
Freewheeler

Freewheeler posted a discussion topic 9 months, 1 week ago
Greetings,
So I really hit a low point with some financial stress that I went through with a small business I have and reverted back to my old ways of dealing with things - very poor food choices over a couple of months. I feel terrible, but I

Freewheeler posted a discussion topic 11 months ago
Greetings,
I live in Canada, so things may be different from US recommendations - but after having the sleeve a year ago, I was told that 2 multivitamins a day with no less than 9mg of iron was all I need.
I have a slight iron deficienc

Freewheeler posted a discussion topic 11 months, 1 week ago
Greetings,
I had the gastric sleeve a year ago and now I am looking to have a panniculectomy, which my doctor also recommends for health reasons - so OHIP should cover it.
However the surgeon that he referred me to - isn't seeing new pa

Freewheeler posted a discussion topic 1 year ago
Greetings,
So I am one year out from sleeve surgery and I am just curious if what I am experiencing is normal.
I seem to have more tolerance now for foods and don't get the foamy mouth like I used to if I ate or drank too much. Granted

Freewheeler posted a discussion topic 1 year ago
Greetings,
I have fallen off the track a bit after having the sleeve and wanted to go through a sort of detox again with optifast, however it is now two months expired and I wanted to ask if this is really an issue. Typically with food and even

Freewheeler posted a discussion topic 1 year, 11 months ago
Greetings,
So I finally had my sleeve surgery 3 weeks ago and while there has been weight loss, it hasn't really been what I expected.
I don't have unrealistic expectations, but I expected to lose more weight than if I just did it on my

Freewheeler posted a discussion topic 2 years ago
Greetings,
So I am having my sleeve surgery soon and my pannus is already a large hanging mess which I need to move out of the way when going to the bathroom, so I imagine as the weight comes off - it will get horribly worse.
I appare

Freewheeler posted a discussion topic 2 years ago
Greetings,
Not be be morbid, but I was just curios for those that had the surgery - did you feel compelled to tell your family/friends how you feel about them in case something went wrong with the surgery?
I have my sleeve surgery in a

Freewheeler posted a discussion topic 2 years, 1 month ago
Greetings,
I am sure this will be a stupid question to many, but I was just curious for hot sauce enthusiasts like me who have like 8 bottles of different sauces in the house - were you able to still handle hot sauce once returning to the solid

Freewheeler posted a discussion topic 2 years, 3 months ago
Greetings All,
I am am having gastric sleeve surgery soon and I wish I could be excited about it like many people of about their surgeries, but I am kind of dreading it for numerous reasons.
I completely acknowledge that I need the sur

Freewheeler posted a discussion topic 5 years, 3 months ago
Greetings,
I am sure most of you know what I mean by second stomach - the large pouch of skin that grows under your actual stomach as you have gained weight usually requiring a panniculectomy at some point.
For those that have lost the

Freewheeler posted a discussion topic 8 years, 7 months ago
Greetings,
About a week ago, I started having testicle pain - got checked out and everything appears to be fine. I just have all this weight hanging on that area My doctor suggested getting a compression garment to separate the stomach and the

Freewheeler posted a discussion topic 8 years, 9 months ago
Greetings!
My brother is a lawyer and he stated that if excess skin causes other health problems, then the plastic surgery is medically necessary and, by law, covered by OHIP.
I know people have talked about OHIP only covering a pannicu