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Did a liver shrinkage diet two weeks before and a bowel prep. All the best for tomorrow. Hope it goes according to plan.


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I had pain down my left side for weeks. It went eventually the more mobile I got.
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I slept sitting up for two months after surgery. It's normal. Just go with it and you will soon be back to normal.
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Thank you everyone for all you advice. I'm not panicking as much. X
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It’s normal, unfortunately! Luckily, it will come back, eventually. The things you can try to do to minimize it include getting enough Protein and taking Biotin if you’re not already. Biotin is a B Vitamin, and yes, you can take it after surgery, and no, it’s not easy to overdose on it! Unfortunately, you can’t always get hair loss to stop even if you’re doing everything right. Just know that it’s normal and it’ll stop eventually.

Wow you look fantastic keep up the great work
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That's awesome. Keep up the good work. X
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I did it! I hit my goal! I sort of considered I was there yesterday when at my 1 year post-op appt the surgeon noted "Lost 100% excess weight at 1 year"' and "Normal BMI 25", but in my head I was still 1 pound away from being there (silly really). But it was very cool to wake up this morning and see it on the scale!
Now, I just want the loss to stop... Never thought I would say THAT!

I am 5 weeks post op and eat salad but chew it up SUPER good! I usually eat chicken or turkey in it for Protein
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I was told that raw spinach was easier on the system than regular lettuces. I have eaten fresh spinach wilted in food already, and it seemed to do fine. (I don't like canned spinach at all). I am going to try the raw red bell peppers this weekend with hummus. I tried baby carrots and that didn't work too well. I think they sat like a rock in my stomach. All you can do is try and see how you feel. If it doesn't feel good, put it off again for a month or two.

I'm 5 weeks out. I eat raw red peppers, yellow peppers and cukes with hummus. Not big on the salad yet. I avoid all bread, Pasta, rice, and sweets thus far. I do eat popcorn sometimes. chicken, fish, 1 egg omelet (at work). salad, like someone else said, is hard to digest and doesn't have Protein. It's always best to talk to your team. I had asked about popcorn on this site and got various remarks. Some don't eat until 6 months out. Some think it takes that long to heal inside but on my month check up, they told me I am healed and already have scar tissue forming around the incision on the inside. I told her what I was told about popcorn getting stuck in my staples and she chuckled and assured me that wouldn't happen. That's the only "bad carb" I eat and I don't eat it daily. My month check up I had dropped 29 pounds and she said I was doing great and cleared me to eat and do what I want but to make sure I try new things (food) carefully. It's amazing how many different opinions there are out there. My surgeon has been around a while and he specializes in WLS, he has a great rep so I don't question their advice.
Good things come to good people.

Have you tried any other foods? Salads can be tough to digest and fill you up without giving any Protein. You need to concentrate on Protein first. Some suggestions would be thinly sliced turkey deli meat, tuna salad , chicken salad, soft cheeses, baked fish, etc. At 7 weeks you should be able to tolerate these type of foods. If not, you might want to visit with your surgical team. Give us some ideas of what you have tried and what has or has not worked and maybe we can give you some more suggestions.
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