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I'm about 50 days post-op and the skin on my forearms and my face have dark patches and small bumps and zits. I'm wondering if this is normal because of the hormonal changes that with the weight loss? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using BariatricPal mobile app
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My plan specifically states no nuts, seeds or skins until week 7, but yiu should follow your plan. Sent from my SM-N960U using BariatricPal mobile app
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May 2019 Surgeries 🎉
Ryster_1979 replied to Ruby Hernandez's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I went from 313 to 287 between 5/9/19 (surgery date) and 5/15/19. In the second week I have only lost 2 pounds, but my pants are loose. I did some Googling and it seems that the weight loss can be sporadic at times. -
Even a jellybean makes me puke, I am venturing not towards anything sweet! Maybe someday, maybe never again, it's not worth pinpoint hemorrages under my chest skin from the frequency I do it. I wish that the next EGJ Endoscopy finds me closer to healing, feeling like my pouch is re-ulcerating, not requesting to have my RNY reversed, at my age possible I would not survove, I just want to be able to eat solid-er foods like all the other 9 monthers out there! Is that a too difficult request?👈😪👉
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I am new to this process. I have had 2 appointments with my primary and will meet with my Bariatric surgeon next month. I feel so defeated with trying to loose weight. Any advice?
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I bought some shorts for the gym today. I haven't worn shorts since I was 8 years old. I have had body image issues since I was that young, even though I wasn't overweight til I was 21. I have a LOT of hanging skin now around my knees and inner thighs from the weight loss. I am kinda embarassed to wear them. =/ I want to overcome my embarrassment and just do it. It's gunna be really hard! I was lifting weights the other day and was in front of a mirror and noticed my arms (which I plan on chopping in November) and now I am avoiding mirrors at the gym. Learning not to give a f**k is the hardest part of all this, for sure. For me anyways. Sent from my SM-G930R4 using BariatricPal mobile app
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What Are the Surgeons Telling Their Patients?
looly replied to Danny Paul's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I was told to eat when I was hungry and stop when I wasn't - and prioritise protein. And that was it. It seems like I haven't been given much guidance, but on the other hand, I don't have to think obsessively about eating the right food, because the rule is simple. Mentally, that's excellent for me, because I thought about food too much before, but now I don't. Very fatty or sugary foods make me feel a bit nauseous, so eating the right stuff isn't really a struggle. But I pretty much eat what I want, but in very small portions. My weight loss probably hasn't been as fast as some people's, but on the plus side, I don't seem to have too much saggy skin, despite having lost over 100 lbs. Slow weight loss has its advantages. 😉 -
ANYONE CHEAT ON THEIR PRE OP LIQUID DIET?
Frustr8 replied to CESILEYRAE's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I was so scared of still having NASH I voluntarily put myself on a Liver- Shrinking Diet the Entire month of August 2018- and it WORKED. My surgeon only had to make a teeny portal for the liver retractor, it was the first one to heal, it is only visable now because right below my sternum I had no previous stretch marks. My lower abdomen, ah that is another story, I had 3 babies at or approximating 9 pounds in weight, and wouldn't you know, they each choose a slightly different angle to rest in! My perennial joke-My belly looks like the road map to Indianapolis with all the State and County access roads clearly marked. A good benefit to weight loss? They are actually getting narrower with less internal fat pushing them out. But alas, no bikinis, no 2 piece bathing suits, my skin looks like a 10 car pileup on the Beltway! -
Weirdest things you are looking forward to after surgery
Sheribear68 replied to Krestel's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Things I’ve already been able to do: 1. Completely finish with zero modifications back-to-back Pilates classes. 2. Get back into all of the “skinny” clothes I’ve had in my closet for several years. Started out as a fluffy size 22 and I’m just now wearing the size 16swhich are the smallest I have. Oh yes, and those 16s are starting to get LOOSE on me! 3. Ride as a passenger in my husbands sports car without the seatbelt buckle jamming into one hip and the center console jamming into the other hip. I can also get out of the thing without having to heave myself out of it. 4. Sit comfortably in my Thunder season ticket seat. Before the armrests dug into my hips the entire time and I’d have to slide into the seat sideways and then it was torture to have to move if someone needed done the aisle. 5. Enjoy sex again. 