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  2. Posted

    Hell Everyone,

    I had my surgery in October 2016. I have lost over 100 pounds. My starting weight was 349 pounds. I currently weight around 246 pounds, so I still have a lot to go. These last two years have been tough. I got through college during my surgery. Everything was going great. As college got challenging I started to eat like before my surgery. I ate fried foods, dessert and drank soda. All the habits that they told us to kick, I started them again. I’ve been eating normally again, and bigger portions, but I’ve managed to stay active and keep my weight down. I graduated college and transferred to another school with an all you can eat buffet style dining. I ate weirdly. Some days I’ll have salad and Water, other days I’ll have chicken wings and cake. I just picked and choose, but always felt bad about my eating. But still would remain active. The semester has come to an end and I’m back at home.
    I have officially promised myself that I would give up all those foods and bad habits. I will be starting to go to the gym on a schedule, and I have made an appointment to see my surgeon, and will be starting my Vitamins again.
    This has been a last tough few years and caused me to lose track. Now I’m ready to get my journey back on track! I am starting LPN school next month and I’m super excited. So I want to get my life in order AGAIN.
    FYI- I’m 24 Now.

    What are your favorite healthy Snacks? drinks?
    What exercise do you do? My target areas are my stomach, thighs, back and arms.

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    Hello, how exactly do we know if we were approved for the surgery? Do we receive a phone call or a letter in the mail? I recently had my endoscopy and I have a follow up appointment coming in the next few days. I am very excited to start this journey. I'm becoming very anxious waiting. What is the next step? I also go back to college tomorrow! I'm beyond ready to start this... I'm going to start going the gym to lose pre surgery weight.

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    Well I am a college student returning for my last year of college August 18th. My college is 45 minutes away from my home town. And I was worried how this would work out considering I would have to commute back and forth from my home town to my doctors appointments and back to my college town. I have a job as a peer mentor and I'll be out for 2 weeks.

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  17. Posted

    I began having these on my groin area after my last child. A year ago I went gluten free (my child has pretty bad gluten intolerance)....thought I would try it. I did not have a aingle breakout until I started eating gluten again (gained my weight back as well. Maybe the absence of carbohydrates, especially those loaded with gluten is the reason wls seems to help. Just a thought. Good luck with your journey!

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    Interesting, I never thought of trying that. I'll give it a try! Thank you for that information

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    Oh my god I am so happy to see this thread. I have had this for a while and I didn't realize it was something other people got. I have it quite bad under my arms. I apologize if this is graphic but how do you guys deal with it? I have to put pads on my shirts and I'm always self conscious that there is a smell. I have been to a dermatologists i have been on some antibiotics and has not resolved. I am currently trying some treatment I read about where they suggested using common acne treatments. I am 10 months post op and it has not improved.

    I have been dealing with this for some years now, and I have found somethings that have worked for me... I use medicated powder, gold bonds... And I use medicated chap stick- yes, you read that correctly. The medicine in the powder and chap stick closed abscess faster then anything I've tried before. I keep the space faulty dry as well... And recently I have discovered Aquaphor as well. For the smell, that usually gave me the most trouble. I would gauze it and tape it and spray perfume on my shirt in the spot of the smell.

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    do you use any kind of deoderant? I am so self conscious about the smell. Ive been using panty liners on the inside of my shirts
    I have used many different deodorants to try to mask the smell. I usually use Cucumber Melon Deodorant by Dove, or I use Suave Deodorant in tropical paradise.

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  19. Posted

    I am a year post op. My HS was fairly active in the beginning post op but in the last couple of months things have died down tremendously. I may have had one or two nodes that popped up but nothing has opened up and drained in months. Like I said, if something does pop up, it seems to just go away on its own. Fingers crossed it stays like this for me. I had it bad under my arms.

    Congrats! I know how embarrassing and self conscious this can make you feel.

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  20. Posted

    Oh my god I am so happy to see this thread. I have had this for a while and I didn't realize it was something other people got. I have it quite bad under my arms. I apologize if this is graphic but how do you guys deal with it? I have to put pads on my shirts and I'm always self conscious that there is a smell. I have been to a dermatologists i have been on some antibiotics and has not resolved. I am currently trying some treatment I read about where they suggested using common acne treatments. I am 10 months post op and it has not improved.

    I have been dealing with this for some years now, and I have found somethings that have worked for me... I use medicated powder, gold bonds... And I use medicated chap stick- yes, you read that correctly. The medicine in the powder and chap stick closed abscess faster then anything I've tried before. I keep the space faulty dry as well... And recently I have discovered Aquaphor as well. For the smell, that usually gave me the most trouble. I would gauze it and tape it and spray perfume on my shirt in the spot of the smell.

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  21. Posted

    Yes got rid of a friend who was also going to have gastric bypass. She was very negative all the time and I think bc I got my date first she became jealous. And tried to start stuff like I'm jealous bc I don't have a man, or tell her other friends what I said but deleted her comments back to me. But my days without her are sooooo much better by far!!

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    I'm glad that you are doing good without negative people in your space!!

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    I haven't really ditched anyone post-op, but people have distanced themselves from me, and that is cool. Like my lifestyle is really different now than it was a year ago. Everyone isn't active and into the things I am. I don't mind, people grow apart.

    That's very true. I've informed my friends on what will be going on & they are taking a healthy journey with me.

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    I haven't ditched anyone on purpose but lost all my friends in my current divorce process

    I'm sorry that you've lost all of your friends, I've heard divorce is a long stressful process!

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  22. Posted

    I have milder issues with HS (typically in the underarm area). I had a fairly active one on my side (bra line) at the time of surgery. It has cleared to completely and no other issues since *knock wood*.

    Congrats DaisyAmy.. I have a serious case of it. Anywhere you can think of getting it, I've had or have it. I've also had the surgery to remove it. Somehow it keeps coming back.

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  23. Posted

    @@Valentina I have been looking for remedies EVERYWHERE! I've done the PT, both aquatic and ground. Didn't work, I tore my ACL back over 6 years ago, and doctors convinced me it was nothing, but I knew I tore my ACL. few years later that same knee gave out, and they gave me a knee brace, but told me not to become dependent on it, as well as the usual the anti-inflammatory meds, that didn't help. And a few months ago I walked into a door- which damaged the knee all over again. This time I seen a new doctor in a new area where I went to college. I had an MRI, which showed wear and tear and damaged from a ACL tear. I was just confused, it was something that I already knew. The doctor told me "You have arthritis and you'll need your knee replaced before your 30" I asked why couldn't they just fix it while I was still young..and she told me my age was a problem, then she proceeded to tell me I NEEDED TO LOSE WEIGHT- which i was already aware of. She then wrote me a referral to PT again. I went to another doctor in my home town to get another opinion... He told me I needed to lose weight, which I was sick of hearing, but I knew it was true. Then he tried something knew and gave me a injection shot in my knee, which worked, and its worn off. I use marijuana when the pain is unbearable, which is usually when it rains.. They just wont take my knee seriously...

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