Ready for the new Lay-Lay

Hello, Having surgery Monday. No one in my family knows. Just me and my husband are in this journey together. Reaching out for encouragment and prayer that everything goes well. Thank you Lacie

Hello, tomorrow 9/4, I will be 3 monthst post op. I am loosing alot of hair. I am the only one that notice because my hair is soooo thick. But my husband complained about all the hair in the bathroom. At first it was ok because, it is so thick, I am not sweating as much but now it is getting on my nerves!!!!! I asked my doc, he told me to increase my protein intake. I am forcing myself to eat. I still would rather drink my protein smoothies. Is there anything else that I can do to help with this hair loss? any advice is greatly appreciated!!! thanks Lay-Lay

Hello everyone. I will be celebrating my one year anniversary on June 4th. So far I have lost 84 pounds. The problem is within these past 5 months, I have gained 7 pounds. I keep saying I do not know what wrong with me, but I do know. I have fallen off my new lifestyle wagon and started back doing my old habits. I stopped going to my doctor's appointment, I am back to eating starch and coffee. I tried to make excuses but the reality of it all I have gotten lazy again. My family initially started being supportive and when I let my guard down and let my husband bring the wrong food in the house. I need help with a plan to get back on track.

I'm 7 months out. And my hair looks bad!! My beautician has tried several treatments on my hair and nothing works!!!i want to cry but I look at my weight!! I've lost 90 pounds. My hair, however is just bad. I just don't know what else to do.

Well, it is four months today since my surgery!!! Before surgery (April 13) I was 297.7 with a BMI of 45.3. The day of surgery (June 4) I was 283.8-BMI 44. I am now 224.5- BMI 36.2. SOOOOO,I have lost 59.3 since surgery, I have lost a total of 73.2 in 6 months. I did follow up blood work with my PCD, she took me off blood pressure and cholesterol meds. I am also of metformin, I still have to manage my diabetes but only with diet and exercise. Speaking of exercise--I actually like exercising!!!!! funny huh! I had to get in a good routine, I had to make sure exercise is like a perscription med, I must take everyday in order to feel better. Because I travel so much the Y works best for me, whatever city I am in, I go to the Y. I try to make sure I do an hour 3-5 days a week. I am scared because I have tried sampling everything, and I can eat everything, such as fried foods, haven't tried pizza or sweets, those are my weakness. I have decided to not to eat bread, the pasta I eat is whole wheat organic pasta. I am loving salmon, talapia, and halibut!!!! Mixed veggies!!! Also I stopped eating red meat. But my hair is falling out sooooo freaking bad!!!! I take all my vitamins, b12, calcium and vitamin. I bought some biotin 2 weeks ago. Still hair falling out. So my doc told me to increase my protein by eating a steak or something. I told my husband, he was so happy. LOL he was getting so sick of of fish, chicken and turkey. so he made the best steak I ever had!!! still cannot eat a whole meal so I shared with my daughter. I have not told anyone. Only my husband and daughter knows. I still get negative comments from my family after they see the loss. "oh you have lost too much!! you look like you on drugs!!! I know your husband don't like that!!! Stupid stuff like that makes me just want to stay away!! I have better encouragement from people I work with. Thats sad, but hey you cannot pick your family. Because all of my 24/26 and 4x are falling off of me, I had to get new clothes. So I just bought a couple of things. I am in a 16w and 1x---HELL FREAKIN YEAH!!!!!! You should have seen my happy dance in the dressing room!!!! My daughter has stressed me about wearing a dress, I have not worn a dress in almost 3 years. So I tried on a dress, I still don't like how I look in dresses, still fat on my legs and I have still have my rolls. I am not doing weights for my arms and legs. What can I do for my stomach? I know to do crunches/sit ups but is there a better way to do them that works? Also any suggestions with my hair loss? I go to the beautician every 2 weeks. I get my perm every 6 weeks. I think I need to take a break and get some braids. my doc says to lay off any perms or treatment because my hair will stop falling out around the 6 to 8 month mark. I am a black woman that cannot go natural, I don't have patience for the process of growing out my perm. I am headed to get a perm today, lol.

ok, so I joined this site last year, but I have posted the most within the past 3 days! lol Anyway, There are things that I am thinking about, and I just feel that I am not prepared. I am a sales rep and 70% od my job is traveling. Unfortunately I can only afford to take a week off. I go back to work June 12, and my boss's boss will be in town. I have not told anyone about the surgery, too much negativity, so I am freaking out!!! I am in Memphis and they (management) to Memphis in the summer for our BBQ. I will be on liquids. I don't know what to do. I told him that I will be on a liquid diet. He said that's not possible and live in Memphis. Uggh. I will have to bring my hubby as a distraction. Also, I when did everyone start back driving? I have store visits throughout Memphis and North MS. I don't want to start driving and have something bad happen to my stitches or poor circulation. Thats a problem I have now. Cant type anymore. Stitches in my finger really hurts.

