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ouroborous    519

ouroborous
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Anyone on here have any problems with dermatitis?

I've been diagnosed with sebhorreic dermatitis. Basically, there are a few specific Patches of my skin that get REALLY dry and flaky once in a while (the top of my ear where it attaches to my head, the skin at the top of my eye sockets, and a couple other little tiny patches). It's not dry skin, according to my doctor, it's really an auto-immune situation where my body attacks my own skin. Right now, fortunately, it's not disfiguring (I'm not scarred or anything) and is still just confined to a few areas.

From what I can tell, my skin is good when my body is happy, well fed and well rested (in fact, I can almost predict when I'll have good skin by when I have rough nights with my sleep apnea). One thing I'm hoping is that as I lose weight and get healthier, my dermatitis (which is embarrassing and unsightly) will calm down and not be such a problem.

However, I know that surgery is a major stress on the body (hence the hair loss; fortunately I shave my head so that may not be as much of a problem!). I was wondering if anyone else deals with this issue, and what your experiences were post-surgery. Should I expect a MAJOR flare-up of itchy, dry, flaky skin? I can deal with it if it happens, but I'm hoping I won't have to...

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KC25    0

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Were you diganosed after the surgery? I am about to reach my second month post op and I have the same symptoms you do. I've never had skin issues until now.

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Cknorte    7

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Me too....I just went to the dermatologist and he claims it is a reaction to Shampoo, added to the stress of surgery and lower calorie intake.

He has me on 4 days of 3/day some sort of steroid cream and wet dressings on my back and leg, where I have it, then 10 days of 3 times a day....it has helped a ton.

He is putting me on basic shampoo (V05 for normal hair) and basic nutragena or cetaphil body wash.

He said to make sure I use the cream to get rid of the outbreaks I currently have, and to up my Omega Oil intake.

So I'll give it a try....I got the outbreaks post surgery, before surgery my skin was normal.

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KC25    0

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We got sleeved around the same time therefore we are having the same symptoms...I am on my way to the Vitamin store to buy me Omega 3 gummies :confused1: I'll make sure to get me some creams too..thanks!!!

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pcindy    8

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I have some Omega 3-6-9 oil (3 different omegas) from Whole Foods. It is a little nutty tasting- not bad, blends nicely into a few oz of pureed Soup. I recommend it. It's called "Udu's Oil." Good luck.

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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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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      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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      1. summerseeker

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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.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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