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Kristi Twisti

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Kristi Twisti    18

Kristi Twisti
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I was banded on 03/24/11 and have had my first fill and am feeling better overall so far. However, the last week I noticed I was feeling overly emotional which is rare for me and I've begone breaking out. I have PCOS which often comes with acne but I've never really dealt with this. I haven't broken out since I was in my early teens and I'm now 27. Anyone else deal with this shortly after surgery or at any other time? It's really strange and my google search was no help! :confused:

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Rachel412    116

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I was banded on 03/24/11 and have had my first fill and am feeling better overall so far. However, the last week I noticed I was feeling overly emotional which is rare for me and I've begone breaking out. I have PCOS which often comes with acne but I've never really dealt with this. I haven't broken out since I was in my early teens and I'm now 27. Anyone else deal with this shortly after surgery or at any other time? It's really strange and my google search was no help! :confused:

My understanding is that when you burn fat, it releases estrogen into your system. As a fellow PCOSer I know that losing weight can help regulate your cycle and make your ovaries work more "normally"- I wonder if, along with that, you're now getting a "normal" break out pre-AF?

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Kristi Twisti    18

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Thanks for replying! :) I had heard something about the release of estrogen also but have had trouble finding info about this. I have a support group meeting next Saturday at my surgeons office and will ask about this then. I may also ask my ob-gyn when I can get in to see her.

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Rachel412    116

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I bought the book Bandwagon and read it this weekend- it was the first time I'd heard of the Estrogen link too, but the stuff she talks about all seems well researched and makes a lot of sense.

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Jenn1214    120

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I've been having the same problems! I have PCOS too but my last sonogram after surgery showed my ovaries were normal. I can't believe I'm breaking out again...I haven't bought pimple cream in years!

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Kristi Twisti    18

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@ Rachel412 Thanks for the info on the book!

@ Jenn1214 Good luck! It's so weird. I have to figure out these emotions, they're driving me nuts!

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Asherscrashers    43

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i am in the same boat! i cried the other day because i couldn't have a pretzel and my skin is soo dry and breaking out all the time and i am a fellow pcoser too and heard that having the surgery makes you at high risk to get pregnant too

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Kristi Twisti    18

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Hey Asherscrashers, I'm hate to admit this, but your crying over the pretzel made me actually laugh out loud. During my 2 week liquid diet, I threatened my husbands life one night, followed by pouting and crying when he denied me going to Chinese buffet. I think all bandsters go through it. Maybe it's worse for some of us though? lol

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Asherscrashers    43

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Lol its ok I admit its pathetic but I agree I think it must be worse for some of us

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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