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Everyone at work keeps telling me my work ID doesn't even look like me since I have lost over 100 lbs. I am going to keep it so it reminds me of where I have been. I just renewed my license on line.. In 2 years I will have to go to DMV to get a new picture. I will wait until then.

I am almost a year out and had extremely thick hair. I started losing it about 8 months and it won't stop thinning. I am so upset since it is getting thinner and thinner. I shed all day. I hope this stops soon. I have lost 105 lbs now. I take my Vitamins and my Protein. I hope it stops soon and grows back!

Mine started thinning about 6 months out. It didn't clump but definitely falling out. I wasn't good about my protein supplements or vitamins previously. I am definitely getting them ALL in now. I heard it eventually stops and grows back. I wish it would hurry up and grow back.

I take caltrate chewables.

1. Walking into a regular store and being able to fit what I like. 2. Being in my seat only on an airplane without an seat belt extension. 3. Being picked up by my boyfriend and carried. 4. Keeping up with my teenager. 5. Borrowing clothes from my daughter.

I am sorry to hear about your trouble with your sleeve. I would DEFINITELY go to anothe physician. Seems like that one really messed up. Good luck to you I am sure you will find someone good and then make the other one pay for it! You may need to venture out of your immediate area since all the bariatric surgeons probably know each other.

Oh my goodness my hair is thinning!!!!! I read previous blogs where people were having this problem. I had my surgery in August 2012 and I can tell my hair is thinner. I started taking Biotin but how much should I take. Will this hair loss ever stop and if so WHEN?????

I had reflux prior to my surgery and took Nexium. My surgeon took me off Nexium immediately after surgery. I now take pepcid twice a day and I don't eat or drink before bed. If I am thirst I take a couple of sips of water.

I think you may have tried bread too soon. I am not a bread aholic so I didn;t have any for about 3 months.

I am 5 months out and in a 2 week stall. I am glad I read this because I was getting very nervous about not losing anymore. I have increased my exercising since I really haven't been that dedicated to exercise until I hit the stall. It can be very depressing. I even decreased my food intake and increased my protein intake. I hope I get past this soon!

Yes! I am always cold. especially my hands and feet. My feet would get cold easily before surgery but never my hands. Now I am always cold. I still sweat while exercising but not as much.

Sleeved 8/23 (pretty close to September and down 62 lbs.

Make sure you are chewing everything well. I still feel discomfort when I am full. Make sure you have enough time to eat. I was in a hurry to eat one day to get to a meeting at work on time. I ended up being late for the meeting because I had to vomit. Take your time eating and chew your food well. You should be better then.

Thanks everyone. I took son simethicone last night and thankful I still had some Lortab left from my post op meds. After I took both I went to bed and this morning it was all gone. I was freaking out last night!

I am having pain under my left rib cage. It is not excruciating, no fever, no nausea or vomiting, no shoulder pain. I am scared to death I may have a leak. Maybe it is gas. I don't know but I am scared. I am 4.5 months post op. Anyone have any insight? Am I just paranoid?