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Help - advice please I am considering the sleeve
Lisa's smashing it ! replied to JC's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Hi👋🏻 JC . I'm having my sleeve soon. Got my pre op next week. I've done lots of research over the time I've been waiting. With the hair loss it's down to the hormone changes we go through after removal of most of the stomache that from month 3 people notice some hair loss. This stops usually at about 12 months to 18 months when your hormones regulate themselves better. I too have fine hair and although not a deal breaker I was concerned . I've read that expensive suppliments will not alter the hormonal changes . It's viral though to get your daily chewable vitamins in without fail and protein requirements. Take heart that the hair loss as a result of surgery are temporary and the benefits huge. I love a drink on the weekends and have learnt from others that you may be able to enjoy a small drink but it will affect you faster than before surgery so take it very careful and the overwhelming message is do not drive😅. Im going to try and have the mindset to avoid alcohol for as long as possible and enjoy the weight loss . That's the plan 😉 All the very best on your journey to a healthier you X -
I waited until maybe 5-6 weeks post-op. To avoid the possibility of dumping, get an edible with a very high THC content, and only have a teeny bit. My go-to is a chocolate, but because it has so many milligrams of THC, I only need about a pinky-nail sized amount. For the brand I use, this is about 0.8 grams of sugar. Another great option is to use a tincture. They can be either alcohol-based or glycerin-based. Although, tinctures work by absorbing into the bloodstream via the mouth, and therefore work more quickly than edibles.
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Drinking Alcohol After Being Banded?
JavaKing replied to SarahCasey's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Lets do the math on this. (The calorie count is rough) Beer in general has 150 Calories per serving. Light Beer Calories 100 Extra Light beer has 64 Hard Liquor has 60 Wine has 120 IPA Beer has about 250 Calories Sweet Drinks such as Mikes Hard Lemonade etc about 250 Calories If you have about 10 IPA Beers per week that is a potential extra pound of weight loss you could have had but the reality you gained it as you didn't loose it because of the alcohol. Can you drink alcohol? It is not recommended. you will loose weight much faster if you don't. -
How Do You Prevent Replacement Addictions?
OutsideMatchInside replied to Alex Brecher's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I think a lot of time is wasted on trying to prepare people for avoiding addiction transfer and a lot of other mental and emotional post-op issues are actually ignored. No one ever tries to prepare someone who has been obese their entire adult life for the changes of longer being obese. Losing weight isn't a magic pill to problem solving. I think the best way to avoid addiction transfer is to be in a good place before hand. I also think by ignoring a lot of other issues that come with losing a massive amount of weight, they are ignoring why people become alcoholics after weight loss. A lot of people are dealing with depression for various reasons, including an inability to cope with their new looks, lack of support from other people and levels of attention they have never experienced before. Then a lot of people were not social before when they were obese. Now suddenly they are out more and partying. It is easy to lose control, that is a social and behavioral issue more that just a simple post-op issue. It is part of adjusting to a new identity and lifestyle and some people really struggle. There is little support for those kind of struggles since most people think losing weight should solve all of peoples problems. I was worried I would develop a shopping habit. Thing is I was already a compulsive shopper pre-op. Post-op I hate shopping. I can't shop online anymore, not even for jewelry. I have dropped more than 2 ring sizes. Necklaces even hang different on me. I have to try on every single article of clothing. Shopping went from being a relaxing joy to being a complete pain. It takes forever just to find a dress. I might have to try on 10 to find 2. Regular sizing has a lot more variation than plus sizes, so it is harder to know your size, add a changing body and it is a disaster. -
My Suggestion-Stop The Obsessing. Rules Are Meant To Be Broken
JPM514 replied to NJSleeveboy's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I liked the post. You made some great points. I did hear a story about someone through my surgical group who ate a chip the day after surgery who did open her stomach and cause complications. So I don't know that it's 100% accurate what you said. Also in respect to caffine or alcohol... I know there is a medical reason and that is while your new stomach is forming you don't want to cause ulcers. But maybe the length of times can be exagerated sometimes. My NUT said to wait a month while my surgeon said to wait only 2 weeks. Friday is my 2 week mark and I am seeing my surgeon that day. I am excited to have my first coffee on that day and I am doing my part by waiting until then. -Joe M. -
What are you substituting for the comfort that food brings?
