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kellilynn1107

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    It's completely normal. Your body and mind is going through such a rapid change that it will take a while for you to understand. I sat in my living room while my husband was at work and cried every second, called him and my mother and told them that my decision of surgery was the biggest mistake of my life. I couldn't eat, make myself drink anything and I couldn't understand how it would get any better. It did. Now, looking back, it was just a bump in the road that I had to get past and understand how to adjust my life to the new me. Knowing then what I went through, I would still do it again in a heartbeat. It will get better. :)

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    I had a breast reduction prior to gastric bypass. Reduction was in 2002 and GB in 2011. I remember both like it was yesterday. My reduction wasn't bad, I was out shopping the next day. The only sucky part was sleeping, I'm not a back sleeper and it killed my back having to sleep in a recliner. Now,

    The pain with the GB was awful for me. As far as time off work, for the reduction I was out for roughly 6 weeks and with my GB, I was out for 12. I went from a DD to a C but after losing 175lbs, I'm not down to a B.

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    I had such thick hair before surgery that I would go have it thinned out at the salon. I'm 5 years out and to date, I still have super thin hair. My hair only grew back not even half as thick as it was. No matter what I bought, nioxin, horse and mane, Biotin, you name it, nothing helped. However, I still would rather have thinner hair than being unhappy and overweight.

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    I agree 100% with James. After I came home, the pure smell and site of food made me sick. I stayed at my moms house for the first week and she begged me to take sips of Water and a sip of broth. I couldn't bring myself to do it. How could someone who loved food all of the sudden gag at the thought of it? Be prepared for a big change. I eventually sipped on a lot of broth and worked up to mashed broccoli and eggs. As far as liquids, mio and Water, Protein shakes, Popsicles are a good choice. Trying to swallow pills in the first month was tough for me because I would foam at the mouth and throw it back up so my dr called me in liquid medicine. After roughly 2-3 months I was ok to try the normal medication and it was finally sitting well with me.

    Good luck to you :)

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    Hi everyone! I'll be 5 years out in November. The day of surgery I weighed 351 and I am maintaining at 141. I'm 5'8. I also stopped taking my Vitamins about a year ago but my lab works comes back perfect. I was giving myself B-12 injections but had to stop because my Vitamin B was too high. I do take Calcium once in a while. I'm a vegetarian so getting my Protein in is a struggle. I'm a super picky vegetarian

    About a year ago I was diagnosed with Graves' disease but I don't think it has anything to do with the surgery. Other than that, this surgery was the best thing I ever did.

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    I'm 35 and have been a vegetarian since I was 11. I only eat eggs, cheese and drink milk. I had my surgery 11/2011. I honestly don't follow the guidelines anymore but my body tells me when I need Protein. My labwork is perfect and I have maintained my goal weight. I weighed 315 the day of surgery and weigh 141 now. I'm 5'7. I do however eat a lot of Beans and quinoa. I don't eat tofu because it reminds me of meat, if it looks like meat, I can't eat it. I'm just weird like that.

    Any questions, feel free to ask :)

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