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I'm having some hair loss! I hope not too much because I barely have any hair now! lol Wonder if I could pull off a bald head?

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I'm having some hair loss! I hope not too much because I barely have any hair now! lol Wonder if I could pull off a bald head?

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Good to to meet you Donia!!! Welcome!!!

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I can definitely see the difference!!! Congrats on your progress!!!

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The last two steri-strips covering my incisions just fell off. Everything looks really good and clean, perfectly scabbed over. I think that this bodes well.
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We were not allowed to eat any food the first week. Clear Liquids and Protein Drinks only.
We were told not to drink more than 4 ounces per hour.
One ounce per 15 minutes was the target. That tiny little medicine cup in about 12 teenie sips.
Yep, it's hard...and all you're doing...all day long..is sipping and sipping and sipping....but if you do these tiny sips all day, it's tolerable, and you can get a lot in.
Avoid long naps...you lose hours of the day you need to be drinking.
Start drinking as soon as you wake up, keep drinking until you get in bed at night. 4 ounces per hour. Measure and record everything....it will keep you out of the emergency room.
Call your surgeon's office about anti nausea medication if you're not already taking it.
Don't eat food.
Alternate by the hour....4 ounces of Water one hour, 4 ounces of Protein Shake the next. one ounce every 15 minutes.
Do your best. If you start falling behind....phone your surgeon's office. It's a lot easier to go to their office to have a bag of fluids run into you, than end up at the ER at night.

Wishing a safe surgery and a speedy recovery!!!

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Yepper, that happens. Hormones are wicked to weight loss efforts... and you do retain Water. Then it drops off right after.
If you're enjoying a regular cycle after weight loss surgery....You're really missing out on trying it during perimenopaus. So much fun! Wheeeeeee! LOL.
(but yeah...I feel your pain. Stick to your program, keep working out....you'll do great)

After surgery, I found that I had increased energy and stamina (the ability to perform physical labor). Over the years I had become flabby and overweight, but now I was fit and lean. Exercise is good, but sometimes one can overdo the exercise and cause harm.
Rhabdomyolysis, or rhabdo for short, occurs when muscle damage is done after trying to lift too much weight, or lifting with such frequent repetition that it prevents the taxed muscles from resting. When this happens muscle fibers break down and die. These fibers then enter the bloodstream and can create kidney problems, and in some cases, kidney failure. Some severe cases may require kidney dialysis.
How do you know whether you're in danger of being afflicted by rhabdo? There are symptoms to watch for, but since they aren't specific to this condition it's hard to tell whether a specific weight-training workout, or an intense stationary bike-riding session, is the culprit. In addition to obvious muscle weakness, other symptoms include: nausea; fever; feeling of sickness; bruising; lack of urine output and/or dark-colored urine; fatigue and vomiting.
The best prevention is exercising common sense. Don't overexert. Hydrate by drinking Water during your workout. And as soon as you begin feeling prolonged muscle fatigue or more than 30 seconds or so, stop what you're doing. And rest.
https://www.acsh.org/news/2018/02/27/kidney-damage-can-occur-overly-intense-muscle-use-12634

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congratulations!!!

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Daily: 2 colace + generic Miralax
If no poop in 3 days: MOM
If STILL no joy, Mag Citrate bottle
Sometimes I am so sick of MOM I do Smooth Move tea instead of MOM.
bahahaha! Aren't you glad you asked?

Miralax or Milk of Magnesia. I use miralax if it’s only been a day or so. I use MoM when I feel real backed up. Which is thankfully not often because that stuff tastes nasty.

so happy for you!!!

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congratulations!!!

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yummy!!!

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congratulations!!! Wishing you a speedy recovery!!!

