I've got the blues :(

Nancy1221
on 8/29/13 12:59 am

It's been 2 months since I was sleeved and I'm struggling with acne!!! I never broke out this bad I figured my skin would clear up but it just keeps getting worse ;( and to top it off my hair is starting to fall out. I'm not feeling very attractive :(

    

    
datachick
on 8/29/13 1:17 am - WA
VSG on 10/26/12

I guess we all have something. I hardly got my period at all before surgery, but for the past 10 months I'm like a 15-year-old. Hormones I guess...

VSG 10/26/12 • HEIGHT 5'4"
GW = 140 lbs met Month 9
CW = 133
lbs
Loss per Month: 8 >  9 > 7 > SURGERY  > 15 > 10 > 10 > 10 > 7 > 5 > 6
  > 6 > 5 > 5 > 0

    

It works if you work it; it sorta works if you sorta work it; and it doesn't work if you don't work it.

    
bjwimmer1
on 8/29/13 2:01 am

im thinking hormones?  need more protein?

    

Debra M.
on 8/29/13 2:58 am - TX
VSG on 03/26/13
Okay, time to cheer up and do something positive. Next time you see your doctor ask him to write a prescription for retin-a .05% to dry up your acne. It will also help to get rid of wrinkles if you have any. Purchase some Biotin to take for your hair and go find a couple of flattering hats to wear until the hair grows back. If you are not getting enough protein, start getting enough today because that is good for your hair and muscles. Call a friend and go see a funny movie. Snap out of it, because in just a few months you are going to he gorgeous.

    

    
Nancybefree
on 8/29/13 3:42 am
VSG on 11/21/12

Yup, probably due to hormones being released from their entrapment in fat cells.

My hot flashes came back.  blush

 

5'8"    HRW 357 on 7/09/12    SW 339   >196 8/26/13 (surgeon's goal)   TWL  193     CW   164 

*:•-:¦:-•:*1st pers. goal 178 on 10/16/13; ultimate goal 164 on 12/13/13*:•-:¦:-•:* 

linzeelee
on 8/29/13 4:36 am - Omaha, NE
VSG on 05/17/13

Sorry to hear that you're feeling blue. My skin got really dry. And yeah, shortly after the 2 month mark, I started losing hair. We just have to hang in there and trust that it will get better!

Lindsay ~ 5'4" ~ HW (5/6/13): 280 ~ SW (5/17/13): 273 ~ CW: 140
Losses by month: pre-op: -8  M1: -18  M2: -12  M3: -13  M4: -9  M5: -10  M6: -12
  M7: -14  M8: -12  M9: -2  M10: -8  M11: -9  M12: -2  M13: -6  M14: -7

   

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