Helpful Posting Tips

We've put together a list of helpful tips for posting.  The tips will help other OH community members to be able to provide information and support to you. 

Big thanks to Amy R., Citizen (USA Brit) Kim, Hislady and Bette B. for their great suggestions.

1.  In the Subject line of your post, include a few words as to what you are posting about. 

2.  In your post, including the information:
     A.  Which surgery procedure you had (or are having)
     B.  When you had surgery (under a year post-op:  month/date/year or if over one year post-op:  month/year).
          Example - "I have had TYPE OF SURGERY and am NUMBER of weeks/months/years post-op (or had surgery in YEAR")

3.  Personalize your OH profile to be about you.  The time you spend on your profile is important for you and other members in the OH community.  Share about your journey, write blog posts, upload photos and other completed items on your profile helps members to get to know you better. 

4.  Make sure to add a photo or image as your avatar.  It will help other members to be able to identify you by your avatar and your username or display name.

5.  Please know that members are trying to help and support you when they reply to your post.  If you think something in a post is too direct or sounds negative to you, keep in mind that you can't read a person's voice and tone in a written post.  Remember that they've taken the time and care in replying to you. 

6.  Review the Terms of Service and make sure your posts are within the TOS. 

We're all part of this special OH community!

Need help! I've searched the site but can't seem to find out how to update my weight tracker widget! I'm just putting together my profile and would like to document my first couple of pounds lost! Thank you ~

Hi LalahRose,

Help is on the way   

Go to MY OH

Health Tracker

Enter the new weight where it says weight and you will see the blue save button say saving.  You know the new weight is updated when you see the green box in the upper right hand corner say your data has been updated.  If you need any further assistance email us   at [email protected]

Thank you, thank you, that helped!

Endoscope! Why do a person have to wait 5 weeks after scope is done in order to have rny?

It depends on the patient and their medical history.  Please call your doctor to discuss your question so you can get a reply directly from them.

Thx members service I hav spoken with them and taking pylera gor ten days. However I do have to lose 15lbs before the 29th. I got approved and surgury is 9/3 rny. Any advice on shrinking liver for surgury.  Bc I do not want to get this far and crash and burn. I did get a rx for opti fast but the pharmacy acted like they couldn't get it or did not know wgat it was. So a liquid diet will be sufficient.  Thx in advance

Thanks, Member Services, but why no link to Kim's profile when everyone else's is linked?

Yeah, what's up with that?  

WAY too scary........