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Well, I ran into my first food intolerance with my sleeve Gastrectomy...fml. My stomach can't stand Bacon. I can live without bacon, and my Surgical team did warn me I might not be able to eat bacon, but this is so far the first and only intolerance I have.

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I’m new to this app and Aug 15th was my date too! 🐝

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Hello, I had my surgery 08/14, I've been having terrible acne. I do have PCOS and cardiomyopathy. I asked my WLS he said he's not familiar with acne as a symptom, went to my cardiologist he said it's not heart related. Went to a dermatologist she told me it was contact dermatitis from something from the hospital. I had to go to the ER and get a steroid shot. I'm currently trying to find a doctor who will see me immediately and do a hormone panel and other blood panels on me as it keeps spreading and I'm very concerned about the scarring. Is anyone else experiencing skin issues?

-abby

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Hello, I had my surgery 08/14, I've been having terrible acne. I do have PCOS and cardiomyopathy. I asked my WLS he said he's not familiar with acne as a symptom, went to my cardiologist he said it's not heart related. Went to a dermatologist she told me it was contact dermatitis from something from the hospital. I had to go to the ER and get a steroid shot. I'm currently trying to find a doctor who will see me immediately and do a hormone panel and other blood panels on me as it keeps spreading and I'm very concerned about the scarring. Is anyone else experiencing skin issues?

-abby

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53 minutes ago, Abbykimz said:

Hello, I had my surgery 08/14, I've been having terrible acne. I do have PCOS and cardiomyopathy. I asked my WLS he said he's not familiar with acne as a symptom, went to my cardiologist he said it's not heart related. Went to a dermatologist she told me it was contact dermatitis from something from the hospital. I had to go to the ER and get a steroid shot. I'm currently trying to find a doctor who will see me immediately and do a hormone panel and other blood panels on me as it keeps spreading and I'm very concerned about the scarring. Is anyone else experiencing skin issues?

-abby

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Hello, I had GB on 8/16/23 I developed slight acne along my jaw line and chin around 2 weeks post op. I am now 5 weeks post op and my acne has subsided but left me with acne scars. I was just told it was my hormones fluctuating and to make sure to reach Protein and Water goals as well as take my bariatric Vitamins.

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1 hour ago, Abbykimz said:

Hello, I had my surgery 08/14, I've been having terrible acne. I do have PCOS and cardiomyopathy. I asked my WLS he said he's not familiar with acne as a symptom, went to my cardiologist he said it's not heart related. Went to a dermatologist she told me it was contact dermatitis from something from the hospital. I had to go to the ER and get a steroid shot. I'm currently trying to find a doctor who will see me immediately and do a hormone panel and other blood panels on me as it keeps spreading and I'm very concerned about the scarring. Is anyone else experiencing skin issues?

-abby

Hi, I had gastric sleeve on 8/17 and developed an itchy hives rash on my chest, back and butt around 2 weeks after. I still have them, but it has slowly gotten better.

My bariatric office had no concrete answers. I think my bariatric Multivitamin chew may be the culprit. High in niacin B3…I may be having a reaction. I stopped taking them a few days ago and started to get a little better.

I have had the random skin infection in the past, but nothing like this. Unfortunately I have no answers.

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11 hours ago, Abbykimz said:

Hello, I had my surgery 08/14, I've been having terrible acne. I do have PCOS and cardiomyopathy. I asked my WLS he said he's not familiar with acne as a symptom, went to my cardiologist he said it's not heart related. Went to a dermatologist she told me it was contact dermatitis from something from the hospital. I had to go to the ER and get a steroid shot. I'm currently trying to find a doctor who will see me immediately and do a hormone panel and other blood panels on me as it keeps spreading and I'm very concerned about the scarring. Is anyone else experiencing skin issues?

-abby

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Have you spoken to your primary care physician? Perhaps he/she could order some labs to see what your levels are. May be an answer there.

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Hello fellow August WLS patients! I had mine on the 21st..no one told me my entire stomach would be a solid black bruise and after one month is finally showing signs of abating.

I have hit the dreaded "3 week stall" going on 10 days of a pound here and a pound there along with major fatigue. I just keep telling myself it will all be worth it - my new life long mantra!

Good luck everyone!

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16 hours ago, BlondePatriotinCDA said:

Hello fellow August WLS patients! I had mine on the 21st..no one told me my entire stomach would be a solid black bruise and after one month is finally showing signs of abating.

I have hit the dreaded "3 week stall" going on 10 days of a pound here and a pound there along with major fatigue. I just keep telling myself it will all be worth it - my new life long mantra!

Good luck everyone!

The major fatigue will get better. It’s a result of the surgery. As for the “3-week stall,” check your bowels. Have you had a bowel movement since the surgery? I ended up in the ER with severe Constipation. The doctor prescribed Miralax and Lactulose.

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25 minutes ago, Victoria **** said:

The major fatigue will get better. It’s a result of the surgery. As for the “3-week stall,” check your bowels. Have you had a bowel movement since the surgery? I ended up in the ER with severe Constipation. The doctor prescribed Miralax and Lactulose.

Thank you for responding, yes I'm regular daily since the third day post surgery. I appreciate the suggestion though. Sorry you went through that!

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Hello, I had my surgery 08/14, I've been having terrible acne. I do have PCOS and cardiomyopathy. I asked my WLS he said he's not familiar with acne as a symptom, went to my cardiologist he said it's not heart related. Went to a dermatologist she told me it was contact dermatitis from something from the hospital. I had to go to the ER and get a steroid shot. I'm currently trying to find a doctor who will see me immediately and do a hormone panel and other blood panels on me as it keeps spreading and I'm very concerned about the scarring. Is anyone else experiencing skin issues?

-abby
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Ask your doctor or dermatologist for Tretinoin (aka Retin A). It's an amazing product for all things skin.

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20 hours ago, jay day said:

Had RNY 12 days ago , why am I craving food ..

Your mind is craving the food, if you read through these forums you will see numerous ppl talk about mind cravings vs. actual hunger. The struggle is STILL real unfortunately for some of us 😔

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Hi all. I had my surgery on August 14th. I was on Wegovy prior to. I find myself hungry more often than I expected but still eating small portions. I was usually a fast eater so I’m trying to eat slower. Sometimes I get stuffed because I ate too quickly. Im trying to balance eating when Im hungry + drinking Water in between meals and waiting enough time before eating. It’s more difficult than I expected because sometimes Im preparing my food and get super hungry while cooking.

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12 minutes ago, tynisha said:

Hi all. I had my surgery on August 14th. I was on wegovy prior to. I find myself hungry more often than I expected but still eating small portions. I was usually a fast eater so I’m trying to eat slower. Sometimes I get stuffed because I ate too quickly. Im trying to balance eating when Im hungry + drinking Water in between meals and waiting enough time before eating. It’s more difficult than I expected because sometimes Im preparing my food and get super hungry while cooking.

I feel your pain...the Water consumption along with the waiting before and after eating makes it a chore trying to get the large amount of liquids in..especially because I'm not thirsty. I keep waiting for the intolerance to foods, the feeling of full (yes, I'm aware it takes months for the nerves to regenerate to fill "full") something that would keep me from wanting to eat other than I didn't go through all this to not lose weight. Add on top of that I've not lost any weight for 10 days - I've about had enough! Yes, I'm getting my Protein in, no I'm not over eating (1/4 cup max each meal 2 meals with one high protein shake) its just stuck!

I know I'm supposed to let the program work..but hey!! I'm doing my part..when does it do its part? 😋 So, yeah I feel your pain!

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