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Hi all! This community has provided such incredible support for me and I wanted to share what my journey has been like leading up to and day of surgery in hopes that it helps others. I’m 37 y.o., 5’9”, HW 265 SW 253 GW 170.
Leading up to surgery, I did a 2 week liquid diet relying mostly on Premier Protein shakes, Protein2o Water, Bone Broth and Mios favored drops that you put in water. The first 3 days I cheated by eating some eggs, grilled chicken and salad along with the shakes.
My pre-op apt took place at the hospital 6 days prior to surgery. There they gave me a surgical clearance form that I needed to take to my primary care physician. I didn’t know this was a requirement ahead of time and scrambled to get an appointment. Also, during the pre-op apt I disclosed that I often take marijuana edibles to help me sleep. They said that wasn’t an issue but struggled to find the appropriate medicinal term in their system...yes, there was an actual code for cannabidiol.
2 nights before and morning of surgery I was given special soap to shower with. Day of surgery I was instructed to arrive at 730 but wasn’t told actual surgery time. Upon arrival I learned my time was 930 and I was second surgery of the day for my doctor. Actual surgery takes an hour. I was given an IV, Pepcid to help with acid and some other shot in my belly to prevent blood clots.
When I woke up from surgery I was moaning with pain an felt like I was going to throw up. Dry heaved a few times but nothing came out. Nurses were right there and gave me zolfran for nausea and started my morphine drip. I remember it being very painful but it probably passed in 15 min and I fell asleep.
Things were a blur until about 4. Not sure how long it was until I was taken to my room but once there, they checked vitals, drew blood, and put some sort of machine on my calves that pumps air to help circulation and prevent blood clots. At 430 the nurses helped me up to go pee and take my first walk. They had a special container in the bowl to measure my urine. First walk was slow and I did half a lap.
Pain isn’t too bad. As people have said, it feels like I did 1000 sit-ups. Although I am fully taking advantage of the morphine! It doesn’t help with gas pain though, for that you have to walk. It’s 1230am and I just finished my 4th walk. After the first one, walking is easy and it makes me burp which is a good thing. I’m trying to push myself with walking and get all the gas out at the hospital while I have the morphine to help with pain from soreness.
I also have a breathing thing I’m supposed to blow into every hour to help prevent Fluid build up in the lungs and phenomena. I haven’t been as diligent there and surprisingly the nurses don’t remind you. Another tip, ask the nurse for wet, cotton mouth swab. It was a life saver. Worst dry mouth of my life!
Now I’m just waiting for morning where they will have me drink some fluid in front of an X-ray machine to see if there are any leaks. Following that they have me going straight to stage 2 purée and I’ll need to eat/drink something else before I’m discharged. Provided everything goes well, they expect me to go home around 1. I’m going to walk as much as I can throughout the night to get the rest of the air out. Surprisingly, the nurses don’t remind you to walk (my roommate has only been up once) so you have to stay disciplined and lookout for yourself.
Anyway, I know this was suuuuuper long but I hope it helps ease the nerves for some of you anxiety ridden, over-analyzers such as myself. Wish me luck tomorrow! I’m still super anxious

I love reading all the successful progress updates! Way to go

RNY 2/15/18

HW 240
SW 223
CW 203.8

I’m on puréed foods until 3/23. I’m having a hard time getting in Protein unless I drink a shake for every meal (and by then I’m too full to even think about anything else). I’m averaging about 400 calories each day. I’m doing okay with Vitamins and my energy level is good. I went back to work a week after surgery. I just struggle with finding puréed foods I can tolerate that have sufficient protein. Hoping the soft food phase will open up some options for me.

Best of luck!!! Hope somebody cancelled!!

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It's Wednesday Weigh in time!!!

SW 216 2/8/18
CW 187

Keep up the great work everyone!!!


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I'm hoping for Wednesday's weigh ins!

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Hi All,
Hoping to join up with you as I'm a February sleever.
HW 257
SW 231.5 (Surgery date - 2/12/18)
CW 216.8
Has definitely been a roller coaster ride and I know there's more coming my way, but I stand by my decision to do this and have an opportunity to truly LIVE my life from here on out. Today was my first day back to work (took 4 weeks off) and it went well, but my tummy is sore from sitting upright fully clothed for eight hours. It's probably not appropriate to wear pajamas to work is it?

This has been much more of a roller coaster than I anticipated. First week I felt great. Then I hit a wall energy wise. Then I was back to almost normal energy but hit a stall and didn't lose nearly as much weight as I wanted my first month. Now after having an Iron stomach the whole time, I've been persistently nauseous the last 2 days.
It's funny, I'm naturally a positive person, not a worrier, always assume the best. My easy initial recovery reinforced that. But now I realize this will be a much more challenging process than I thought it would be!