Fazzini Bee

I definitely take miralax daily. Occasionally stool softeners. The weird thing is that I'm regular 99% of the time, then BAM, I've got a blockage. It is always unexpected and irritating as hell!

I think I'm going to mess around with my intake a little bit. My surgeons office stresses low carb. Literaly no corn, potatoes,or peas. I think I need a a little carbs. I'll do complex carbs. I stay consistently below 60g of carbs, usually below 50. I also feel very... unsatisfied food wise. I really want more vegetables, but I've got no room after protien. I think veggies would help with the constipation.

That is the sweetest thing!

I had my period just before surgery on 5/20. I am 6 weeks post op and haven't had one. What were your expirences with menstration? My doc took me off of birth control because of the clot risk. I am starting back up this Sunday.

I am 4 months post op. I have had dry skin issues since about a week or two after surgery, which I felt was fairly normal. My water intake was dramatically reduced. Now I get at least 60oz a day and lotion with heavy cream at least once a day but do often times lotion up twice. I used Palmer's cocoa butter (I swear by it). But my stomach skin and hands are still dry. Any one have any thoughts or ideas on this?

Honestly, I prefer this forum over Facebook groups. I haven't had good experiences on Facebook. Very judge-y and love to tell you crazy things like "you aren't loosing weight because you aren't smudging yourself with enough sage!" 😂 The majority of the people here are expirenced and have truly good advice.

I FEEL HORRIBLE today. I can feel congestion in my chest building up and I have a sore throat. I also very sleepy. I called my surgeon to ask what kinds of meds are ok and he told me it's 100% safe for me to take any medicine now that I am 3 months out. I feel seriously run down. Normally, the rare occasions that I've gotten sick, I've been ok, like able to work through it . Has anyone noticed this themselves? Any advise on taking care of myself with my new sleeve- besides fluids! Lol that's always a rule when you're sick.

I felt the same as you. I wasn't even sure if I was experiencing gas pains, in hindsight they definitely were. I felt better about a week out when the anesthesia dissapated and I could move around more. My tummy made a lot of noise too but I didn't feel hungry. I definitely wanted to eat though but was too scared, I just followed the doctor's orders and now 3 months out, I feel normal except that I can only eat very small portions of food. Good luck on your journey and be patient with yourself!

So I am 3 months PO and am STRUGGLING TO TAKE my vitamins. They make me nauseous. I make sure that I take them with food, I try to take them before bed and in the morning. I have tried Bariatric Fusion Chewables, bariatric Fusion multi-vitamin tablets and alive vitamins. I had labs drawn today to check my levels, but I have missed vitamins every day for a week before that. 😕 What are you taking that's gentler? Anyone suffer with intense nausea from vitamins?

Mine has been going for about a month. It seems like it's slowing. Today, my husband had to unclog my shower drain.

Mine is definitely noticeable. I can tell I've lost quite a bit around my hairline and especially near my temples. I already have lots of baby hairs, so that's a good sign at least. As long as it keeps decreasing in the amount I'm losing, I can deal with it. The beggining was really be and scared me a lot because I really thought I was going to lose it all.

Me at my heaviest 250 and me 3 months PO. I'm 4ft11 and still have a way to go, but I'm feeling proud and happy.

Wow!!! What a difference!

You look fantastic!

Wow! What a difference!!!

Wow! That's some progress!!! I'm stunned! So happy for you!

Thanks for the optimism. I can remember when I first got home from the hospital and basically the first month when I was worried the surgery didn't work. And now I have a fear that any day now I'll be done losing. I'm 30lbs till ultimate goal. And 3 lbs from my "first" goal. I set my goals in increments!

I'm 3 months post op. My best NSV is that I have been cleaning my Amazon shopping/ wish lists and I was able to take all of the plus sized clothed off of my wish list. I have also been blessed to have cleaned out my closet twice. Now, I'm running out of stuff to wear and am apprehensive about buying more. ❤️

So I got my 3 month lab results today and my cholesterol is elevated! The doc said that it could be because of rapid weight loss..has anyone expirenced this?

No meds, the doc is going to monitor me for the next couple months to figure out if it is actually related to weight loss or truly higher cholesterol. I have no family history of it nor have I ever had it myself.

Keep me posted!!

I feel like it is not feasible, with the small amount that I am able to consume in addition to making good food choices.

I haven't been doing keto on purpose. The current guidelines from my doc are fruit, veggies, and meat. It's okay for me to do 1 protien shake or bar a day (getting me to focus on getting nutrients and protien from whole foods) . I don't do very much fruit because of the sweetness. I've been leaning towards and loving strawberries and berries in general. I suppose one thing that I have a few times a week that I love Is peanut butter.

The doc said that it is likely from the rapid weight loss, I don't eat much outside of the guidelines. A few days ago, I ate 5 candy corn. But really truly behave 99.9% of the time. I have really been examining my diet to make sure I'm doing it right.

I suffered from bad breath for a while. I seriously think that it's ketosis. It really helped when I got a tongue scraper. It seems that with protien shakes and things like that - they really coat your tongue.