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Hi All! I'm at the point in my post op journey, I'm four months out, when I've started losing hair. It started about 3 - 4 weeks ago. I was of course prepared for it having done all the homework from my assessment process, but I just wonder how long it

Hoping to get some advice. Can stress cause the pouch to refuse food? I was in a car collision on Wednesday, I gently bumped a car in front of me because she stopped suddenly and the conditions were awful, and then had an SUV slam into me. I did get ch

I'm almost 10 weeks post op and finally finished the box of Jamieson B12 dissolvable strips, can't say I enjoyed them much . I want to buy a pill form now, but wonder wha

I still can't believe I went in and took advantage of their deals today and actually shopped! I always avoided this store and pretended it didn't exist, but went in today looking for some bras as mine are starting to get really big. Huge NSV for me as

I want to order a medical bracelet for myself following my surgery two weeks ago. What is it that our bracelets should say on it? My handout from TWH lists them and where to order, but doesn't really say what should be on it. Thank you.

I'm home now and trying to take in my fluids. I can't shake that overwhelming feeling of fullness. Every sip I take I feel like I've eaten 10 hot dogs. I also feel with every sip of water or diluted juice when I lay down to rest it comes up back to my

Today is my third day post op and I'm finally getting out of the hospital. The surgery went very well and Dr. Jackson is amazing. The care in general here at TWH is top notch. I had a minor set back on Saturday as I was throwing up through the night so

I'm feeling excited, anxious, scared. I hope everything will go smoothly. My mom is here to help care for my boys and is keeping them fed ;) My husband is also ready - I hope. He does seem more nervous than I though. I'll probably have a hard time send

I'm on my 8th day of Opti today and doing quite well. Thanks everyone for your support on Monday when I was feeling really down! I'm feeling much better and definitely persevering. Getting lots of questions from coworkers regarding the shakes. One of m

Today is my 4th day on Opti and I'm having a really hard time. I don't know what it is because I'm not hungry, I do however just miss chewing. I ventured out on my lunch, I work downtown Toronto, to see if I can find ready to eat sugar free Jello cups

The TWH bariatric program website lists an article about their newly released bariatric app, but surprisingly doesn't mention the name of it. Does anyone know the name of it? I cannot find it using the search function in the App Store.

My surgery is a little more than 4 weeks away and I'm trying to make a list of all the products to have on opti-fast as well as right after surgery. For opti-fast, I believe I can have sugar-free Torrani syrups. Are there any other brands you can recom

For any of you who had their surgery at TWH, what are the patient rooms like? Are there private/semi-private/ward rooms? If there are private rooms, but your insurance covers semi-private, can you pay the difference and have a private room?

I'm about to tell my manager at work that I have surgery scheduled at the beginning of Dec and have to be off for 4 weeks following it. Not sure how to start this conversation. I know I don't have to say much more beyond the fact I need surgery, but I

I need to undergo a gastroscopy due to my heartburn and the fact that I'm on medication for it. For those of you who had it done prior to surgery, has it affected the outcome at all? What were they looking for? I know one of the reasons may be that the

Dec 4th at TWH. Very excited, but also experiencing lots of other emotions. Nice Christmas gift though. 2 weeks of opti starting on Nov 20th.

Wanted to reach to everyone and see if anyone had to have gastrectomy done in the process leading up to the surgery. I just got my date today (YAY!!!), but do need to have this procedure done in a few days. Thanks.

Hi guys! I'm looking to connect with some of you who may currently be going through the assessment process at Toronto Western. My dates are below. Thanks!