thinoneday

Ugh what a topic this one is. . . I'm 9 months out (can you believe it!) and STILL losing my hair, not as bad as before but still a lot of hair! I swear I could have made 2-3 wigs out of all the hair i've lost! It's terrible, I'm just glad i have long hair, it's thinned out very much, but i don't have bald areas (thank goodness). . . i'm hoping it will stabilize soon. . .

Bless your heart, these are all normal feelings. You are 5 days out and your body is already dealing with changes, this includes hormonal changes (this goes for the guys as well, they are human too). . your going to be ok, nothing will go wrong with the sleeve as long as you do as the doctor says. . your going to be ok. . you are not lazy or foolish, you made the right choice by having this surgery because you couldn't do it on your own. . if you could have done it on your own you would have right? Well here you are with us, most of us have gone through this, and most of us had buyer's remorse, god knows i sure did, I hated the sleeve! Wished i would have never done this. . . but i think it was more so because i was "mourning" the loss of my friend (food) I couldn't have as much as i wanted and if i had 1 more thing too many I would hurt and feel bad. Who wants that? not me!!!! We have to relearn to cope with our "new" lifestyle and that is hard. . no one likes the word change never mind doing it! You'll be ok my friend, this sleeve thingy is a tool only, like a hammer is a tool to drive a nail, the sleeve is our tool to help us loose weight, we are the ones who need to make it work for us by doing what the doctor says, following our plans of action, exercising and readjusting to our new lifestyle. . yes its hell and yes there is going to be alot of "what have I done" moments, but it is so worth it in the end! Good luck and I hope this helped a bit. . . sometimes I just ramble on. . .

Hey Girl! Today was your day! Happy Sleeve Day to you! Happy Sleeve Day to you! Happpyyyyy Sleeve Day Dear Diva! Happy Sleeve Day to youuuuu!!! You are going to do so well! Just sip, walk, sip, walk and continue. . . your going to be glad you did. . . !

Bless your heart! How i feel your pain. . . but also realistically you do know that your problems won't go away. . . but you can handle them differently to make them feel like they went away. . all my life i too wanted to be thinner cause i felt it would make everything better. . . but i came to learn (as a thinner person now) that your body size doesn't control lifes challenges. . it is how YOU handle these challenges that matter. . . your prince charming is out there for you sweetheart, and those unicorns and rainbows will be there if you want them to be. . . I'm so sorry your relationship didn't work, but am glad you knew to get out of it. . . no, having the WLS will definately not set you up for a huge disappointment, your going to do that for YOU not for anyone else. . . you have to relearn your eating patterns and adjust to them. . it's a bit of work, but you can do it. . . you have a strong mind and are strong enough to do this and accomplish all you want. . . Good Luck my friend, your going to do fantastic!:thumbup:

I had my eyebrows and top and bottom eyeliner done. . let me tell you i would do it again! In the beginning, it's not the most beautiful site ever, I was bruised so badly i had to take off a week from work cause it looked like i got into a cat fight. . . but after that disappeared i loved it. . . now it's 10 years later and i am still looking great. . . i may need a touch up on the brows but for now i'm happy happy with it, I remember the bruising and have a second thoughts about touchups :lol0: But i know that i'll have to go eventually. . . glad to hear you like yours! The gym isn't running away, and once your ready to go, I'm sure it'll still be there for you! :thumbup:

Wow Stacy, your post made me tear up. . . i'm soooooooooooooooooo very damn proud of you girl! I know the pain we go through as obese people, the fears, and the snears and jokes told aiming at us. . . then when something like this comes it's so exciting and so heart tugging. . . how i can relate to you! Once again, CONGRATULATIONS my friend! You've done very very very well. . . keep it up! and keep posting

Hi Kim! Questions are good, that is how we learn right! Well here is how my experiences went. . . I drove about 1 week later, I only took pain meds while in the hospital, I stayed in the hospital for my complete 4 days. I totally love the Bariatric Advantage shakes, I'm 9 months out and still use them. I was swollen for a while (1 - 1 1/2 weeks) I didn't eat from pain, i didn't eat the first week because the doctor said so. . no solids or semi solids for about 2 weeks! Liquids the first week, full liquids the second. then you slowly progress to the mushy stage and finally experiment with what is good and stays with you in the 4th week. . . you'll do ok, your doctor will have a schedule for you. . every doctor, I've learned is very very different. . so listen to yours! Good luck

Welcome! Your going to do fantastic, just like everyone here! And soon before you even know it, you'll be here giving advise and tips to another Newbie! Good luck!:thumbup:

Woohoo Diva! You go Girl!!!! Congratulations and you'll do great!

