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It is pretty much impossible to avoid hair loss - that is IF you experience it. The trauma of surgery and the sudden elimination of caloric intake especially Protein often put the hair to sleep called the telogen stage, a stage ALL hairs enter - put usually just some of them at a time. The shock MAY put a lot more of the follicles in the telogen stage and cause MORE hair loss then usual. Only time, healing of the surgical site and replenishment of protein can halt or reverse the hair loss. Read more about stages of hair growth here: https://secure.wikim...ollicle_cycling

Congrats! We are all excited for you! I can't wait for my year out - only 10 months more to go!

My guess is that they are either going to do a spinal block that will paralyze your bladder or using a anesthetic that will paralyze your sphincter. Or it may just be an attempt to comfort you so that you will not have to rise to use the restroom. I was not catheterized as my surgeon only uses a local on top of the general.

I have NOTHING to do with this book but bought it after running into a reference on another site. It does NOT mention anything about the VSG but has plenty of generic info about WLS in general. I wish I had it before I had my sleeve done. Pre and Post op information, hints, tips and more. Very funny and an easy read, not a lot of technical babble, just good honest info. A bit pricey at $24, it's a lot better for Kindle at $8 http://www.amazon.com/Weight-Loss-Surgery-Lighter-Subject/dp/1412022835/ref=sr_1_cc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1297278158&sr=1-1-catcorr

Sheila, it's the combination result of burning fat rather than burning excess calories from food and packing the rest away as fat layers. - AND loosing some of your insulation. I used to have a fan running on me at work everyday ALL day EVERY work day and have not since I was sleeved. I don't sweat profusely like I used too either. Which is a real blessing.

Well I'm over 2 months out and have yet to be hungry once. Pre-op I used to get terribly hungry, I would run home after work at 4:30 PM and be a real bear till we had supper, I could NOT wait if we were going out with someone who ate at a more normal time like 6 or 7 PM. This has been a real blessing to me to NOT get hungry. My blood sugar gets a tad low so I feel that but nothing like it used to be, accompanied by the gnawing hunger pangs.. Others will advise you to make sure that you don't have excess stomach acid. A PPI (proton pump inhibitor) like Prilosec may be in order. A quick test would be to take 2 tums, if it clears up the "hunger" than a PPI would be in order. If NOT you are one of the unlucky few that are genuinely hungry. There is a thread about it here: http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/11819-hungry-sleevers/page__p__101781__hl__%2Bhungry+%2Bsleevers__fromsearch__1#entry101781

Has anyone else checked out this site: http://gastricbypass.netfirms.com/index.html It is full of horror stories supposedly due to WLS. A lot of it really sounds bogus, I'm sure that these people have suffered but is this ALL due their WLS? Are these extreme and rare situations? This seems so unlikely that begs credibility. What about people who have large portions of their stomachs removed due to disease? I remember 2 examples of entire families having their stomachs removed due to a genetic dispostition to getting a very nasty stomach cancer. They all seem to be doing fine. Many have had other seemingly benign surgeries and had troubles. As an example my brother went in for a simple bunion surgery and nearly lost his foot AND his life due to an MRSA infection, yet both my wife and I had the same operations (hers was actually much more invasive) and have had no problems and it fixed the problem.

scales suck! I inherited one from my mother, she paid a pretty penny for an electronic scale. Been stalled / stuttering for a few weeks now and when I got up this morning I FINALLY weighed 299.8 - HOORAY! I broke the 300 barrier. Well I went to the bathroom, did #1 and thought I'd see if that put me closer to 299.6, the dang thing went UP to 300.4! Apparently gravity doesn't kick in till after a few minutes after I rise I think I'll shave my head, all the rest of my body, trim all my nails and make sure I go #1 AND #2 and see if it goes up AGAIN! $#%@^&@&$^# scales!

