Fangirl_says

Send Message

Block

Add Friend

Did anyone's hair just stop growing? - I am 14 months and feel great! I have one complaint -- my hair seems to have stopped growing. Prior to surgery, my hair was thick and grew fast -- several inches a year. Thi...

One year later -- Happy Surgiversary to me! (with - Exactly one year ago right NOW, I was finally being wheeled back to my hospital room after sleeve gastrectomy. I was nauseous, uncomfortable and to be honest, wondering if I had do...

Anyone have issues with spicy food? - Has anyone had issues with spicy food since surgery? Some coworkers and I got lunch at a festival in town. I got grilled bourbon chicken thighs, rice and beans, grilled veggies and...

At what point will I start believing that this is - I'm coming up on my surgiversary; I've done well and I'm very happy with the results. The problem is all in my head -- every time I step on the scale, I fully expect to find that t...

Saggy neck skin - Apparently, my face was the fattest thing about me when I was obese. When I first started losing weight, everyone commented on how much slimmer my face was getting -- which was gre...

Am I just imagining it? - Maybe I'm just imagining this...but I don't think so! Has anyone else noticed that people are a lot...friendlier...when you aren't obese? People talk to me more. They smile at m...

Need suggestions for non-dairy protein powder - I had to stop using whey-based protein powder because it caused me to have diarrhea. (As an aside, my surgeon said it's fairly common to develop a dairy intolerance after VSG. Oddl...

Upset stomach - Not sure what's going on with me. I posted here a few weeks ago asking about dairy intolerance, which I believed was causing my stomach cramps, diarrhea and general icky tummy feel...

How do you decide on a goal weight? - My surgeon has never specified what my goal weight should be, just that it should be within the "normal" range BMI. When I reach 149, I'll be in normal BMI range according to the B...

I think I'm becoming dairy-intolerant. -- ideas fo - I'm beginning to suspect I may be developing a dairy intolerance. I've noticed that whenever I eat dairy (which is often), my stomach immediately begins to cramp, and soon afterwar...

Extremely dry skin/nail cuticles/hair -  I hope someone can help me. I'm having issues with extremely dry skin, nail cuticles and hair. Not sure if they are related or separate issues. My skin, which is typically dry in ...

Is it weird that I haven't thrown up since surgery - I've had nausea, especially early on, but have not vomited. Does this mean my sleeve can't throw up?

I kicked that stall to the curb! - I've been kind of bummed out because I had reached 174 right after Christmas and then -- nothing! Since then I've bounced back and forth between 172 and 175 (ack!) So, a week ago I...

Pneumonia after VSG -- any advice? - I have pneumonia. I've had it several times before, but this is the first time since my surgery. Does anyone have advice? I'm on antibiotics and had prednisone in the ER yesterday....

Crazy emotional -- is the surgery to blame? - I'm just over 3 months out. For the past three days, I've been super emotional. I cry over EVERYTHING -- good, bad or indifferent. Corny Christmas movies = crying. Seeing a cute ba...

Sinus issues = can't eat? - For the past week and a half, I've been having minor issues with my sinuses. For the same length of time, my stomach capacity has seemed to be about half of what it normally is. Ar...

Protein shakes taste too sweet - Help! I'm still on all liquids, though I have had a bit of thinned rice cereal and very small servings of cottage cheese to break up the monotomy. I'm drinking three to four protei...

Is this dumping, or what? - I had my VSG on Sept. 14 and am still on full liquids for another week and a half. Yesterday morning, I drank a small glass of apple juice (probably six ounces at the most.) I don'...

Sleeved yesterday and in pain today - I feel pretty bad. Severe nausea and gas pain even though I am walking every chance I get. I honestly did not expect it to hurt this much. On the plus side, they are giving me good...

Tomorrow's the big day! - My surgery is tomorrow -- I can't believe it's finally here! I'm excited. And nervous. And excited some more! Now I just have to figure out how to be patient until tomorrow gets...