So many questions??

I'm new to this...not sure where to start with all the questions I have. Maybe one of you might have insight into them.
Question # 1) Does anyone have Poly Cystic that has had WLS and has noticed less facial hair growth?
#2) How quickly will I see a change in my diabetes?
#3) Has anyone noticed a change in their seasonal allergies since having WLS?
I'm sure as the process progresses I will have more questions...thanks for any help!!

Someone has kindly & privately brought it to my attention that the "MF" in my user name could be misunderstood as inappropraite ...how ever it stands for MooseFactorygirl ... I am trying to figure out how to change it so please be patient with me until I do....it was not my intention to offend any one....so please answer my questions if you can...thanks a bunch!!

Oh brother,
if anyone is offended tell them to go pee on a tree!

Hahahaha Yvonne LOL

I thought the same thing but different words ............... initials MF actually come to mind LOL

Welcome to OH. Unfortunately you cant change it. You can go to set up and change it to display your first name. Otherwise you have to delete and start over again,

Yes she can - people change their display name all the time.

She can't change her username as that one is permanent but she can change her first name and last name to be anything she wants.  I was tired of my username so went in and made my first name Tracey and last name 112205.  She could do the same and do first name MooseFactory and last name Girl but her username would still stay MFislandgirl.

You've got to be kidding me.  Even if it *did* stand for mother f*****, it's your prerogative to have whatever name/initials you want.  It's not like you came on here with a name like "hate_fat_folks_" or "kill_babies" for gawd sakes. I think I'll change my name to "that MF'er Karen".

lol

Hi Sent you a Personal Message.  welcome to the board.  Diane

Hi and welcome.

I thought MF were your initals.

I can't help with 1 or 3 from personal experience but I can wager that your facial hair situation will improve as your hormones from the PCOS comes back into balance. As for seasonal allergies... I personally haven't seen any correlation between those and WLS. I might be wrong but I don't know how they would be related.

As for diabetes... I had a mild case that was diet controlled. In hospital immediately post-op, my sugars went up to around 10 which was REALLY high for me. (I never went above a 7 at home.) This was just a reaction to the trauma of the surgery itself. Once discharged, my sugars returned to normal and within a week or two were back to around 5 mmol/L. To put it into perspective, my Hemoblobin A1C prior to surgery was 6.7% (Normal for diabetics is under 7% and normal for non-diabetics is 4%-6%.) My first post op blood work at about one month post op was 6% - normal for a  non-diabetic. Not bad as the A1C reading is an average of your glucose control over the preceeding 3 months. I can't wait to see what it will be at my blood work next month as that will show only glucose control since surgery.

If you're on meds (either oral or insulin) it  may take you longer to gain full control. As I understand it, some people will never completely return to "normal". You should certainly see a difference almost immediately, though.

Keep reading and posting your questions.


Thea