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ga_crystal

Gastric Sleeve Patients
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    ga_crystal got a reaction from yerawizardamy in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    "O, I bet your husband is just tickled to death with your weight loss".....
    "I bet you can't keep your husband off of you"
    Ummmmmm.....
    So, apparently some people think that being "wanted" by my husband only comes with weight loss. Huh?? SMDH.
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    ga_crystal got a reaction from yerawizardamy in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    "O, I bet your husband is just tickled to death with your weight loss".....
    "I bet you can't keep your husband off of you"
    Ummmmmm.....
    So, apparently some people think that being "wanted" by my husband only comes with weight loss. Huh?? SMDH.
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    ga_crystal got a reaction from yerawizardamy in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    "O, I bet your husband is just tickled to death with your weight loss".....
    "I bet you can't keep your husband off of you"
    Ummmmmm.....
    So, apparently some people think that being "wanted" by my husband only comes with weight loss. Huh?? SMDH.
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    ga_crystal got a reaction from Carol Blackburn in Brave enough to cut hair SHORT now!   
    Hello ladies! I wanted to see if women who are losing/have lost weight after WLS are now more brave about cutting their hair! I know for me, I always felt like my hair was my curtain. I always hid behind it because I am a natural blonde, and therefore no matter how BIG I was I always felt like atleast I had pretty hair! HA, sad way to think I know. Anyways, I am ALWAYS hearing people say that they could "Never pull off a short hair cut" because their face is not made for short hair. My hair has been short for a few years now, mainly because I have two small children and it's SO much easier...but I also cut it when I was at my heaviest. I now have a short pixie, and I feel liberated!