6. Walk upstairs to my bedroom without pain in knees/hips/ankles and feeling like I needed to stop and rest halfway up. Things I that I still look forward to: 1. Fitting into my “victory outfit”. This is a size 8 little black cocktail dress that I bought on clearance in 1993 right after I had lost some weight after having my son. It looked sooooo good on me in the dressing room, and I was so proud of myself for ditching the baby weight. . I bought it for a wedding and then I got very ill and didn’t go. The dress still has the tags on it. 2. Go snorkeling again as an actual normal size person. Of course this requires actually going on vacation which might not happen this year (broke from all the costs from surgery) but I can’t wait until that day happens. 3. Finish the next level difficulty in Pilates. I’ve seen the higher level classes and they’re no joke. 4. Once in my life have someone refer to me as “the skinny girl”. -
I worked to get my RNY surgery for almost a year. As the date approached, I got more and more nervous. It is a big deal - choosing an elective major surgery. As I was lying on the pre-op bed, I started crying and thinking maybe I should get up and leave. My surgeon came in and assured me that it would be OK and that none of his patients had ever come back regretting the procedure. My PCP previously had told me that if I had been able to do it on my own, I would have by now, Both doctors were right. This is about the best thing I have ever done for myself. Yes, I had a complication of a blood clot and am still on a blood thinner, but after 70+ pounds gone I feel like a new person. I am doing things I have not done for decades. I wish I had done it sooner in a way, but I really did need to come to a place in my life where I was willing to make the needed lifestyle changes first, and for the right reasons - health. And my commitment needed to be total. My life slogan now is "I AM NEVER GOING BACK!" If that means no more sugar, wheat, soda, coffee, alcohol, or processed foods, then so be it. My health is worth more than any of those things. Yup, my skin is getting saggy - but I am 63 years old, and the collagen just aint what it used to be. But so what? I am happier and healthier and saggy skin is just a badge of the journey. Haven't lost any hair yet, but again, if I do, so what? It will grow back. (have been taking Biotin 10,000 mcg since week 2 and nails are super strong so I hope it will also prevent hair loss). I have so much energy and stamina, my mental health is better, my sleep apnea is nearly gone, asthma improved, no GERD, my back and joints don't hurt anymore, I am not embarrassed in public, and I actually feel cold instead of sweating all the time. What's not to love? Being scared is normal for a lot of people. It just means you realize the risks. But you will never realize the benefits until you get to the other side. And this is the chance you have to take. If you could have done it on your own, you would have, It is still going to be a lot of work. This is not easy, but WLS is a tool that can give you the jump start you need for health and happiness for the rest of your life.
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I think most people freak out before surgery - ANY surgery! So you're in good company! I'm RNY, not VSG, but the feelings are the same. Loose skin - yes, you will probably have it. Most people worry about this - I worried about it incessantly when I was pre-op. But from where I am now (almost four years out), and from most other vets I know, at some point you will realize that you wasted a lot of brain cells worrying about this. The weight loss is SO much more important than the loose skin. I've since had mine removed (within the last year, actually), but I would take the loose skin any day over weighing 373 lbs again. ANY DAY!! It's a total no-brainer. Hair loss - no, it's not a definite thing. Many people do lose hair, but for most, they're really the only ones who notice it. I didn't lose any. Some people don't. This is another thing I worried about incessantly, and it never happened. Regrets - there are probably a small minority of people who regret it, but for the vast majority, our only regret is that we didn't do this years earlier.
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I am 2 weeks pre op, and I am torn. I have worked for a year to get here and now I’m worried I’m going to be full of regrets for doing something to my body I can never undo. I am having the VSG and worried if I will be able to maintain the vitamins and diet (obviously if I had self control I wouldn’t be this size) and that if I do maintain and lose the weight that I will have excess lose skin and just be trading one body issue for another. Am I crazy? Did anyone else struggle with this? Does anyone have regrets or wish they hadn’t done the surgery? I just want (need) some real talk. Can I do this? What results might I expect? How do people deal with the body changes? Will I definitely lose my hair? I’m feeling overwhelmed and don’t want to make the wrong choice or wait before it’s too late to change my mind. Anyone else?
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June 2019 Surgery Siblings!