Doing great! Keep up the awesome work!

and even though you don't know us from Adam, we are here for you as well. . . to support you and to help you get to your goal . . . through thick and thin. . . know we are your other family.!

Just another doom sayer y'all. .another lets beat down the sleeve person. . best of luck to you Carrie! Cheers to all of you! (clapping) I love my WLS!!!! I've had nothing but luck with this sleeve thingy! Losing weight and getting happier and happier by the moments!

You have had a life change here girl! Start off slow, don't expect to be able to handle the gym right off. . . i started off with 10 minutes on the treadmill and 5 to 6 minutes on the ellipitical, slowly increasing the time by 1 minute each week. . . now i'm up to 30 minutes on the treadmill and 20 minutes on the ellipitical. . .i've added some weights in there too. . . but i haven't gone in a while, life is too demanding and there are priorities beyone the gym. . . good luck!

lmao! that cracked me up! Rambo someone! I can just picture that It'll be ok, it's tough, but you can do it. . . my mom (I know here comes another story but. . .) is 80 and has been smoking since she has been 20. . she was a 2 pack per day smoker for ever and about 3 months ago, just quit. . . she was diagnosed with Peripheral Artery Disease and the pain in her legs was really bad, so bad she couldn't even walk. . so she just quit for her own self. . . she uses a inhaler that mimicks cigarettes, she has had to use it only about 3 times so far. . . I'm very proud of her, it must have been hard, but you can do this, it's for your health so you don't have complications during anesthesia. . after that you probably can smoke again. . . come on you can do it!

oh dear! that is harsh. . .well i guess nuts are the way to go then. . do they not have some interesting snack in the MRE's?

toyguy, some of us lose really really fast, then we hit plateaus and are right there with y'all. . . for example at my 7 week doctor appt i had lost 53lbs. . . now i've lost 110 lbs and it's REALLY REALLY slow. . . but at least i'm not gaining right?

Wow i'm so sorry your having all this problems. . . hopefully it'll soon settle and you can go on readjusting to your new lifestyle. . . prayers and hugs your way!

this is exactly why i chose to be self pay, no hassels or jumping through hoops. . .i understand some folks can't afford self pay and insurance is the only way to go, but jeez that is sooooooooooo drastically dumb. . .

I agree with everyone here, you'll have your sleeve before you know. . .let you tummy heal and then get it done. . . doctor knows best. . . good luck!

Yup, well balanced and within moderation. . . even throw in a snack or two, healthy of course. . . I eat everything now but in tiny portions, after i have my "meal" I do not eat anymore, if i am strongly needing a snack, I peel a apple or peach (can't do the peel, hurts) and enjoy that! Good luck

I am the same as before! Nothing has changed with me in the TV area, still love to watch the same old things!

I am sorry this is happening to you, but i understand how you feel. . i had hit a plateau for 3 1/2 months! Horrible, but i didn't let that get me down. however, yes here comes the big however, you have to eat in order to get the metabolism going, or as you know, your metabolism slows down big time and you go into survival mode, not losing, feeling sluggish, tired, etc. . . so try your best to follow doctor advice or go visit the doctor and find out whats going on. . . good luck

It's amazing what we have learned to do over the years with this constent dieting. . no wonder it was called yoyo syndrom! Up and down . . . it is also hard to imagine the injury we could be causing the metabolism by doing that. . . amazing!

I drink a soda here and there, not much and they have to be diet. . . but i stir the heck out of mine til they are flat and then enjoy it. . . not the same, but does the trick! Good luck

can't help anyone in the cooking dept. . . i am definately NOT Betty Crocker when it comes to cooking! hehehe. . . good luck.