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Before Your Surgery Suggestion!
WLSResources/ClothingExch replied to Pescador's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Folks, don't fret too much. There's a learning curve at the beginning and everything will make sense as you go along. Do the reading and the questioning, but be assured that you'll get it all. You'll be best off if you take care of the research before surgery so that you don't unnecessarily freak out afterward. I was also concerned with what to do when before and after. So that I could free my cluttered mind, I made a huge calendar covering about six weeks to mark each change in stages, when to take meds, everything I needed to stay on top of. Dear, old oak tag, forgotten since Junior High, is still on the market! -
Waiting in the Pre Op room
WLSResources/ClothingExch replied to migalo's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
@@migalo, @@KristenLe left nothing for me to say, but that won't stop me. You're attitude is gorgeous. You've got gorgeous success ahead of you. -
Has anyone weaned off vitamins?
WLSResources/ClothingExch replied to KaiserKid's topic in Protein, Vitamins, and Supplements
You're implying that, had you researched the nutritional suppplements sooner, you may not have had surgery. "That's a lot!" Yes, it is, just like all the cake, coookies and other junk, but so much smaller. How much of a hardship is it to take suppplements at different times with different meals? You don't have to "remember" jack. That's what seven-day pillboxes are for. Thank you for holding up the mirror. Now I'll never whine about my supplements again. -
My issue or is it his (the hubby)
WLSResources/ClothingExch replied to Jen.R's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Maybe he's feeling that he's lost his eating partner. Or, if he's significantly overweight, he may think you'll reject him along the way. Or any number of other things (I hate to speculate, but it's a trap I fall into sometimes). You don't say whether you've said anything specifically about the snarkiness. If you haven't, take a light-handed, humorous approach. -
How to cope with death so soon out...
WLSResources/ClothingExch replied to Michilingi's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
@@cbonet and @@Rosey posey, someone at another website posted the poem a couple of weeks ago for a member who had just lost an important person. The rawness of the wound may need some time to heal before the poem can be fully digested, but it really is a stunning, expansive view of what life is about apart from the tangible. -
My issue or is it his (the hubby)
WLSResources/ClothingExch replied to Jen.R's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Do you see that menu? It's curious that he hasn't moved out. I've had surgery and I wouldn't touch something called a "tuna patty." So, to answer your question in what may be the language of the Chinese menu he orders from, it's one from Column A and one from Column B. -
Greater New York Bariatric Surgery Clothing Exchange - Sept. 2016
WLSResources/ClothingExch posted a topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
GREATER NEW YORK BARIATRIC SURGERY and NON-SURGICAL WEIGHT LOSS CLOTHING EXCHANGE [The free event since 2010 for men and women who have had or are scheduled for WLS or participate in the practice’s non-surgical program.] **************** Join us in MIDTOWN MANHATTAN Tuesday * Sept. 27, 2016 * 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Location: BOTTOMLESS CLOSET 16 East 52 Street, 15th Fl., New York, NY 10022 (bet. Fifth and Madison Aves.) **************** Everything should be clean, intact and wearable. Intimates (e.g., workout clothes, leggings, underwear, swimwear, sleepwear, socks, hosiery) must be new/unused/unworn. Accessories are great (belts, jewelry, scarves, neckties, purses, shoes, etc.). Dressing rooms are available. Need nothing now? Feel free to bring items you're no longer using and stay for the conversation. Bottomless Closet, our host, helps disadvantaged NYC women enter and succeed in the workforce and improve the quality of their lives. All items not adopted during our event are donated to BC. Documents will be available for tax purposes. If you have any questions about the exchange, ask away. If you'd like to help set up, come at 5:00. If you're able to stay a tad past 7:30 to straighten up, great. -
Greater New York Bariatric Surgery Clothing Exchange - Sept. 2016
WLSResources/ClothingExch replied to WLSResources/ClothingExch's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
@@CLN.BK, it was so much fun to see you the other night. I knew you wouldn't look anything like a weirdo Wiig character. Apparently you got home in good order which is a good thing. Enjoy the new clothes. -
This evening's clothing exchange was one of the best. The highlight? A BP member came! And she brought lots and lots of great clothes! And found lots of clothes! And is terrific, too! And lives a few blocks from where I grew up! If I did that at all!
