Did they shave your stomach?

[kemo46 82]

Men of course. Calling all men, did they shave your entire stomach area before the surgery?

Thanks?

[doggz109 41]

Men of course. Calling all men, did they shave your entire stomach area before the surgery?

Thanks?

Yes, and don't do it yourself.

[ranchersdaughter 9]

No, they shaved my back.....oh heck....this was for the mens! My bad! Rofl! Just kidding!

[kellyw74 258]

i would assume so. i am a girl, but anytime you have surgery where there is hair, they shave you!

kelly

[So Cal Kurt 32]

They shaved mine, looked really funky. About a week or two out so I took out the clippers and clipped the rest of my chest to match. I decided to keep it that way in spite of my wife's initial negative response to it. A couple of months later she told me I need to trim it up because my chest hair tickled her nose. I guess she wound up liking it. Never too old to " manscape" I guess.

[Rootman 1,101]

Yep, got itchy and stubbly for a few weeks afterward.

[caleybooth 1]

My husband is very hairy. Yes, they shaved him. They shaved a large circle out of his chest/belly area. The weird thing is that as he loses weight (he's down nearly 50 lbs) he looks hairier! Maybe because as he shrinks the hair folicles are closer together? I dunno!

And they shave women too! I didn't think my stomach was hairy, but I know it was shaved because I had razor burn all over my stomach after surgery!

[NJMOMof2 17]

When I read the title of the post, I thought it was the actual stomach in the body! LOL I was thinking, "these doctors are crazy!!!: LOL

[Rootman 1,101]

My husband is very hairy. Yes, they shaved him. They shaved a large circle out of his chest/belly area. The weird thing is that as he loses weight (he's down nearly 50 lbs) he looks hairier! Maybe because as he shrinks the hair follicles are closer together? I dunno!

Yeah I am definitely hairier too. I am not sure about the follicle theory. I know for sure that my testosterone level shot up more than twice what it was and 7X as much as before I started replacement therapy. The doc said that I now have less body mass to dilute the hormone through and therefore my level rises - which makes me hairier and my facial hair more heavy too.

[caleybooth 1]

Yeah I am definitely hairier too. I am not sure about the follicle theory. I know for sure that my testosterone level shot up more than twice what it was and 7X as much as before I started replacement therapy. The doc said that I now have less body mass to dilute the hormone through and therefore my level rises - which makes me hairier and my facial hair more heavy too.

Yeah since his face is smaller, it looks like he has much more beard. Of course, he likes to wear a full beard all the time so he likes his werewolf locks.

[kemo46 82]

Yeah since his face is smaller, it looks like he has much more beard. Of course, he likes to wear a full beard all the time so he likes his werewolf locks.

Hello caleybooth, I see you and your husband used Dr. Almanza for your surgeries. I am going to him the end of May. What positives and/or negatives do you have to say about your total experience from facility,staff and surgery? At the recovery house, who was your host and can you tell me about that experience.

Thanks.

[Don 5]

Yes they did, but not my chest. Not going swimming anytime soon anyways, but it sure looks weird!!!! If I go into a pool I usually wear a t-shirt as I have a big scar from my triple bypass, scars from my gall bladder surgery (laproscopically), and an ugly one from my appendix (in 1957). Clamps were all the rage then and my appendix scar therefore is huge.

I tried to insist they shave the chest too, as many times those ekg monitor things are put on with super glue or gorilla glue.

One time when they pulled the leads off, the patch looked like someone cut it off from a Teddy Bear and YOU KNOW WHAT IT FELT LIKE!!!!!!!!

Peace out

If my Dr.s' scale is anywhere close to my surgeons I am closing in on 27 pounds off in 3 weeks. I didn't think mine would come off that fast as my BMI was not terribly high and in the past 2 years I had already lost 35 pounds.

Don

[smileyface 0]

OMG! I thought the question was-- Did they save your stomach???

I need to put my glasses back on!!!

[M2G 1,836]

Yep, my hubby was sleeved Mar. 7th and he was shaved in the OR...just don't do it yourself. ANd be prepared to itch after...