big milestone. So congrats on being ONE YEAR OUT!

Not for one single minute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wasn't crying going into the OR, I was like "let's get this going, I've been waiting so long to finally have something to HELP me lose the weight and keep it off!" I love my sleeve!

EAS makes quite a few different RTD shakes. They are pricey though. I have found coupons for them and they are often on sale. But they just can't compare cost-wise to Premier. Also I know everyone is different (different surgeon's different guidelines, etc.) but my surgeon wants all WLS patients OFF shakes by 6 weeks post-op. I can almost always get my 70-ish grams of Protein from food, no shakes. I do on occassion grab a shake if I'm headed out the door and don't have time for a proper "meal", but that is something you might consider...weaning off the shakes. Just food for thought.

Welcome! You did your research (like many of us) and picked the sleeve! YAY!! Congrats on your loss so far! It sure is exciting to see those numbers drop. I can't imagine being on CLEAR liquids for 3 weeks, but I am sure there are others who have done it. The best advice I received was to "follow your surgeon's recommendations" so that tends to be the advice that I give others as well. I use Celebrate Vitamins but I don't know off the top of my head whether or not they contain sorbitol. I do know that several Vitamin sites will send you free samples (both Celebrate and Bariatric Advantage do, because I signed up for a free sample kit and there was a lot of variety in each kit.) But keep trying until you find what works for you, you do not want to skimp on your vitamins. Again, welcome ...to the losers bench!

I am not a dr. but I think you will find plenty of women's testimonials about getting their cycles messed up by having surgery. I don't know if it the anethesia or what, but a lot of us ended up with a post-surgery goofy (off) cycle. I think if you are extremely concerned you should call your dr. or go to an urgent care. But from the sounds of it you are just experiencing what a lot of women do post-surgery.

I just found a review on this T, and it is a pretty acurate description. http://www.viewpoints.com/Flexees-Fat-Free-Dressing-T-Shirt-review-11a03 I think it is usually priced right around $30 but I did see a website selling this exact T for $100...what the?

Congrats! I had a good experience overall using UHC. They did a lot of follow-up phone calls too, post-op. I was surprised by that.

http://www.maidenform.com/shapewear/styles/all-shapewear/flexees--fat-free-dressing--t-shirt-3066?cm_mmc=Google-_-3066-_-Flexees-_-3066&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=3066 I got two of these on clearance at Kohl's (except they were white ...paid $11.40 (each) plus I had a 15% off coupon) came home tried them on, OMG, I wish I had 15 of them all in different colors. They are AWESOME! I can't find them on Kohl's website but in their actual stores I saw a lot of shapewear on clearance.

:rofl: Mine aren't shrinking as much as I thought they would, but they definitely are not pointing in the right direction. I think my DH was more worried about what was going to happen to the girls post-op than I was!

That sounds very extreme to me. I don't even think RNY's are on liquids that long. I would ask for clarification in WRITING. My doc gave me a huge 3-ring binder with TONS of info regarding pre-and post-op diet, and it was extremely detailed. Not eating food until 5 months out...that sounds pretty far off the "norm" from what I know personally and what I've seen around here.

I think about 10 days post-op I resumed my drinking from a straw "habit". Almost everything I sip, with the exception of hot decaf coffe/tea is from a straw. I have zero issues with it. I don't have any trouble with getting extra "air" in my mouth from using a straw, plus it might help you with sipping, instead of gulping. Give it a try!

WOW! Incredible, that is the speediest I think I've ever seen as well. Congrats and you will love your sleeve, your dr. did you a favor by telling you about the sleeve!

Congratulations! That is fantastic news!

Congratulations on the "official" word from the doc. You wouldn't think that it would take work getting used to sleeping without (because it sounds so horrible) but I imagine as with most things that involve change, it will take time. Hopefully you will be sleeping peacefully soon!

You are doing awesome!