CocoNina replied to Sosewsue61's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I agree. I was focusing on studies, work, walking, & socializing better (like without food & alcohol). Height: 5'0" Weight for WLS consultation: 216 lbs. Surgery date: 2/13/17 Goal: -71 lbs for healthy BMI (about 145 lbs). Current weight: 160 lbs My profile picture is not me. It's my "FITspiration" body. -
Never had much of a sweet tooth myself so avoiding sugar has not been a problem. It was carbs that got me in trouble. Pizza and the like which cause me to pack on the pounds. Only sugar I can imagine liking is with alcoholic beverages, but then you add in the risk of not if but when an ulcer develops, so that's not an option anymore either.
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What was your breaking point?
GreenEyedGal replied to jiminy_cricket's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
My father just passed away from liver and kidney failure (non-alcoholic). Congratulations on making life changes. He felt he was too old and set in his ways to make significant changes. His passing away was my a-ha since we share the same rare blood type. -
I agree with everyone else here. There are still options for you to eat especially at a BBQ when you can bring items that you're able to eat. I did this before surgery when I was on diets, I would bring chicken sausages to put on the grill or bring a salad. Also my NUT said no alcohol for at least one year after surgery. I don't drink often so it's not a huge deal for me. Hope you find the things that work for you and enjoy your family cookouts!
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I've been doing fine losing weight so I don't need to go to a support group. The only reason I would be going to one is try to score a date. I did go to one meeting right after my surgery. I was the only guy there and the women either had spouses/partners or were older than me but at that time I really wasn't there for dating. Doesn't seem right to the other people if I'm not there for the support but I will go to the next one my surgeon offers. I generally wouldn't recommend other alcoholics going with other alcoholics but I guess it's reasonable.
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Dates that don't revolve around food
Hoping052017 replied to SassyScienceNerd's topic in Singles Forum
Wow. All I hear is excuse after excuse from you. There have been so many really greasy suggestions for you and you shoot down every single one of them. Going to a support group meeting designed for bariatric patients is not putting a label on anyone. It is what it is. Believe it or not, most of us do have a disease if we've gotten to the point of needing bariatric surgery. It's called loving food too much. It's called co-dependency. It's called having a problem with food. Besides being "normal" is highly overrated. I, personally, don't want to date anyone "normal". For me, "normal" is boring and dull. If you don't want to take the advice of anyone, why bother asking for advice? Like someone else said, if you don't want to change your way of thinking about things, then you're not going to get very far. I'd be happy to date another bariatric patient. I know they want to better themselves and actually like themselves enough to help themselves. You may not like the label, but for whatever the reason, you ARE a bariatric patient and whatever problem you had with food to get to this point IS a disease, just like alcoholism. Deal with that fact first. Then try finding someone to be with. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using BariatricPal mobile app -
What was your breaking point?
PatientEleventyBillion replied to jiminy_cricket's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Being diagnosed with Liver stage 3 fibrosis (non-alcoholic). While my hepatologist says that doesn't wake enough people up that things are getting serious with advancing liver disease, it sure woke me up. My initial diagnosis based on Fibroscan was cirrhosis, where a very cold feeling came over me when I heard it, but with a very distended midsection it was quite a bit inaccurate so they did a biopsy (with the biggest effing needle I ever saw, like the size of my forearm) only to reveal that I was stage 3 fibrosis with no cirrhosis. Last reasonable stage of irreversibility of liver damage with immediate changes. While my liver looked fantastic (had compliments about it from nurses, the surgeon, and anesthesiologists) when they took a photo of it on surgery day (thanks to 3 months pre-op and a ton of weight lost, plus obvious dramatic liver shrinking) I'm waiting for an official diagnosis that my liver is in fact better. Won't assume anything until I see my hepatologist soon. I see my case manager+dietitian and my surgeon for a follow up as well next week so might get some feedback about it then too. -
How Do You Prevent Replacement Addictions?