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    ga_crystal got a reaction from yerawizardamy in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    "O, I bet your husband is just tickled to death with your weight loss".....
    "I bet you can't keep your husband off of you"
    Ummmmmm.....
    So, apparently some people think that being "wanted" by my husband only comes with weight loss. Huh?? SMDH.
  6. Like
    ga_crystal got a reaction from yerawizardamy in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    "O, I bet your husband is just tickled to death with your weight loss".....
    "I bet you can't keep your husband off of you"
    Ummmmmm.....
    So, apparently some people think that being "wanted" by my husband only comes with weight loss. Huh?? SMDH.
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    ga_crystal got a reaction from yerawizardamy in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    "O, I bet your husband is just tickled to death with your weight loss".....
    "I bet you can't keep your husband off of you"
    Ummmmmm.....
    So, apparently some people think that being "wanted" by my husband only comes with weight loss. Huh?? SMDH.
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    ga_crystal reacted to LipstickLady in Feel like such a failure...   
    First and foremost, I strongly believe in the idea that we are what we think we are, so the negative self talk has GOT to go. You are a successful WLS patient who has fallen off the wagon a bit.
    A failure is someone who quits, refusing to try again. You regained only 20 pounds and you are back. You could have waited until you had regained 40, 60, 100, or 100+ or you could have thrown in the towel all together.
    YOU ARE NOT A FAILURE.
    Go back to your surgeon and see what he/she recommends. Go back to your pre-op diet for a week or two. Go back to liquids for a week or two. Start weighing/measuring/tracking your food and move your ass a little more than normal. You can totally do this.
    You are not a failure until you stop trying. You don't sound like a failure to me at all.
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    ga_crystal got a reaction from yerawizardamy in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    "O, I bet your husband is just tickled to death with your weight loss".....
    "I bet you can't keep your husband off of you"
    Ummmmmm.....
    So, apparently some people think that being "wanted" by my husband only comes with weight loss. Huh?? SMDH.
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    ga_crystal got a reaction from yerawizardamy in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    "O, I bet your husband is just tickled to death with your weight loss".....
    "I bet you can't keep your husband off of you"
    Ummmmmm.....
    So, apparently some people think that being "wanted" by my husband only comes with weight loss. Huh?? SMDH.
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    ga_crystal got a reaction from yerawizardamy in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    "O, I bet your husband is just tickled to death with your weight loss".....
    "I bet you can't keep your husband off of you"
    Ummmmmm.....
    So, apparently some people think that being "wanted" by my husband only comes with weight loss. Huh?? SMDH.
  12. Like
    ga_crystal got a reaction from yerawizardamy in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    "O, I bet your husband is just tickled to death with your weight loss".....
    "I bet you can't keep your husband off of you"
    Ummmmmm.....
    So, apparently some people think that being "wanted" by my husband only comes with weight loss. Huh?? SMDH.
  13. Like
    ga_crystal got a reaction from yerawizardamy in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    "O, I bet your husband is just tickled to death with your weight loss".....
    "I bet you can't keep your husband off of you"
    Ummmmmm.....
    So, apparently some people think that being "wanted" by my husband only comes with weight loss. Huh?? SMDH.
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    ga_crystal got a reaction from Nekea De'Shaun in The Gastric Sleeve CANNOT be stretched to original size!   
    I love this article, it says it all.
    http://www.carolinasurgical.com/life-after-bariatric-surgery/i-am-afraid-of-my-pouch-stretching-after-bariatric-surgery/
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    ga_crystal got a reaction from Nekea De'Shaun in The Gastric Sleeve CANNOT be stretched to original size!   
    I love this article, it says it all.
    http://www.carolinasurgical.com/life-after-bariatric-surgery/i-am-afraid-of-my-pouch-stretching-after-bariatric-surgery/
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    ga_crystal got a reaction from yerawizardamy in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    "O, I bet your husband is just tickled to death with your weight loss".....
    "I bet you can't keep your husband off of you"
    Ummmmmm.....
    So, apparently some people think that being "wanted" by my husband only comes with weight loss. Huh?? SMDH.
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    ga_crystal reacted to Kindle in Weight regain sleeve vs. bypass   
    Weight regain is based on a patient's ability to make the necessary lifestyle changes and continuing to adhere to a bariatric friendly diet plan, NOT what kind of surgery they had. The type of surgery doesn't dictate success or failure, an individual's behavior does that.
    I will add in an exception....with the malabsorption of bypass, you may be able to get away with eating off plan without regain more so than a sleeve patient. I have two good friends that had bypass almost 10 years ago and I would certainly regain if I ate like they do. However, they suffer from a variety of illnesses related to nutritional deficiencies. Personally, I'd rather take on the added accountability and stick with the healthier lifestyle required in order to maintain my loss.
    And as for studies comparing weight gain between the two surgeries you probably won't find that many. VSG just hasn't been around long enough to have accumulated enough long term data. But really, that data is only going to tell you what OTHER people have done, not what YOU are capable of.
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    ga_crystal got a reaction from yerawizardamy in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    "O, I bet your husband is just tickled to death with your weight loss".....
    "I bet you can't keep your husband off of you"
    Ummmmmm.....
    So, apparently some people think that being "wanted" by my husband only comes with weight loss. Huh?? SMDH.
  19. Like
    ga_crystal got a reaction from yerawizardamy in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    "O, I bet your husband is just tickled to death with your weight loss".....
    "I bet you can't keep your husband off of you"
    Ummmmmm.....
    So, apparently some people think that being "wanted" by my husband only comes with weight loss. Huh?? SMDH.
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    ga_crystal reacted to kndoster in Perplexed. Surgeon says no such thing as a "stall"   
    Definitely didn't mean to offend by telling anyone not to say anything. I am just searching for a far more complex explanation to something that so many make seem so simplistic. I love when people who have issues with a post respond anyway.
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    ga_crystal got a reaction from yerawizardamy in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    "O, I bet your husband is just tickled to death with your weight loss".....
    "I bet you can't keep your husband off of you"
    Ummmmmm.....
    So, apparently some people think that being "wanted" by my husband only comes with weight loss. Huh?? SMDH.
  22. Like
    ga_crystal got a reaction from yerawizardamy in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    "O, I bet your husband is just tickled to death with your weight loss".....
    "I bet you can't keep your husband off of you"
    Ummmmmm.....
    So, apparently some people think that being "wanted" by my husband only comes with weight loss. Huh?? SMDH.
  23. Like
    ga_crystal got a reaction from yerawizardamy in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    "O, I bet your husband is just tickled to death with your weight loss".....
    "I bet you can't keep your husband off of you"
    Ummmmmm.....
    So, apparently some people think that being "wanted" by my husband only comes with weight loss. Huh?? SMDH.
  24. Like
    ga_crystal reacted to 4MRB4PHOTO in The Gastric Sleeve CANNOT be stretched to original size!   
    Damn, I thought with stem cell research, they would be able to get my foreskin to grow back.
  25. Like
    ga_crystal reacted to Stevehud in The Gastric Sleeve CANNOT be stretched to original size!   
    Several surgeons call the after area of stomach a "pouch" so its understandable. But there are many articles that show that you simply cannot stretch the stomach back to size. When the fundus, which is the elastic part of the stomach is removed, the rest of the stomach area left, has some give to it, as does all tissue, but it cannot simply regrow new tissue. We havent invented a way to do that yet or we could grow back limbs, and new organs etc.
    Someday perhaps.

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