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I was told to take and otc high dosage iron 3x a day when they did my labs. I was still able to have surgery w/o an issue. At almost 7 months out my iron is now normal and I was told to only take 2 a day.

@@Blessedfun I also had surgery at MUSC!

I actually have this problem right now too, however it isn't too bad. My gym has a manual scale that generally gets it almost right. My job has a machine that is about 4 lbs more every time from my scale at home (which weighs me 4 lbs less). I didn't know which to trust but I do think my home scale is off while my job scale is right. So right now my home scale says 219 but at work it said 223. Which goes down or up depending on Water and food intake. But since its so close I don't worry about it too much. Not much you can do about it really. I'm learning to sort of step away from the scale because I've become quite obsessive about it. Instead of focusing on whats important...like how I feel and how I'm doing mentally.

After surgery mine became very heavy. My surgeon warned me of this and while I always had cramps so I keep Tylenol with me even though I was cleared for midol. (I was told that taking it for a couple days a month won't hurt my sleeve but didn't want to take any chances)

Before I switched weight loss clinics (I went to two before considering surgery) the doctor complimented me on my loss so far and then said, "Don't you want to find a husband?" and "Don't you want to wear small clothes?" and my personal favorite: "You will die with all that extra weight on your bones! You will DIE!" ...Needless to say, that was my last appointment. (This clinic gave you a strict meal plan, no exceptions) The second clinic was amazing! They were supportive, they were into switching out things for healthy alternatives(So I didn't feel deprived! They emphasized moderation NOT deprivation), and adding exercise of course. In the end, I gained a lot of what I lost back and thats when I decided wls was right for me.

I asked my surgeon this because I thought as the weight came off my period would be lighter but she flat out told me it may get heavier. I was hoping it wouldn't. (Because who wants that...) But alas, It did get heavier. I went from regular and occasionally super pads with regular tampons pre op to overnights with super plus tampons post op. My surgeon also said it could become irregular but so far its only been 2-3 days late one month and then 2-3 early the next month. Nothing to crazy. I started at 270 (Day of surgery) but remember all of our bodies are different. You may be one of the lucky ones!

I know how you feel! If I eat something bad or something that doesn't agree with me my stomach gets extremely loud! Looking back I realize the bypass would have been better for me because I have to really re-learn self control with the sleeve. Self control I thought I had! Just take it one day at a time. I have bad days where I graze and then bad water days where I barely get in a liter but I try to look at all of my good days and remember how creating many more good days wills help me get healthy. Right now focus on creating good habits and keep in mind slip ups may happen. We are not perfect. It'll be okay. I really sat down and took a look at my problem with food and why I felt like I have to compulsively eat/binge. Its easier said than done but it takes practice.

I backed out out of fear in June 2014 and lost 50 pounds. The weight began to creep back on and at 270 o felt this is something that would help me not only lose the weight but keep it off.

I also didn't go to the doc because I had no insurance but I had tried two different times with a weigh loss clinic. You might have to do a six month diet to show you are motivated to try losing weight. I had BCBS of IL and I was approved at 270 with no comorbities and I'm 22.

While I don't miss prunes I had them along with prune juice about a month after surgery to help with constipation.

Believe it or not but cassey ho has a recipe for key lime pie with AVOCADOS! It tastes really good too! I modified it though to one avocado, three limes and a couple of packets of stevia. The crust was made with dates and walnuts! She also had a recipe for ice cream that was just Peanut Butter and bananas! So good! Her segment on YouTube and her blog is called blogilates. She also had awesome workout vids.

Since I've lost I've found that I will confidently wear fitted clothes and have noticed more attention that I still don't know how to handle. When I was 300+ I was getting some attention but now at almost 220s it is becoming more frequent. It's overwhelming but my resting b*txhface game is pretty strong! (I commute to school) and I'm really good at ignoring it...plus wearing headphones helps in ignoring. At least for the moment.

I literally only take it as a last resort. In fact I've done enemas before reaching for the milk of magnesia! While I don't like enemas I will happily take one over milk of magnesia any day.

10 days out is probably not a good idea. I've had some now and my sleeve doesn't really like it too much so I only eat a little every now and again. (I'm almost 3 months out) My taste buds have changed though so I like popcorn with nothing on it because anything else tastes too salty. Careful though, popcorn is a slider food and I've found I can eat a lot of it if I don't implement some self control. I haven't cut it out but I don't keep in the house so I can avoid excessive snacking.

My doc actually told me that after surgery my period would get heavier. My period was heavy before but the first month out was crazy. My last period(I've had two since surgery) was back to normal. Not overnight heavy but my normal heavy. They said my body is adjusting to changes so my period may change as a result.