Well I flew to TJ MX all by myself, went through surgery on Monday and flew back all by myself Thursday, went back to work Friday. I really didn't need any help but boy it sure was nice to have my loving wife there ready to do anything for me. Like Eureka said have someone at least pop in and check on you. Take your temp and see if you're in any pain. We all wish you the best!

I think this effects males as well as females too. I know I went through some tough times with unexplained anxiety after surgery, Also on a side note - and I hope I don't offend. I have just been as horny as can be for about a month now. My poor wife has to put up with me. - if you know what I mean :redface:

Stick with it. I went on the pre-op liquid diet for TEN days so 3 days should be a snap!

Well like anything biological it's made of tissue and just about any tissue can be stretched if enough pressure is put on it for long enough. I doubt that it could recover back to it's pre-op size but me come close to a smaller version of a full size stomach. You need to exercise portion control and eat ONLY what you have determined you need for the day. It's a day to day process, one step at a time.

We all wish you the best!

hair thinning is pretty much a norm of most invasive surgeries along with drastic dietetic changes, as sometimes is the missed period. Please consult your surgeon or regular doc to make sure though, you may be anemic or deficient in some other Vitamin or mineral. The can run a blood panel to check, it's worth the peace of mind.

GOOD NEWS! Glad to hear it and I hope you "beat the odds" from here on out. Keep us posted.

I think it's true to say that everyone is different. While most have a life long restriction there are those that feel no restrictions or very little, you seem to of fallen into that group. While I was in TJ MX for surgery there was a gal there that had VSG and she was hardly restricted at all, she lost and the regained her weight. She was there for gastric plication to further reduce the size of her sleeve further, I don't know how she came out as she was scheduled after I left to return home.

Congrats! I too use a CPAP and look forward to someday being without it. BTW: It's not strictly true that you can't get a new mask without an RX, I buy my online usually at this place: http://www.directhomemedical.com/ you can get masks, hoses, fitting etc.

I must be one of the minority, 2 months post op and LITTLE tastes good. Sweets are especially sickening. Everything tastes different than it used to and Soups that I loved are pretty vile right now. Everything else tastes blah or even bad. Had my wifes spaghetti and meat balls Saturday and yesterday and WOW it was REALLY good, I loved it before and it is STILL one of my favorites. BTW: The spaghetti is spinach spaghetti with Hunts tomato sauce and a dab of honey. Plenty of chopped up Italian meatballs too. Even better the second / third day too.

Boy I'm not sure what they used on me for pain meds but all I felt was nauseas and very, very thirsty. I NEVER really had any pain, just an uneasy feeling. Good post, made me laugh.

I wish you well in finding out what it is, hopefully nothing and will pass soon. I had exactly the opposite reaction, my otherwise bumpy broken out skin got real smooth and cleared up nicely.

I was done in TJ as well. You WILL get through this and it WILL work for you. Prayers lifted up and you are in our thoughts. Be sure to post as soon as you can afterwards.

Congrats and welcome!

Just 2 months out for me and YEP all kinds of gurgling, squealing and burping going on. I to am anxious to see if it continues.

I too would go ahead and do it too. However my taste has changed so much since my operation I am afraid my opinion on cake would be worthless, hardly ANYTHING tastes good to me anymore. If you have a similar problem it may not help your daughter out much.

We all have seen the Youtube videos of the stapling and cutting of the stomach during the GSV procedure. My question is what goes on above or in the esophagus? I've heard mention of the bougie of a certain diameter and looked them up and have seen the are long slender flexible plastic things of a certain diameter. So I assume these are pushed down the esophagus into the stomach to hold it to a certain diameter to use for a line to place the stapler stapler against? If I'm right and the bougie is pushed down the esophagus are all patients intubated during the process or is it possible to breath while the bougie is in place? I am also fascinated as to how the autosuture staples work. I can see plenty of info online as to the staplers themselves but not as to how the staples themselves are shaped and how they work. Anyone know?