• Why did you choose sleeve vs RNY?
• What protein shakes do you like?
• What is a good vitamin to take?
• What are your favorite purees?
• Help, I'm three weeks post-op and I've stopped losing weight!
• What should I take to the hospital?
• When can I go back to work?
• How can I prevent loose skin?
• If I take 50 million mcg of biotin every day and get all my protein in, can I prevent hair loss?
• When can I eat pizza/popcorn/birthday cake? When can I drink alcohol? When can I drink coffee and isn't it true that drinking coffee will leave you a dry, withered husk of a person with all your vital fluids sapped out of your body?

Don't get me wrong -- I am not mad at anyone for asking these questions (though truth be told I wonder why people don't try a little harder sometimes to read up on things in advance and figure out they've all been asked many, many, many times before). It's more that I have been here a long time and don't feel like I have anything new or enlightening to add, and it's time for the newbies to get some practice answering the most frequently answered questions. Good luck y'all! I will stick around but will be trying to dial back my talkativeness.

Edited October 10, 20169 yr by Bufflehead

I don't blame you, I am pre-op and I am already tired of some of the questions. But I hope that despite all of the repetitive questions, that you decide to stick around. I hope that once I finally have my surgery that there will still be knowledgeable vets such as yourself to help guide me, and to smack some sense into me if I end up posting one of those same repetitive threads. I appreciate people who refuse to sugar coat things. I don't want to be coddled, I want truthful information and insight from those people who have been through it themselves already.

Okay, but.....can I still have pizza 3 days post op?

Okay, but.....can I still have pizza 3 days post op?

No, only 20 oz steaks. Priorities people!

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I am new, and I use search everytime before I ask myself. The searching function isn't always the best. I'm sure it all gets old (especially the can I eat pizza, cake, etc.) But I know that I really appreciate it and I'm sure others do too.

Maybe there should be a forum on here for the 'vets', and you can only join after x weeks/months as a member of this site? The topics will be those of interest to those who are more informed and you won't have to weed through the repetition.

I'm not sure if this would work, but just a thought. If you did create such a forum I do hope you'd still pop into the rest of the content as we can all benefit from your knowledge and experience

Apparently I need to stop reading the Post-Op forum as that is where the Stupid lives.

@@Shell Renewed..... there is a Vets Forum.

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@@Shell Renewed There is a vets forum, but it's dead as a doornail. Just waiting until I can post there! :-D

@@Icantbelieveit

I'd rather bacon, pork chop and Cheeseits 3 days post op

With a magnum of champagne ......

Well like responses to a lot of the topics cited, I don't have anything unique to say except please don't go far/too long a us newbies willing to be kicked in ass need you!

I'm 7 years post sleeve . You can always send me a PM.

I tend to stay away from the general sleeve discussion and now read rants and raves, the lounge, the powder room etc because of the same reason. I can't read the same question that I've been reading for 7 years.

How about "I had surgery this morning at 8, it's 4 pm now and I just had a crunchy taco and shot of whiskey and now I feel guilty...is that bad?"

~ Ok maybe that's a little exaggerated....but only a little! Some of the questions are outright scary. After reading some I often wonder how they haven't injured themselves or even caused a rupture, but I don't dare say anything because....you know...bullying and all.

I just started on here and those are all my questions so anybody with answers is greatly appreciated

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Hello group I'm new to rhe group

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New members know that they can google questions, but they are looking for advice from an experienced person. They are looking for the experts, not just random answers.

When you are burned out on answering questions, it is time to take a break and let others do the answering. What attracts people to a board is the ability to interact.

When everyone quits interacting and simply points to the search bar, then the board will cease to exist.