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I'm 3 months post op and I'm losing my hair, like A LOT! Prior to surgery the dr. had told me it was going to happen, I just didn't realize it was going to be this bad... Does you hair grow back to like it was pre op? How long does this Hair loss phase last? Anything other than Biotin that could help me?

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Yes, I'm taking an anti acid reducer pretty much every day now for the last 2 weeks... I don't want to have to keep taking pills...

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Hi! I'm about to be three months post op in a couple of days. Lately I wake up to heartburn pain and it'll last throughout the day. The pain is constant, but the level of pain varies during the day... Anyone else experienced this?

TIA

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4oz of food EVERY 4 HOURS seems like alot at 5 weeks? I don't think I was getting 4 oz of food A DAY by until about 3-4 months (though I was probably only hitting my 60g Protein goal maybe 75% of the time)
Just to clarify: is your nutritionist asking you to consume 4oz of food every four hours? or 4 fl oz of Protein Shake or similar?

I never ate that much for months. A quarter to a third of a cup was the norm for me. It would take 3 days to eat 2 scrambled eggs. I ate three times a day & at about month 3 I started slowly adding an afternoon snack of yogurt &/or fruit.
At 19 months out I eat about 3 oz of Protein. I do eat more vegetables than when I was losing (about 1/2 cup now) & have more Snacks. Last night I had a bare cup of bolognese ( mince beef, onions, celery, carrot, tinned tomato) over 35 mins & it was more than enough. At 5 weeks I could eat about 1/4 cup of the same.
Don’t push yourself to eat to a specific amount. Just make sure you’re meeting your Protein goals. We can only eat what we can eat. Eat slowly until you feel like you’ve had enough. (It takes time for the message you’re full to get through.) You don’t want to eat too much or eat until you’re over full. I can take 20 mins to an hour to eat. I’m a believer in putting my fork down between bites, waiting before I take another & asking do I really need (not want) that next bite.
Some people can & do eat more. Others less. You just have to work out what is the right amount for you & your body within your program.
Good luck & congrats on your surgery.

I'm 5 weeks out of VGS... do you guys still eat at 4 onz every 4 hours?

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I'm in phase 3 of the post op diet, and since the 2nd phase the guidelines say to try and get to 70 grams of Protein per day in 3 meals... how do you guys do this????

My highest day of protein grams was 43 grams...

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what is the app you are using for your food breakdown?

I am 17 days VSG post op, and I find myself feeling hungry and thinking about food... I was wondering if this is normal or does my carbohydrate count have this result in my body?

Thank you in advance....   

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