Alex Brecher posted a topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
You may already know about the risks of replacement addictions, or even be fighting them yourself. The theory is that food is an addiction for pre-op bariatric surgery patients. Weight loss surgery helps you break your addiction to food, but it leaves a hole and puts you at risk for other addictions ranging from drugs and alcohol to exercise. Replacement addictions may be more common than you realized. This article describes research that found that 21% of gastric bypass patients in one study developed alcohol abuse problems over the next seven years. That is one out of every five gastric bypass patients! Being aware of the risk can help you avoid the pitfalls. You can also try to prevent negative addictions, such as drugs and alcohol, with positive ones. For example, you can fill the “food void” by taking up a new hobby such as gardening or art, or spend more time volunteering or exercising. Are you concerned about replacement addictions? If you are a post-op patient, have you developed any? Have you taken any steps to prevent them? If you are a pre-op patient, have you been warned about them? Are you planning any steps to prevent them?- 5 replies
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Example meal after gastric surgery?
kimberb replied to Karlnjax's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
My surgeon told me any fluid that does not have caffeine or alcohol in them counts towards the 64 oz. -
Carbonated beverages?
MarinaGirl replied to heylizzyclay's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Carbonation promotes gastric pressure, which can lead to heartburn/acid reflux. As well, carbonated beverages can increase stomach acid production. My physicians recommend no carbonated beverages for life so that's now part of my new lifestyle, along with no alcohol or coffee. -
Finally did a full protein day
arringtonc49 replied to LifeIsAllGood's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
They are the cheapest and best tasting. There is no sugar alcohol in them.i would not tell somebody to try something I have not tried myself. If you don't want to chew than crush into powder. -
Finally did a full protein day
MarinaGirl replied to LifeIsAllGood's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Note that some people have problems with chewable vitamins post-WLS, including myself. The reason is because many of them contain Sugar Alcohols, which are chemicals/artificial sweeteners that have "-itol" in their name, such as Xylitol, Sorbitol, Mannitol, etc. Now when I eat products that contain SAs, I get sick to my stomach (i.e. nausea & pain). -
7 months out- hit a big wall. Not losing at all
YeaMe replied to mi75's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I am trying to come at this as, this is my new "normal." All my friends ask - when can you start eating pizza, mexican food, etc., when can you start drinking again. It drives me crazy!!! I continually tell them, I can have anything I want right NOW. I'm making the choice NOT to have them because those foods/alcohol are what got me here in the first place. Might have to find new friends - those skinny b*&^es! -
Dating with no food involved... A unique one which I have found to be quite fun is going to the shooting range, either rifle or pistol and my opportunity to instruct a new shooter allows me to reveal my patience, my ability to communicate effectively (considering my life depends on their safely handling a loaded weapon) and my supportiveness in being positive even if they aren't proficient on their first try. I'm a firm believer in ladies learning how to use firearms with deadly proficiency because after all....a "restraining order" is just a piece of paper. Another is Go kart racing....assuming you have dropped enough through surgery a fun playful competitive race on some go karts can bring out the kid in all of us. Karaoke - even though they are hosted in pubs and taverns for the most part there is no requirement to consume alcohol. Regardless if you're an adept singer or screech like a wet cat in a bathtub showing a little vulnerability in your lack of singing ability in front of a crowd may reveal how playful and supportive your date can be or bring the "a*****e" factor into the spotlight. Paintball/Laser Tag - You're moving, swerving, dodging, and finding cover, the thrill of the hunt, all while burning a few extra calories. Museums/Art Galleries - Raise your culture level or see if your date has some added culture you never knew about, and its a great forum to talk and share ideas on what you experience there. The Zoo: Lions and Tigers and Bears...oh my...but let's get real, we both know you wanna run right for the monkey cages to watch them fling their own feces at each other. Hope that sparks some inspiration.
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Too much at once?