ChelseaMari replied to BulletWithButterflyWings's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
No need to panic...little by little. This payday, I purchased my 3lb unflavored Isopure protein powder, isopure refreshingly light fruit flavor, extra strength chewable gas x, pill organizer, Barimelts (multivitamin, biotin, iron with c, calcium, b12, and ADEK), 3 boxes of lipton cream of chicken, 2 boxes of lipton onion soup, cream of wheat, instant mashed potatoes. Next payday will be the $40 hydracoach water bottle to remind me to drink and monitor my amounts. Then I'm off to surgery on June 3! I have hydrating moisturizers for my skin to prevent rapid aging, stretchmarks and looking old. Nivea, Eucerine, and Codi with olive oil. I have two leftover 3 lbs Isagenix meal replacement protein mixes and some PBFit that I plan to incorporate into my new life. Doing food funerals for the past 2 weeks and as we speak. Last pay period was steak, sushi, candy bars, juice it up smoothies, Chinese food, scalloped potatoes, candy bar, soda. Today, I'm about to whoop some crab and butter's ass. Fat me is trying to give future skinny me a bunch of embarrassing and shameful stories and I don't even care. [emoji173] Sent from my SM-G960U using BariatricPal mobile app -
On day 1. What are some tips you have to stay motivated?
Mdnytangel replied to K8ecakes's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Absolutely...stalls & patience. However, I look at stalls now as a way for my body to catch up to the weight loss~ I find it’s important to think about what our bodies are going through~ I already have some excess skin, however, I find that it’s not quite as bad after a stall. (Or maybe that’s just hope lol) Try not to focus on the scale, do NOT weigh yourself everyday, or several times a day! Stay focused on your path and new lifestyle, and improvements- keep moving forward! Don’t forget to do your measurements, as well! Often, the scale won’t be moving, however, inches will!!! (Woot woot!!!) My daughter keeps showing me pictures from last year, or sometime in the past to help me keep things in perspective....because I KNOW how much I have lost, etc., however, I still see myself as before- it’s difficult to let reality set in, I guess! I think we all agree that this place helps as well..no matter what you’re going through, whether it’s tailbone pain rubbing on your butt skin, the reactions of others, etc...you are NOT alone! Most of all...enjoy the process and the new you!!! ~xo~ Oh, and being able to sit at a booth or normal sized chair with arms on it without worrying about what I like to call “suck & tuck”, PRICELESS!!! Or, worry about if the chair will cling to you as you get up, making the dreaded scraping noise, while everyone turns to look at you. Keep going...and LIVE!!! -
I feel like that’s what’s causing it. Most of my loose skin is in my lower abdomen and inner thighs. What kind of procedure was it? How painful? I’m scared of plastics, I don’t know if I can handle the drains.
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I had a panilectomy to remove the extra skin. It was covered by the insurance cause I was getting rashes and lots of UTI’s and yeast infections. It seems weird because of where the extra skin is located but when they pull skin up and pull skin down and cut off the extra skin , it seemed to reduce the amount of UTi and yeast infections
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CONGRATS!!!! So very happy for you!! Have you posted on another thread as to how it went, how you're doing, etc. You've been on my mind a lot lately. As I drug our infamous 0051 coverage plan into my surgeon, I mentioned on how a woman in a completely different state with the SAME plan had also had her dr's office given the same /similar misleading responses but in the end, y'all pushed the paperwork through and you were approved!! I have appt w/cardio hopefully by end of this month to get a chemical stress test to get clearance. Hopefully I will have all "loose ends" taken care of and ready to submit after I see surgeon again @ the first of next month. CROSS FINGERS!!
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I'm from Puerto Rico, 41 years old. I have my Sleeve 9 month ago. My higher weight was 306, my weight on surgery day was 267, my current weight is 182... 124 pounds in total. I need to loose 35 more pounds. I'm very happy with the process, but still being focused, because my "yo gordita" still chasing me[emoji28][emoji28] Sent from my SM-N950U using BariatricPal mobile app
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You are going to be well soon... I'm in my 9th month. But when I get my sleeve, I was in liquids the first week, second liquids plus yogurt, third blended, fourth purees, from the fifth for a complete month solids but fiber... 2 oz per meals every 2 hours with protein shake, or cheese sticks for snacks between meals... and then all kind of solid... probably is too soon for your stomach to process it... maybe if you go back to purees for a while or meals without fiber, try less oz of food too... for me it's help a lot to loose weight and to process food. Sorry my English isn't good if you don't understand anything tell me and I rephrase it... Sent from my SM-N950U using BariatricPal mobile app
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March 18th almost 30lbs as well. 30 is amazing! I am praising God for every lb gone... I don't mind if the weight loss slows down due to sagging skin though.... I know this surgery works and time will keep us losing more. Congratulations to you!
