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kcinpa    159

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Has anyone else had very dry skin after surgery?

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kcinpa    159

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I have been trying everything to help nothing is working

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ebonisekim    1,713

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Has anyone else had very dry skin after surgery?

Yes I was just thing the same thing I have a area. On my leg that feels like sand paper I thought it was because my bathes are becoming hotter cause I'm always cold

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lotti    154

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I use dove soap.

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SMO    193

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I think it has a lot to do with the lack of fat in our diet.

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notime    340

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I use Cera Ve every day and it definitely helps. Also important is to drink enough fluids.

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mariamitani    405

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I noticed in too. For me it was kind of a good thing all my acne went away :) I think we eat so much less nutrients and fats after surgery our skin is not producing as much oil to keep it moist. I bought nivea body wash that has oil and cream in it for showering. Hot Water will strip your skin of its oils. For my body after showering I use cocoa butter with Vitamin E by palmers, vaseline cocoa body gel oil, or eucerin cream they work well. Also drink lots of water. Eat fish and nuts.

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ThinkThin78    25

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Me too. I have spots of very dry skin on my arms that are all red and scaly. Even the Cera Ve doesn't seem to help. More Fluid makes sense, it's just sooo hard :-)

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asifitsthelast    31

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YES! Has to do with Water intake and change in diet.

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MrsG    329

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Yes!! Mine was driving me crazy then I recently went on another thread about lotions and tried one that was recommended. I'm using Palmers Cocoa Butter and it is awesome! My skin feels so soft, my dry Patches are going away and I've only been using it for 2 days now.

How about chapped lips? Mine are so bad I constantly have Chapstick on them!

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mel2643    68

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I use Avon's Signature Silk Argan oil after a shower and use Eucerin as a moisturerizer ... The only things that helps ..... :(

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kyllfalcon    768

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Yep, dry skin, dry hair, dry nails... I may actually perish from hangnails...

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SMO    193

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Me too! They are cracked and dry. I feel like I have returned to junior high putting on lip gloss and complaining that I am "bloated" after eating an ounce of food.

Yes!! Mine was driving me crazy then I recently went on another thread about lotions and tried one that was recommended. I'm using Palmers Cocoa Butter and it is awesome! My skin feels so soft, my dry Patches are going away and I've only been using it for 2 days now.

How about chapped lips? Mine are so bad I constantly have Chapstick on them!

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MrsG    329

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Me too! They are cracked and dry. I feel like I have returned to junior high putting on lip gloss and complaining that I am "bloated" after eating an ounce of food.

Ha ha ha! That made me laugh! I totally agree!

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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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