Susan66

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Hang in there, you'll be so happy when you fly 6 months or so from now and can sit comfortably in your seat even with your legs crossed. [emoji4]

^^ yup, I did to, I called them "food funerals"

Hope you are doing well. [emoji4]

When I first started the WLS journey, the insurance I had also had a 6 month wait. At the end of my 5th month, I switched insurance companies & was good to go because this one had only a 3 month wait. Looking back I wouldn't change a thing. I learned so much during those 5 months of pre-op education. I was well prepared, confident in my decision and understood my part I had to carry out post op. Don't rush things, the wait period is for us to learn & understand what we are doing. The wait period will fly by and your surgery date will be here before you know it. [emoji4]

My #1 favorite of the Syntrax flavors is Fuzzy Navel, it's very much like a light orange juice drink. I have gone through many containers of it & it's my favorite. The iced tea & grape I do not recommend. Strawberry Kiwi is like fruit punch.

I had a hiatal hernia repaired at the same time I was sleeved on 12/10. Total actual time in the OR was one hour. Surgery time varies from one person to the other. I would go under anesthesia once not twice if I could avoid it. Good luck to you.

I keep telling myself that if my hair gets thin I can deal with it. Well, my hair has thinned quite a bit. I lose a hand full of hair every morning in the shower. Now I have been saying, Ok, I can deal with this as long as I don't have bald patches. Honestly, I have been looking at wig websites, Raquel W. Has some real natural looking wigs. It is, what it is, I just need to try to stay focused on the reason I had VSG on the first place.

I'm so glad my surgeon doesn't cancel surgery dates due to a weight gain in the pre-op stage. The reason most of us are having or had WLS is because we struggle to lose in the first place.

Lakegirl, I am 3 months & 3 weeks post op. I at this time would not be able to eat a chicken or steak salad. Only because the leafy greens would fill me up & I wouldn't get all my 3oz of protein in. I'm hoping this changes in a few months because I previously loved chicken Caesar salad.

Sounds to me like you need to record everything you swallow. Record your protein, fluids & vitamin intake. If you are getting the required/suggested amounts by your NUT, then just keep it up and hang in there. I have the same issue and I have come to realize that this is normal for me. After my big initial weight loss, my scale seems to move every 3 weeks. Now that I'm 3 months post op, I have just come to accept it. Try to get more protein & water in. In the beginning it will seem like recording it all is another full time job. Hang in there.

Congratulations [emoji4]

I had 2 weeks of a pre op diet. Two meals a day replaced with a protein drink. One meal a day consisting of 3oz of lean protein, 1 cup of non starchy vegetables & a small green salad with a tiny amount of a low fat salad dressing. It honestly wasn't so bad. When you consider that you will be making a large change in the way you eat after surgery, it's kind of a stepping stone for your post op diet. Plus if there's anything I can do to make my surgery safer (less risk of liver damage) I would do it.

Yeah I'm done with it. [emoji4]

Been taking my Bariatric Fusion vitamins since November. I was sleeved on 12/10. My vitamins have a small amount of Biotin in them but recently decided to add more to help with new hair growth, since I figured I would possibly start to lose hair very soon. I have never had an issue with facial hair, I was born naturally blonde so if I had any, it was very light. Well, in the last two weeks I have had more crazy coarse hairs pop out on my face, upper lip, chin & eyebrows. I have stopped the additional Biotin & have had two Electrolysis visits. Ughhh, anybody else have this issue with Biotin?