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My Dr tells all his patients that 3-6 months post-op some people will lose hair. Unfortunately I was one of those patients, I have thin hair to begin with too, mine started at 4 months out. I was told to up my protein from 60 grams daily to 80 grams daily, I was already taking biotin. It finally did stop falling out shortly after my 6 month mark. It is very stressful, but I am about half way to go goal now and I wouldn't think twice about doing it all over again.

I am so glad that I am not alone. I am a couple days over 3 weeks post-op and seem to be starting a stall phase. This really sucks. I guess we have no choice but to keep plugging away with our diet and exercise until our bodies decide to catch up. I knew about stalls I just hoped it would be farther down the road and closer to goal before it happened (wishful thinking).

I will be a week post-op tomorrow. I am on Nexium and have been for years. I have had the "acid hunger pains" since the second day. I try to sip something almost continuously and I have never had a full feeling yet. Today is the first day of full liquids. I know it is just my head talking, but I feel like I will never feel full again. It is frustrating, but it should only be temporary.

Waiting for my husband to finish getting ready, then off to the hospital. Surgery is scheduled for 12:20.

Just great, I have osteoarthritis in both knees, and being off NSAIDS before surgery has made it very difficult to walk. I can't imagine it getting worst. I thought WLS was supported to magically make our knee pain go away, because we won't be carrying around excess weight.

I am scheduled for surgery at12:20 tomorrow. It has been a year long process to get approved and I am very excited. I was able to only find one type of sugar-free popsicles at Wal-Mart and they are the cheapest kind of twin pops in a variety pack.

Congrats, I am having surgery tomorrow as well. I have to be at the hospital at 9:50am, surgery at 12:20. My thoughts will be with you in the morning.

Good luck and my prayers go with you. I have my surgery on Wednesday. It has been a year long journey getting here.

I have my pulmonary function test tomorrow at 3pm, then Wednesday is my surgery. I'm excited and scared all at the same time.

I just purchased several of these books. I now have a lot of reading I can do on my upcoming trip. Thanks for the suggestions.

Thank you for sharing you horrible experience so eloquently. I know that dumping is a problem with the bypass, but I had no idea it was a problem with the sleeve. I have heard about the lactose intolerance with the sleeve, but I didn't give it much thought. I will certainly give it much more thought now.

I am scheduled for surgery on July 31st. I am so excited, I started this process a little over a year ago and now it is finally coming true.

Looks great, thank you so much for sharing it with us.

Nose cup or full face mask, I still wake up after about 4 hours gasping and in a panic. I'm not sure if I will ever be able to wear it all night long. I wish I could I'm sure that I would feel better.

I have Care First Administrators, which is a little different than just Care First. That made things a little confusing at the Dr's office. My insurance says I have to lose 5-10% of my body weight before approval. The dietitian said she had another client with the same insurance and she even gained weight and was approved. It just depends on which person at the insurance co. reviews the case and how picky they are.