MzO

I've always had beautiful nails that grow very long. My nails began to break off and became seriously weak around last month some time even though I take Biotin 5000mg. I have had great labs at 6mths post-op and find that some days I'm just more tired than others. For me, it may also be because I'm anemic but my labs on my Iron are great. I'm more carnivore, I love meat and maybe I'm getting most of my Iron from the meaty meals I'm eating.

Make sure your taking your B-12 melts, try Biotin 5000 mg melts. I guess as quicker as my nails break they seem to grow back faster because of the Biotin.

Once Mother Nature decides she not so pissed off with us, (14 snowstorms in 22 days) I want to start walking. I really have not done ANY exercising unless I count dancing up a storm whenever I put on a little music in my house.

Continued success & blessings.

MzO

Right now your goal is to be a healthier you. Someone, somewhere will always have something to say. Keep your goals as your prize to living a better life and let everything and everybody else just roll with it... Or don't.

Continued blessings and success.

Hi,

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Welcome Christina,

I was sleeved on 8/14 and I had the most debilatating headaches and was told by my NUT that we're part of the 2% of people whose get headaches as a side effect to the liquid fasting in the beginning of this journey.

Girl, I was so done from my headaches! I could only try to get my liquids down and then lay down. It was the longest and worse two weeks but I made it through by God's grace and mercy. But the headaches had me edgy and mad.

Call your NUT and see if there is something that can be done. I suffered for 2 long weeks. Good luck.

You know, I'm feeling like I'm part of that hungry club myself. It's seven weeks post-op for me and I find myself a little hungry too. Still, it's hard to eat more than 4ozs which I find good. Somethings, like grits I think I do more than 4ozs, maybe 4 1/2 ozs with a piece of sausage and a piece of cheese. But I won't eat anything else until lunch and I try to get at least 40ozs of Water. I use to kill Water pre-op, now it's forceful. Still I wanna try fitting Snacks in between my meals but how do you eat a snack for 30mins when it's a minimal meal?

I do find myself craving for a burger which was my ultimate weakness. And I seem to be able to tolerate bread, toasted of course. My Protein shake is 25mg but it's 14ozs. It seems to take forever just to get that down. My stomach seems to be doing a good job of not waking down fast food lane, but still my mind is tripping, skipping and wondering about fast food lane, lol

It's a bit of a struggle, one I didn't think I was going to have to struggle with after this surgery and all...

Thoughts fellow sleevers....

Thanks @ Kalieanne. Continued Blessings,

MzO

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Congrats on your weight loss and your great victory and there will be more to come. I\m just two weeks post op too and I'm trying to get my energy level back up. I keep looking at my treadmill wondering if I can because I feel so exhausted just going to the supermarket and back. But I will not let that deter me, come Sunday, I''m hopping on. I won't know until I try....

Blessings,

MzO

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You know, that\s a bit of my frustration right now, the energy level. Just going to get a couple of things from the supermarket is taxing. I use to have so much energy before this. But I won't complain, this surgery may have given me years more added to my life. Getting my energy level back is a small thing. But don't over do it, your healing inside, not out. There is a big difference.

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You know, afterwards I thought the same thing. I was so sure, not a hesitation in mind when I had the surgery on 8-14-3, it was going through the first phase that made me doubt myself. But if there are health issues, this is best. True it's irreversible but I've been told you can still stretch your sleeve out if you don't eat according. I've even read about people that have stretched their stomachs some 5 to 7 yrs later. Not gaining a tremendous amount of weight but still gaining weight back. I agree with Gamergirl, its your body and your choice. Choose wisely....

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Had my two weeks post op doctors visit. Down 21.5 pds. I was shocked. Now onto phase 2. Thought it would be easy to do but not as easy as we think and get down the Water content too. But I will push on and do the best I can...

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Hi,

Was sleeved Wed Aug 14th, had a horrible gas pain under my left breast. Thought I was having a heart attack! I have the gas melts in cherry flavor. First I had to convince the nurse to let me take MY gas-x but once I got through to them the pain subsided (SLOWLY) that was the biggest thing so far about this surgery. Home and trying to get in my liquids, I do hot tea in the morning, ice pops are freakin GREAT and flavored Water, then I'll do some chicken broth to end things with. Haven't looked at a scale and won't for right now and I walk through my apartment, back and forth. I still feel really tired so I don't want to jump on the treadmill just yet. Taking this end one day @ a time.

Hello,

My surgery is tomorrow too, but my doctor didn't give me specific orders to change my diet. Please do not eat anything because that may intefer with the surgery. It's only a couple of hours and your doing so well already. Hope everything goes good for you tomorrow and thank you Jesus that we have a God whose grace and mercy is plentiful. Stay Blessed and will chat with you on the other side of our surgeries tomorrow.

Blessings,

MzO

Please don't say that... I have my surgery tomorrow.

Hello Everyone,

It's four days countdown to surgery and for some reason, I don't feel as nervous as I thought I would, but then again I'm not on the table yet. Since I'm newly widowed and my husband was always by my side for the last 34yrs whenever I needed to go to the hospital or doctor's office for anything serious...

This all feels... Weird.

I don't feel the panic/nervousness that I'm use to when going in for some type of surgical procedure and then the comfort of knowing he was right there to make sure I felt safe and that scares me. I'm taking note of this emotional sea of calmness, in the midst of grief and finding it odd actually. I am excited and nervous at the same time about this new chapter I'm about to embark on, putting this in God's hands and knowing that it will turn out for the best. I guess in a nutshell, I MISS MY HUSBAND and feel a little strange about this new chapter I am about to embark on without him. I was totally healthy until he passed. Then 3 mths later, diagnosed with diabetes, a month later high blood pressure and I'm like WTH. I just lost him and now all this is going on, my family is supportive but feel like I could lose the weight on my own if I wanted. I'm tired of my defiant love affair with food which I really didn't realize until the diagnosis of the two illness. I need a new approach to be a better me so I can live a longer & healthier life.

Congrats. I am having my surgery in a week. How long did it take you to get to 165?

Hello Everyone,

I am one week away from surgery day, 8-14. I am excited and nervous at the same time. Nervous because I am about to let go my love affair with food and excited to be a healthy new me. Nervous because I will take this journey without my soulmate by my side, newly widowed. Excited because he ALWAYS cheered me on with anything I ever wanted to do.

I guess since its 2 weeks of liquids and 2 weeks of soft food, I really wanna know what people were able to tolerate and some meal choices for when its time to be able to eat real food again.

Continued Blessings All

MzO

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