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I lost hair and month 3, 4 and five. The hair loss has stopped, and I've had some regrowth at month seven

Congrats!!! I wish you the best of luck

It's been 7 months since my surgery. The team at ALM were excellent. This surgery has changed my life! I was 240 at the beginning now I am 172 (15 pounds from my goal) off the blood pressure meds and no longer pre-diabetic... Plus I feel amazing! Best decision ever!

172-174 for 3 months. 20 more would be great but this might be it.

you look amazing!

Whatever it takes to get you through lol. Just Keep it up

Congratulations. Keep up the good work!

I am.surgery dare was 2/28. My appetite has been crazy for the past 2 weeks. And my weight has come to a screeching halt at the 60 pound mark.

You look great

Congratulations!!!!!!

This was happen into me at the 3-4 week post op mark even after I ate. I did what you aren't supposed to and just ate a packet of salt because I was at work and could not sleep it off, since then I avoid that by drinking Gatorade regularly to avoid severe drops in my electrolyte levels and I monitor my blood pressure constantly. No issues since then. Good luck to you!

Thank you. Congratulations to you! To be honest with you, I ended up losing the first 60lbs+ very fast. I did not think I would lose it so fast considering my starting BMI, but my tolerance for most foods is not as good as most other folks. Which means my diet is very limited ( I still have at least 2 protein shakes daily and still soft foods) . So far, I've hit only one real stall which was at the two week postop mark, but ever since then, the pounds melt away. It is jarring sometimes, and I even find myself doing things to purposely slow it down and it's working, because I only lost 3 pounds last week. I'm trying to convince myself that if I lose weight slower, I won't have to deal with loose skin later on. Lol... Probably a total myth but I really want to avoid another surgery (skin) Some days I have so much energy, and there are other days where I really just relax and take it easy because my energy level is low. You feel great and you're losing steadily so it seems like you are doing very well. As you probably well know everybody is going to be losing at a different pace. Keep up the good work

Wait till you cross your legs!!!! Best post moment ever!!!!!

Has anyone notice how essential the lack of having a Dr. follow-up has been? During my three months since surgery, they have been times when I've had issues like extremely low blood pressure which I'm guessing comes from dehydration, painful digestion, I can't even eat half of the food I'm supposed to be able to eat at this point and a bunch of other issues. Don't get me wrong I am still super happy with my sleeve and my surgery in Mexico, but I wish there was more follow-up support state side.

I am so sorry to hear about that. I hope you got good news?

Congratulations! You are doing great

Can't forget the before

Was sleeved 2/28. Starting weight was 240lb. Current weight 187. My life has changed so much! This hasn't been easy and I'm still getting used to my sleeve, but I feel so much stronger and healthier. I look years younger and feel so much more comfortable in my skin. The best decision I've ever made. Here is my progress so far

You look great!!!

It's been such a long time since I've been on here. And so happy reading all of your success stories and I'm so excited for you all! ConGratulation's. We all know it has not been easy.

I can relate. I am super happy about my weightloss so far 37 total (27lbs post op) , but I am still trying to adjust to my new reflection. Everyone who has seen me, has told me I look great, but until I get used to it in my head I just feel a little in limbo. I guess like everything else, it'll take time to get used to it. The problem is that we will continue to lose weight so by the time you adjust the one image in your head of what your size is, you will be much smaller. BTW, For the first time since my surgery 2/28, I tried on the clothes I put away because they were too tight. All of them were super loose! I don't know what anyone else is doing, but I refuse to buy any new clothing. I feel like its a waste. Not sure how the summer is going to go. Guess I will be wearing baggy clothes. LOL but y'all wish me luck.

I'm so sorry to hear that! I know you probably get a lot of reassurance from others, but it is true. Eventually it will get better. We allheal differently. I know it's hard, but please try to get enough nutrition in.

omg! I am going through the same thing! I went back, and everything felt so weird and so different. Everything feels weird and different anyway.. Even driving, and I feel like I got beat with a stupid stick because I have a hard time focusing and I forget a lot of things since my procedure. It's the anesthesia. It will probably take a while to get back to normal. As for the coworkers, Some are probably are intimidated and envious. I went back to work for the first time yesterday and everyone was shocked! I saw the looks. One person even said that "you had surgery didn't you". I felt like a deer in headlights. I did not want to tell anyone, but I am terrible liar and did not have a speech prepared. I know eventually they're all going to figure it out anyway, but still I wanted this to be just mine. Oh well the cats out of the bag.

I totally understand. I have been stall for what appears to be two weeks. And I'm only three weeks post op. This is incredibly frustrating because this is supposed to be the time where I dropped the most weight. But the scale has not moved since my first week. I'm following my eating plan I'm doing everything I'm supposed to do, but I think a two-week stall is a lot. I am not ashamed to say I broke down crying, feeling like a failure and that I made a mistake getting this procedure to begin with. After I pulled myself together, I actually counted up my caloric intake and I don't make 600 cal a day, so I ask: what gives?