Jason In Houston replied to Jason In Houston's topic in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Thanks for the feedback everyone. I had my bat wings, moobs, and tummy tuck all in one go. I'm now 19 days post-op. I had 6 JP drains. The 2 in my arms and the 2 in my chest came out after a week. The 5th one in my groin got clogged somewhere around 2 weeks, so it was removed. The last one is still draining about 85cc / day of a slightly yellow, mostly clear liquid, so I really doubt it'll come out at today's visit. The day after surgery, they tried to stand me up. I passed out, probably because of low blood volume. Because of that, I spent a total of 3 days in the hospital, but by the end I was doing laps around the nurses' station. I had a button for pain meds & an IV antibiotic while I was in the hospital, plus Norco (hydrocodone + tylenol 5-325). A Norco every 4 hours actually worked better for me than the button, and that's exactly what my doctor prescribed for me to use at home. I also tried 500mg tylenol to see if I could get off the harder stuff sooner, but nope. I went from Norco every 4-6 hours down to just a Norco at night, down to nothing. I've been off all pain meds since day 15. The scale numbers are just plain depressing with all the fluids (and probably weight gain from being out of the gym),. My shirt size is now a men's medium! I was somewhere between a large / XL. I started working from home at day 14. I'll start going back in to the office on a regular basis once this last drain is out. Here's some tips I learned: You need lanyards for the JP drains. The nurses will pin them to your hospital gown, but once you start showering, that does you no good. Amazon sells a box of 25 for under $10. Use Glad Cling-wrap once you've only have a drain or two to keep dry but have otherwise healed up enough to shower. Don't be afraid to cut a hole in the butt of your compression garment for #2. My particular compression garment looks like a men's one-piece swimsuit from the 1920s. It has clasps and a zipper down the front. It also has a hole in the front for #1, but no flap in the back for #2. Especially with drains in your arms, it'll be hard to get in and out of the garment to use the toilet. The compression garment I got tended to roll up my thigh and cut off the flow, so my thighs collected a lot of fluid. A bed wedge or pillow + workout tights under the garment worked wonders for this. I wish I had a tip for getting rid of the glue from all the bandages. Nothing worked. I tried water, soap, ice, oil, and rubbing alcohol. I had to scrape it off with my fingernail. -
Feeling sick every time I eat or drink
MarinaGirl replied to Lovelyladybee's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
These things may cause an ulcer, not sure if any apply to you: 1. H. Pylori infection 2. NSAIDs or Aspirin 3. Smoking 4. Alcohol 5. Carbonated Beverages 6. Coffee (decaf or regular) -
I was recently on a cruise to celebrate my surgeversary (March 22, 2016). There are sooo many choices of food, you will not have a problem finding something to eat. You shouldn't have a problem if you are avoiding alcohol and soda - those cost extra anyway... They always have water, lemonade available. at breakfast they also have juices available (apple, orange, cranberry). The thing to be careful of??? the buffet. The plate are large, so try to recognize what portion sizes are in relation to you hand.
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Im still pre-op, surgery scheduled for Aug 2. Im going on a cruise in June. I would appreciate any suggestions from those who have experienced this. Im not eating any bread, drinking any alcohol or soda. Advice please?
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Dates that don't revolve around food
OutsideMatchInside replied to SassyScienceNerd's topic in Singles Forum
I miss living in Chicago (I never had dudes taking me on whack dinner dates then either, even when I was a whale, too much to do in the City), but even the smaller city I live in has plays and all kinds of events that range from free to still really cheap. A fun guy is going to take you on a fun date. A dinner date is about the most boring date you can go on. When I met the right guy. I told him I was into being healthy and active. Since I don't look my age (thanks sleeve for knocking 12 years off me at least), when I say I am into health and fitness people believe me. When he cooks for us or we go out, he makes sure their are healthy options for me. I told him I low carb, almost everyone in my generation has low carbed at some point so it isn't a mystery what people eat or how it works. I don't drink and he doesn't either. So there are no weird convos about alcohol. We go to sports bars and order coffee I don't eat a lot at once but I eat literally all day. Eating small amounts all day pretty much deads any convos about how little you eat when you are eating every 2 hours. The whole point in dating is finding someone who is you match. Some dude that wants to go to TGI Fridays and hit a movie isn't a good match for me, but someone else would love to have him, and they should. -
April sleevers!?
Cass Elliot replied to Simplyrosie's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Your dinner sounds so delicious! Isn't it great to love food and really get to taste it and appreciate it and not overdo it? It;s such a different relationship to it than before! I have thought about how many times I would have binged or drank too much wine because I was upset about something but its great not to be able to and then it makes you realize that you food and alcohol never helped with the problems anyway. But it took this surgery to find that out I'm glad your big butt was sticking out in the garden and you just didnt care! Because all kinds of things are opening up for us and we are becoming more free! I can walk without terrible pain so now I feel able to go places instead of stay home and cry all the time. /GO GIRL YOU GO GIRL YOU GO SLEEVE QUEEN OF 04/24!!
