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What changes have you noticed since your surgery? Any fun unexpected surprises?

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Bypass: 9/1/17

HW: 262

SW: 258

CW: 227

GW: 160

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I sneeze if I eat too much [emoji23]

If that’s the worst that can happen I’d be a-OK [emoji23][emoji12]

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My hair that fell out is growing back Irish red!! I'm naturally a medium brunette. It's bizarre!

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My sense of smell is over the moon since my RNY!! My taste has changed also, I get a taste in my mouth like metal. I get the hiccups when I am full, sometimes it doesn't happen when it should so I just take another bite and then it is too much. LOL

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My earlobes became floppier.

My face feels bonier under my hand.

I had a "dent" on my forehead that has pretty much vanished.

My nose has also grown!

My skin is no longer dry and cracked.

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My earlobes became floppier.
My face feels bonier under my hand.
I had a "dent" on my forehead that has pretty much vanished.
My nose has also grown!
My skin is no longer dry and cracked.


Love this!! Now I’m getting worried about my nose!!

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This is hilarious!!! I had not thought of some of these.

I hope I get Irish red hair! I am 62yr old brunette with barely 12 grey hairs - I pray it doesn't fall out and if it does I pray it doesn't come back in grey!!! I did read someone's came back curly - I'll take that too! lol

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When I eat I start yawning and then my eyes Water ..then my boyfriend thinks I'm crying for no reason lol

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I hiccup when I'm full. I had a runny nose for the first month post op (annoying but totally gone now). Also, my taste buds must have changed because I do not miss beer. Not even a little bit. I was so worried about having to give up beer, but now I dont even want it. My old self would be sad, but my new self is just so happy getting healthy.

I wonder if people think their nose has grown because they have lost weight in their face?

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22 hours ago, shedo82773 said:

My sense of smell is over the moon since my RNY!! My taste has changed also, I get a taste in my mouth like metal. I get the hiccups when I am full, sometimes it doesn't happen when it should so I just take another bite and then it is too much. LOL

me too, I get the hiccups when I am full and my nose starts to run.... thought I was imagining it - dietician said it happens to some people...

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I was told that it has something to do with a gland called the Vargus (I think) it gets pushed on and that causes the hiccups ETC. I belong to 2or 3 other groups and it still amazes me at how many people have this going on. At least we know we aren't crazy. Right

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My sense of smell is over the moon since my RNY!! My taste has changed also, I get a taste in my mouth like metal. I get the hiccups when I am full, sometimes it doesn't happen when it should so I just take another bite and then it is too much. LOL

So I had the metal taste also. Narrowed it down to one of two things bc they both changed befor it wrong away. Either my Iron level was too high (it was double the normal high level) or it was my calcium chews bc I switched to tablets artound the same time a stopping my iron supplements. I don't get that metallic taste anymore though.

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