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YOU GUYS I AM SO EXCITED BUT NEED ADVICE! PLEASE
ProudGrammy replied to tal's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
@tal woo hoo, it's almost your day - the first day of the rest of your healthier, happier, longer life lots of OP will give you their words of wisdom, experiences - and that's great - lots of good info from OP on the board - end of the day, only listen/follow what your doc and NUT tell you. (and me too)☺️ Follow all the rules you are given. I always say water rules are the most important. No drinking with meals, or for 45-60 minutes after you eat. drink 64 oz plus a day. you should understand that all of "us" are different with some food plans, how long it takes them to loose weight, how much they loose, certain foods some are told to eat, and other NUTS might say don't eat that. You will have ups and downs, stalls etc. good days, bad days. Try not to get discouraged. (easier said than done) All part of the long journey you are starting good luck bud kathy This is a marathon, not a sprint. Hope for the best, plan for the worst. -
I definitely understand the concern; however, I have being working on losing weight, under supervision for more than a year now. I have lost 51 lbs. My weight loss has stalled due to knee and back issues. My ortho and spine dr's have encourage me to have bariatric surgery as both my knees need to be replaced. I've done all the PT that anyone can do. I took it slow and was determine to exhaust all available options plus I'm a personal believer in that you need to show you can have some personal discipline/skin in the game. The surgery is not a magic bullet. I consider it more of a nuclear detonation option. If it wasn't for finally finding out how painful a torn knee can be (after exercising too much) and then finding out I have so much arthritis in both knees that 2 diff orthos said I truly need knee replacement surgery (was SHOCKED)...I would NOT be going this route. After the past 15 months of doing supervised weight loss and finding out how it feels to be trapped by chronic pain, I made the decision (after therapy, etc.) that I wanted my life back MORE than I wanted to be able to eat 'any food' within reason. My surgeon gets this. I took the policy in with me to my 2nd appt with him and let him read it. I'm ALL for having requirements and ensuring a patient is READY - mind, body and soul for this surgery. What I have a hard time accepting is misinterpreted requirements. I'd be ok if my surgeon imposed his own requirements. I've met both his requirements and the requirements of my insurance (plus some). I'm now still stuck at 51 lbs lost even though my pool has warmed up so I can swim. The chronic pain haunts my nights now as well as my days. I'm so ready for a change. I depend on ALL of the professionals I see - my surgeon, my primary dr, my cardiologist, my nutritionist, my psychologist (specializes in eating/weight issues), my ortho, my spine dr, and my psychiatrist. They ALL feel I'm ready and I've talked to CIGNA now 4 different times. THEY all feel I'm ready, so we'll see on next month's visit to my surgeon. I'm not trying to RUSH anything. I have been thoughtful, mindful and have taken well more than 6 months to make sure this irreversible, irrevocable decision is the right thing to do. I hope this makes some sense. I agree with caution and I agree with even doing more than my insurance requires. After reading page 6, I have done everything that is suggested there as well. I pray/cross fingers that after my next visit, the paperwork is put through. Then we shall see...
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I have Highmark BCBS. They pay for a tummy tuck if you have in your notes you are getting rashes from loose skin. I don't need the muscle tightening. I have an appointment tomorrow to sign my initial docs for the equity loan and the appraiser will be out in 2 weeks or so. I called my plastic surgeon and I'm going to schedule a consult for the end of August for a brachioplasty for November, and a complete lower body lift next Spring. I don't think I'm even going to bother with insurance. Sent from my SM-G930R4 using BariatricPal mobile app
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Surgery TOMORROW! Is there anything I'm forgetting?
KSan35 posted a topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I'm so close! I'm planning on taking some measurements and before pictures tonight. I'm going to pack comfy loose pajamas, a robe and slippers, my own pillow, headphones and a phone charger, dry mouth spray, gas-x, and toiletries. Is there anything else I should be doing or packing? Would love the advice. -
April 2019 Surgeries!
girlaccountant replied to CajunSam's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
You should contact your surgeon, that would seem to indicate a reaction to one of the meds they put you on. I’m not a doctor though. I had itchy skin where my incisions were healing but no rash. I would definitely have it checked out. Hang in there!