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So they advertise the date and location of the sale. For a week before the sale, people come with their clothing items tagged, hung and priced. They are assigned a number that they place on their tags. They get 30 - 40% of the sale price and my friends get the remaining cut. It's a ZOO. The sellers get a pre-sale date to shop before it opens to the public. Anyone who volunteers gets a discount, too. There is a few days of after sale when sellers come collect their clothes or they are donated to a clothes bank. The big work for them is keeping track of who gets what as the clothes sell. It's definitely a lot of work, but the participants are HUGE and bring PILES and PILES of clothes.
I have never participated but the $$ flow is great for all interested. Because the seller prices their own stuff, it's up to them how much they potentially earn. It's a great concept all around.
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@LipstickLady. You're fast. As you see, I deleted my reply to your first note and sent it to you via BPmail. Now I shall see if I can print out this info. Thanks so much.
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How to cope with death so soon out...
WLSResources/ClothingExch replied to Michilingi's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Your grandmother has been an important presence in your life. You two have shared love and affection. Why would you want to say "goodbye" to such delicious things? I see the emotional adjustments as being more about knowing that the love is still in you as are the things you learned from your grandmother about how to live a good life. Missing her physical presence is the hard part, but time takes care of it emotionally and intellectually. Now is the time to feel your feelings. They do make staying your course shaky. You can draw on the strength and resolve you used to begin exploring surgery. If your grandmother knew that you've had the procedure, recall that she'd be cheering you on. No matter what, don't berate yourself for having difficulty now or even if you slide a little. Journaling about your grandmother, your relationship and how you feel about her death may clarify a lot. Find comfort wherever it is, but be aware that it isn't in food; overeating and bad choices will only numb you and delay the inevitable, making it more difficult. This poem may help. Epitaph by Merritt Malloy When I die Give what’s left of me away To children And old men that wait to die. And if you need to cry, Cry for your brother Walking the street beside you. And when you need me, Put your arms Around anyone And give them What you need to give to me. I want to leave you something, Something better Than words Or sounds. Look for me In the people I’ve known Or loved, And if you cannot give me away, At least let me live on your eyes And not on your mind. You can love me most By letting Hands touch hands, By letting Bodies touch bodies, And by letting go Of children That need to be free. Love doesn’t die, People do. So, when all that’s left of me Is love, Give me away. -
Swan song—goodbye, and thank you.
WLSResources/ClothingExch replied to fatgirlsvelte's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Nothing can bar you from posting without surgical scars. You're much appreciated here and I know I'm voicing the view of many. It's a joy to see anyone succeed in the realm of weight loss regardless of the chosen method. -
When people sniffle over plateaus and stalls, I tell them to hang in and eat properly and give guarantees that everything will catch up again. Now that I've hit my first plateau ever -- this wasn't ever supposed to happen -- I'm sure something's wrong with me. Someone tell me the words. I need to hear the words.
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There are further over a huge stowing
WLSResources/ClothingExch replied to Carolievelly's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
The title of the topic promised something of glacial proportions. All I got for dropping in is a load of gibberish that won't fit on a T-shirt. I DEMAND A REFUND! -
Swan song—goodbye, and thank you.
WLSResources/ClothingExch replied to fatgirlsvelte's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
It's been a short-but-sweet pleasure. You've been thorough, thoughful and good company at each step and clearly are making the right choice. You're even houghtful in saying "farewell," which I appreciate. All the best from your New York friend. -
Jane, I can't speak of the coffee thing, as I was never told to stop. I will say that your choice to quit smoking is genius. Long ago my beloved internist told me that, if both were too much to take on at once, it was more important to stop smoking than to lose weight. All I can offer are a couple of tips from the stop-smoking program I attended a thousand years ago -- before anyone had heard of bariatric surgery and the asp nipped at Cleopatra. - When you feel the urge, drink Water or orange juice. The later especially helps diminish the urge - When you feel the urge, inhale as slowly and deeply as you possibly can and exhale as slowly and completely as you can. Do it again. Taking in oxygen somehow diminishes the urge. It may not last long, in which case, repeat. Do this a thousand times a day if necessary. I have no idea why, but quitting was easier for me than for most. I'll tell you anyway that you're in no way lame. You can do this.
