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Papaya enzymes, foaming and hair loss pills!
Nov 08, 2010
Oh, Baby...this weight loss surgery stuff reads like a science experiment! I just subscribed to a couple of people on youtube who have been video blogging their success since having lap band surgery. It's so informative to see the steps others take along the way.
I tend to be thorough when I'm attempting to learn all I can about something new, particularly when that new thing involves my abdomen and scalpels, right on? However, I'm so very slow to start the research. Now that I've begun, I'm kicking myself wondering why I didn't start reading much sooner. Maybe my procrastination is a subconscious way of holding onto the old tried and true habits that have helped get me to this unhealthy place I find myself today. Or maybe I'm just scared. I mean, who isn't scared a little when they're about to make a huge life change? I'm really looking forward the day when I can look back at this time in my life from a new, healthier place.
In the meantime, here are some fun things I learned this week! This one came from attending a weight loss support group meeting. I'm told that when you chew and swallow food (post lap band) that won't go down, you'll first feel it sitting there like a rock in your throat. Then your stomach sends up foam (foam?) or slime (what?!!!) to help you eject the offending chunk. This can go on for some minutes before you have a PB - productive burp. Wow. I better practice my chewing.
Another fun detail I got from my newfound youtube friend, there is a solution to help with this issue of stuck food. Papaya enzymes! These are chewable tablets you can get at Walmart which are supposed to instantly (somehow) aid in breaking down the food stuck in your throat and cause it to pass right on through. Is this even possible? Again, I'm just starting my research, but I'm thinking if the window of opportunity between food stickage and frothing at the mouth is fairly short, you may want to carry these papaya enzymes in a small triage kit tied to your waist. Sort of like bee sting allergics carry their Epi-pen. And for God's sake, print up a card to carry that says you haven't contracted rabies...you're just post surgical!
Lastly, hair. Or rather the loss of it, is apparently quite common after surgery. I hear it can be thwarted by investing in Biotin pills (also at Walmart...aren't they amazing? Everything you need under one roof!) which you take each day to encourage hair growth. I won't tell you where I heard this one from because, he, ahem, the person I heard it from...might not like it that I shared his hair loss trials in my blog. Sorry, Honey.
Anyway, I can't say any of these wild and weird things have put me off having surgery, but it has made me really aware that there's a lot to learn and even more to do, so I better get busy reading. And chewing. And drinking more water and walking.
