Hi All!

I wanted to start a thread for African-American sleevers (no worries I HEART all sleevers from the rainbow). I just thought, no scientific proof, that African-American sleevers may respond to the surgery different than our lovely non-African American sleeved sisters and brothers. I wanted to know if we had the same skin issue, hair problems, and other surgery related issues. Also, how to deal with the culture shock. African-American "soul food" may be something of the past... or not. So I was just looking for a space to voice culture related issues and concens.

PS- I TRULY :heart: ALL SLEEVERS.

@@illailla

Fat stores hormones so as you lose weight it floods your system with them.

Also all the Vitamins and other changes are a lot on your body.

You can try this face scrub

http://www.sheamoisture.com/SheaMoisture-for-Men-Official-Real-Smooth-Man-Regimen-_p_1412.html

The facial wash and scrub, I couldn't find a picture of it alone. They have at Target's that stock a lot of products for African Americans.

@@illailla

Fat stores hormones so as you lose weight it floods your system with them.

Also all the Vitamins and other changes are a lot on your body.

You can try this face scrub

http://www.sheamoisture.com/SheaMoisture-for-Men-Official-Real-Smooth-Man-Regimen-_p_1412.html

The facial wash and scrub, I couldn't find a picture of it alone. They have at Target's that stock a lot of products for African Americans.

@@OutsideMatchInside

Wow that's crazy...I haven't felt much any hormone changes but my face is showing it

Is this something that's going to last throughout the weight loss process or does the body catches up eventually?

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@@illailla

Depends on the person and the amount they have to lose. My hormones just got back to normal at the one year mark, because I am not losing rapidly anymore.

Hi, not sure how far you are along but at about 3-4 weeks post op i started breaking out and that's unusual for me so I chalked it up to my body detoxing and bringing up impurities. It went away after a couple weeks but it was so irritating.

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It is frustrating ...I took pride in my facial routine lol

It comes with the territory I see though

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Hello everyone. Anyone getting sleeved or has been sleeved in Memphis TN with Dr. Woodman? I keep asking but no one answers. I am not sure if that speaks well for the surgeon.

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I had bypass by Dr. Wagner with Saint Francis group. I haven't heard about this doctor. What group is he/she with?

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Hello ladies! Glad I found this group. I was sleeved 7/14/16 so far I'm down 20lbs in total. Started w/ a BMI of 35. Working hard to keep the scale moving in the right direction.

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I was sleeved on 7/18 with a 35 BMI. I was glad to see your post because I was worried I wasn't loosing enough. It is so easy to get discouraged when you see how Mach others are loosing. I keep telling myself everyone's journey is different. I am 30 lbs down since surgery. Keep up the good work!

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@@angnomo it's definitely been a slower process for me as well. Hang in there!

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@kimmey he is the surgeon at Baptist and Methodist.

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Hello everyone! Sleeved on 9/9/16. So glad to see that we have a presence here.

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OMG! I just found out I'm approved. However, after reading all these experiences, my own fears, etc....I'm kinda nervous and re-thinking things. This is my first post and I'm relatively new to the forum. I thought I'd share it here first. Thank you for listening <3

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I was nervous. I was scared. I had to think about why this was important. I set a date in stone. It was about 2 months out from my approval. After I set that date I worked to that date. I may have had doubts in that time but I never allowed myself to think that the date could be moved or cancelled. Time went will fast and I showed up 9/9 and set my life on a path to change. You go on and set a date.

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thank you!! @ Adellk0405. my date is 9/23

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Hello everyone sleeved 9/15/16. Working my diet and sleeping. Im tired all the time is this normal?

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@@bpowell16

Yes, my Dr told me the first 6 weeks your body is using all your energy to heal. Also you can't intake many calories. Once you can get over 600 calories every day and get to about 4 weeks, you have more energy.

This is still major surgery even if it doesn't feel like it.

I was sleeved on 8-23-2016 and I'm almost a month out. I was tired for the first couple weeks until I got to the part where I could eat more like they said once you start getting more calories in I think it will help you.

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