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Why I'll Never Say, 'You Look Great!'
WLSResources/ClothingExch replied to Elizabeth Anderson RD's topic in Weight Loss Surgery Magazine
I don't see it as a matter of my preference. It's more about whom is speaking to me. Not everyone has the right to be so personal. Those who do know it; those who don't should know that they don't. There's more to it than this, but the fine points take a long time to spell out. When in doubt, I see nothing wrong with telling some that she looks happy or relaxed or like the world is hers. Something along that line. It covers a lot of territory without naming the thing that may be unwelcomed. -
Having dinner and going to a dance performance with a friend from the past. We lost touch 35 years ago.
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losing over 100 lbs has cracked my shell
WLSResources/ClothingExch replied to stilltrukin's topic in Singles Forum
Back off, botch, I saw him first. Wait! I thought you and I were dating? Oops, caught again. -
losing over 100 lbs has cracked my shell
WLSResources/ClothingExch replied to stilltrukin's topic in Singles Forum
Back off, botch, I saw him first. -
Band to Sleeve Revision
WLSResources/ClothingExch replied to AMJK79's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
Katie, can you be more specific about the emotions? What part of your experience are they tied to? -
Saw "The Book of Mormon" today, finally. Highly irreverent and juvenile in a frat-boy vein. What else could one expect from the creators of "South Park?" Lots of fun.
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It was great. @LipstickLady -- judged by people in your area? The bible belt, I think? @suzzzzz -- if no one's offended, the show would have closed long ago. I did wonder, though, whether everyone in the audience knew what they were coming to beyond a hit show. We're still in heavy tourist season here.
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losing over 100 lbs has cracked my shell
WLSResources/ClothingExch replied to stilltrukin's topic in Singles Forum
You are a handsome demon and I am known for my impeccable tastes and discerning eye. In other words, I know a well-turned man when I see one. The only thing that disappoints me is that, when I read your topic title, I expected to get here and learn that you're an egg. Keep going. The planets are smiling upon you. -
I LOST MY FIRST 100LBS!
WLSResources/ClothingExch replied to This-is-my-journey's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Valerie! You're the sun and the moon. -
Gift for surgeon
WLSResources/ClothingExch replied to rebcal's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
@@Inner Surfer Girl, my esteemed colleague in WLS, you're absolutely correct about all the staff who had a part. As a former legal client, I thank you on behalf of all the former clients who weren't thinking. @@rebcal, the gift-giving is still a nice idea, but it can get out of hand. I still think that the personal aspect of heartfelt, handwritten notes will achieve what you intend. Not so long ago I wrote in another BP topic about being at my practice 15 months out and 115 pounds down. I was overcome when I saw the scale and walked foolish-weeping throughout the office to thank each staff member from the surgeon and NP to the appointment maker, the medical assistant who weighed me and checked BP each visit, the insurance coordinator and a couple of administrative support people who Id never met. Each told me that I'd done the work, but I really did feel that each of them had a part in it. I could tell that my "thanks" touched them. When it comes to work, we all like to know that what we do leads somewhere. -
Yeast infection
WLSResources/ClothingExch replied to jgd's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I think you're talking about intertrigo candidiasis? It's an unfortunate, rather common yeast infection that occurs in close places such as under the belly overhang and under the breasts. If were told to get over-the-counter clotrimazole cream or other anti-fungal cream, they work for I.C. Keep using the cream sparingly twice daily, as you probably were told, and you should be cleared up by surgery. Even if not, I don't see why surgery would be postponed. The affected area isn't one where surgical incisions are made. If I were you, I'd phone my surgeon's on Monday to mention the infection; I think I'd be told not to worry or just to mentioned it while being prepped for surgery. Fyi if you haven't already found out: - The best (but, alas, not foolproof) way to prevent recurrence of the infection is to keep the area(s) clean and dry. You can also dust the areas with baby cornstarch as an extra measure. - Three common, generic prescription creams are nystatin; nystatin and triamcinolone; and econazole. The advantage to these is that your medical plan probably covers them, hence, they'll probably cost you less than the O-T-C products. I don't see that they're more effective than O-T-C. - When the infection recurs, all these topical treatments seem to clear it up in a few days. Best wishes on your surgery!