Well it is officially 2 weeks since surgery. I am doing good. Had a problem with ripping my mucsle-OUCH but other than that its been good. I have no regrets. I don't get very hungry. My stomach growls and I know I need to eat. I get really tired. Like today, came home from work and said I was going to take a nap. I slept from 3:30 to 7PM!!!!!!! Dang!!!! B12 is not working....does anyone have any other suggestions on how to get some energy? My scale said 265. So that means that I have lost 18 pounds since my surgery. I am not going to focus on this damn scale so much. I have read so many posts where people are obsessed with the scale. I do not want to be obsessed with the scale. But I think I already am, LOL! I meet with the doctor on Thursday for 2 week check up.I will get my true weight then. Hopefully I will get approved of stage 2 purreed. Don't think I will like that very much. Does anyone have any good pureed recipes???? Well, I enjoy reading everyone posts, They have helped me alot!!! Good luck to everyon on their journey!!!!! The New Lay-Lay

I just got up to use the restroom and getting back in bed ....I felt something rip on my upper right side. Right by my top incision. The pain was so bad I had to get up and walk around. I felt a little better until I tried to inhale and the now I have sharp pains that comes and goes. Has anyone had this before? I don't want to wake up my husband he just got off work and he is super tired. Everytime I call my doc about something he says that it is unrelated to him and I should call my PCP. Don't know what I should do

I am 4 days post op. feeling good. Some pains. And stiffness but other than that I'm ok. I am on clear liquids until my 2 week check up. This morning I was hungrier than these usual 4 days and make my protein shake with silk soy milk instead of water. I wasn't in pain but I was full drinking 8 oz instead of the 16 I made. That was at 9:30 am. I sipped on water and power ads zero until 4:38. I don't want to call my doc because he went off on me for using a straw!!!! In your first stage how did you make your protein shakes??? Sent from my iPhone using VST

Called my doc. I have to add Water or juice to my Protein shakes not milk. Ugggh. It is so obvious that all surgeons have different ways to I am on clear liquids for 2 weeks then pureed food. My doc sent an email reminder to me to make sure I stay on clear liquids and I follow everything he says in the book he provided. That book is a HuGE 3 ring binder. lol. Sleeve Bible is what I called it. anyway thanks for all of your post I appreciate the supprt on this site.

I am in pain but nothing that is bad. I have been walking around the hospital about 5 times. Mt six says its not enough. I not on light anything. I need to make sure I drink as much as I sweat Sent from my iPhone using VST

He want me to work out when I leave here. Get the heart rate up. But make sure I have my fluids Sent from my iPhone using VST

Today is the day!!! It is storming!!!! I am choosing to think that the storm is here is wash away my past of obesity, depression, and low self esteem. I am claiming today a low weight loss, a low blood pressure, a healthy surgery, a doctor is will do his absolute best, a quick and healthy recovery, and I just claim VICTORY over it all!!!!!!!! Please have me in your thoughts and prayers today! Thank you In Jesus name Amen

Hello my surgery is Monday. I am going out today abs do my final shopping. My doc office to get some protein mixes from this place that is just too dang expensive. Does anyone have any good and cheap protein mix,shakes,and or drinks suggestions???? Thanks Lay-lay

I'm June 4th in Memphis!!! Who is your doctor? Mine is Woodman. I have to loose 10 pounds. I'm at 9 for two weeks now. They said he will cancel if I don't get that pound off

Monday is the day!!! Nervous, excited, scared!!!!

June 4th!!!!

lol. the no to the BBQ is actually the easiest thing. Havent had any of that for months. The energry factor concerns me too. But my WLS doc wants us to take liquid b12 or b12 shots. So i think I will be ok. the stories i have read, everyone seems so tired the first month. is that about right?

Ok, I asked a questtion about migraines over the weekend because I woke up once again with a blinding migraine. I sent an email to my WLS surgery doc, he said for me to call my PCP, she said take my excedrin, but I could not because of surgery. So my eyes started twitching and blurred and then I started throwing up. That was Sunday morning. When there was nothing left in my system to puke out, I started with the dry heaving!!! So now, I need to go to the ER. In the er, they give me something for nausea and my headache and for some reason benedryl. That was around 12:30 pm memorial day. I woke up still in the ER around 2, head still hurting and now I need to pee. So I made it out of bed, when to the restroom (down the hall), staggering back to my room, I shut my finger in the big ER room door!!!! WTF!!!!!! Now I need stitches in my finger. And the they had to give me a tetanus shot!! My arm is sooo sore (from the tetanus shot), my finger is swollen with stitches and my head still hurts. I finally woke up this afternoon, didn't get a change to call the doc office to see if everything is still ok with the surgery. Does anyone know if I can still have the surgery after getting the tetanus shot? And they gave me morphine for my headache and finger pain. Im scared my surgery will be postponed!!!!

my surgery is June 4th. My doc told me not to take anything 10 days before surgery. This dang migraine would have been gone if I was able to take my excedrin or aleve. Can some one please tell me what I can take?

Thanks I finally heard back from my doc. Can't take excedrin. Im took Tylenol nothing helps