shadowmags

Hi all!! I'm 6 months post-op today! Down 83.5 pounds and feeling pretty great! I've even gotten off many meds I was on before for pcos, high blood pressure! Very excited about my surgery! I am gettin to the point that I have lots of extra skin! :-( problem areas are upper arms, tummy, and boobs! I've lost a lot of my boobs sadly lol. Anyways from the start I've used lots of lotion, mostly firming. Recently, in the last month, I have really struggled with dry skin. Surgeon and pharmacist agree its a combo of the weight loss and all the vitamins I take so I switched over to a body cream which they suggested as well as tree tea mint shampoo (dry scalp and hair loss!). Anyways, does anyone have any helpful suggestions for helping with this loose skin? I know it's inevitable but I am in a wedding in July so it would be great if I could get some of this under control! Thanks!! :-)

I'm not sure what mine was, told I was normal? Guessing that's the standard size. I'm 6 months post-op and down 80.5 pounds. I had a really rough go at first as I was very, very swollen. I can eat about 4oz at a time but it also depends on the time of day for me as well as what I'm eating. My loss has started to slow down. My dr said that is normal at this point. I struggle getting all my protein in but I'm working on that now. I love my sleeve. It was very hard and super painful at first bc of my complications but I would never go back now!!! I have a blog too if anyone wants some more info. It's www.sleevelessnomore.blogspot.com. :-)

I am about 5 months post-op and I think I had a stomach virus. I'm now in day 4 of all of this. I have nausea, terrible diarrhea, stomach cramps, and can hardly eat. If it weren't for the anti-nausea meds I have from surgery I am pretty sure I would be vomiting too. What I do eat goes right through me. I still struggle with being able to drink a lot so I have to take sips often which is also a struggle. I know I'm dehydrated. I have been drinking some Gatorade but again this is difficult as even before surgery it upset my stomach. I called the dr on Friday and they of course said Clear liquids and Imodium. I did that and it helped a little but as soon as the Imodium was done it came back plus I was very bloated. I plan to call again tomorrow since it has lasted through the weekend but I'm wondering if anyone else has had a hard time healing following a stomach bug. I've also had some back pain on my right side and my stomach pain is mostly located on the right side. Other than this things have been pretty good. No regrets with surgery. I'm 81.5 pounds down which is amazing. I had complications during and following surgery but still no regrets! I have my daily struggles like everyone. Just want to feel better and get back on track! I am not getting all my Protein or calories in. I lost 5.5 pounds in two days!! I just wonder if the fact that I'm not healed 100% from surgery is affecting this bug! Thanks in advance for any feedback! Please keep it positive! I seriously love my progress and decision to do this surgery! ????

Well I went toy pcp who is running a battery of tests. Oddly I just read online that people who have the sleeve are more susceptible to ecoli due to having less stomach acid to kill off harmful levels of the bacteria. Apparently one of the tests he's doing is for ecoli. I thought it was interesting. Still feeling rough. Can't eat much and can't seem to get enough to drink. He may admit me for fluids etc. thanks for the comments!

Well I called my surgeon this morning and they said there is nothing from the surgery that would make it hang on longer but that they have heard that this recent stomach bug has gi effects that last longer. I'm still waiting to hear from my pcp. I have a great pcp so I'm hoping that they have some good info I can use. I am worried about dehydration. And I'm just exhausted. I have been having dizzy spells too but I think that is from my blood pressure and heart rate being too low. I was on three different blood pressure meds before surgery. I've gone off of two of them bc my bp and hr dropped too low. :-) even tho I don't like how it makes me feel but I'm thrilled that the weight loss is helping me be healthier! I'll post after I talk to my pcp. I'm sorry about your pancreatitis! I hope you feel better soon! I had a lot of complications following surgery but I can tell you that it gets better! Get lots of rest and listen to your body!