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I haven't really had any hair loss either. I'm only 5 months post-op but I've been told this is when it usually happens. Maybe it's because I have thin hair already and my body doesn't want to traumatize me any more on that front ??. I've hit a plateau but its my own fault because with the stress of the holidays and my family schedule, I haven't been in the gym nearly as much as I should be. I plan on remedying that soon.

Thanks everyone for the helpful info. Since posting this I have added Weight Control, Low Sugar Oatmeal to my breakfast regimen and it's keeping me cleaned out YAY! Still working on trying other foods, protein moreso. Had a horrible experience with a blockage 3 weeks ago and thought I was dying so I have become very leery of eating too much of ANYTHING. I go back for my 3-month check up next week so we shall see what they say.

I had my GB on July 17th...would love to connect.

Had my gastric bypass surgery on July 17th, how are you doing?

I'm just short of being 3-months post-op and the last week I have been getting extremely constipated. Anyone else have this problem? Or have had this? Is 3 months to soon to eat things like Cheerios? I am trying to figure out what is causing it. For the most part I don't think I even exceed 600 calories a day and its mostly still soft foods. And I seem to have become intolerant to eggs, yay me.

Wondering if anyone would care to share how long it took before simple water stopped feeling like a ton of bricks when you drink it. Cold water, lukewarm water, hot water, it's all the same effect. UGH!

@GreenTealael Vitamins are all like clockwork every day. Water intake needs to be better so I'm attributing the weird pee to that. I sleep better at night now then I have in 5 years!

So, I did have a friend back in my home state of Michigan who had her surgery in April and I've been supporting her as much as possible up until about 2 months ago. I stopped hearing from her and when my surgery rolled around - CRICKETS - . I don't NEED support because I seriously have the best family in the world and my husband is literally a superhero but it WOULD be nice to have someone to bounce things off (idea's, not balls or sharp objects) about how I'm feeling daily, new foods, etc. If anyone is in the Virginia area, hit me up please!!

How do I start this? I feel great?? Haven't had anything bad happen. No nausea, no dumping, or any of the other things they warn you about. What DOES bother me is that I am tired as hek ALL the time. I went back to work 2-weeks post-op but half days (like 4 hours/day). I am now pulling 6-hour days starting very early in the morning when I have the most energy. But when that 1:00/2:00 pm hour rolls around I HIT a brick wall. Anyone else like this? People lecture me about it, and how this kind of major surgery could take a year to get back to normal, whatever normal is at this point. My surgeon warned me about hitting a plateau around 3-4 week post-op, and it is depressing a bit. But I am excited to get back to weight training and high cardio soon (). I REALLY need to start getting a meal plan down for myself so I am having regular meal times again. Protein shakes, cottage cheese, baby meats, sugar free pudding, popsicles, G0 Powerade, decaf coffee with sugar free vanilla creamer - that's my diet . I'm not drinking enough lately, I know this cause my pee is nasty colors of yellow and even a little green? . The highlight of my week so far is being able to take my pills again without crushing them. Low point of the week - still seeing that I may have Diabetes still. All blood sugars are under 150 but then again, I'm not eating much. Hoping that it goes away soon since that was my #1 reason for having the GB done. Would love to hear how y'alls weight loss is going or how your health is. Cheers!

Toodlerue, do the patches work good? My dietitian says they don't work but I'm pretty desperate. Has your labs been good for not being vitamin deficient?

So, had my GP on the 17th, surgery went fine, but complications afterward (while in the hospital) made it very hard for me and they kept me a bit longer than expected. I had projectile vomiting and uncontrollable dry-heaving. Luckily it didn't last beyond a day. I haven't used any pain killers since being home but have been struggling with one thing - this god-awful multi-vitamin. The first liquid bottle we got literally looked, smelled, and tasted like horse diarrhea (don't ask me how I know that) and I couldn't stomach it. We took it back and got a powder version with a hint of lemon which took the edge off but I am still gagging with it, which makes my stomach hurt. Not sure how to move forward with this one thing. Does anyone have experience with the multi-vitamin patches? My dietitian said they don't work good but I am at my wits end at this point. The rest of the things seem to be going ok, a couple shots in the belly a day of things to prevent gallstones, ulcers, my mutant powers from kicking in, etc. I'm no stranger to multiple medications for seemingly my whole life. Had horrible diarrhea yesterday and was more concerned with making sure I drank plenty of H20. Anyone have advice on something else I could use for a multi-vitamin? I have been pushing the other stuff but my stomach starts rejecting it as soon as it goes past my tongue. I actually haven't had any in the last day. Any insight, advice, experiences, substitutes, etc., would be most greatly appreciated. I'm not hungry, just sore. Not miserable either.