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star2017

Gastric Sleeve Patients
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  1.    rs reacted to a post in a topic: Frustrated, need advice.
  2.    Frustr8 reacted to a post in a topic: Frustrated, need advice.
  3.    star2017 reacted to a post in a topic: Frustrated, need advice.
  4.    star2017 reacted to a post in a topic: Frustrated, need advice.
  5.    star2017 reacted to a post in a topic: Frustrated, need advice.
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  7. Thanks everyone . I talked to me PCP and she went over the results with me. The medical assistant in the plastic surgeons office told me both my blood and urine came back positive and I should get OTC gum or patches, which I don't need because I don't smoke! but my PCP told me only my urine was positive but with only a small amount which would indicate exposure to smoke not that I actually smoke. Which makes more sense because I'm around a lot of secondhand smoke. I just think it was rude the medical assistant didn't want to listen to me at all, like I was making excuses, no I was Justin trying to understand why it would be positive. Needless to say I have to wait another 6 weeks to be retested. Which is ridiculous.
  8. I had gastric sleeve In 2018. I was 232 I'm now 127. I have excess skin on my stomach I saw a plastic surgeon to see about having it removed. They did a nicotine test, which I thought no big deal because I've never smoked. It came back positive for continine! I'm in shock, I asked the lady how's that possible because I don't smoke nor have I ever but I'm around a lot of secondhand smoke and I roll my husband tobacco so I'm always handling it thinking maybe that's it. She says no and that I need to quit but how am I supposed to quit something I don't do?? Has this happened to anyone? I'm so frustrated I don't know what to do.
  9. Mine has always been thin plus i have PCOS which I've always lost a little due to that but now i just want it to stop before i have patches lol. I'm sure stressing out about it doesn't help but it's hard not to. Other then that everything overall has been going great! I'm down 78lbs and have 4lbs to go before my final goal weight.
  10. I'm 5 months out today. Mine started falling out at month 3. I really hope it lets up soon it's kinda stressing me out now. I use biotin and a special shampoo. I try not to bush it everyday or put it up so it's not stressed. When did it usually start to stop for people? I heard around the 6th month. I hope that's true! Any longer I'm gonna have to look into wigs.
  11.    Frustr8 reacted to a post in a topic: When did you start losing hair?
  12. Mine started at 3 months out. I'm 4 months out now and still losing. I take my multi vitamins plus biotin i also wash my hair with nioxin level 4 since before surgery. I'm hoping it lets up soon i have already thin hair from PCOS . i just have to wait it out i guess ?

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