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Clothes in advance
I've been buying clothes on sale for after surgery. When on the list I have lost over 50lbs and dropped 6 inches on my waist. What should I be prepared to look at when picking up items on sale. I do not want to pay full price and then only wear them for a short time until I go through the size. Any hints?
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Antiseptic creams - not too much works better
I talked about using antiseptic creams with the nurse when she took out my staples. I got some good advice. She used the analogy of putting water on a sore. Some is good, too much the skin swells and looks like a cauliflower. I used the cream sparingly and the incisions healed without scars.
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Recipes for Pureed stage
Any suggestions? I am coming off the liquid stage and would like some variety
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Staples left in stomach
I just watched a youtube video on the sleeve procedure. After seeing the video I have a question. What happens to the staples? Do they stay in place forever? Any problems with them doing this? My surgery went well with no pain at all. The nurses were surprised, they look after all kinds of surgeries and did not have many…
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Just sleaved getting out of hospital tomorrow
things went better than I expected. No pain the next day. The nursing staff were supposed when I got out of bed without help. Could not expect more from my team. It was worth the wait. Now let the pounds rol off.f
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2 days to surgery - hope all this is worth it
I have been working for a year for this day. Going through a many programs. I lost 60 lbs in this time. I know if I try it on my own (without surgery) I will be able to drop the weight, but it will come back over time. I hope this will help me for the long run.
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bad breath
I noticed I am having serous bad breath days. I did not have this previously. I brush my teeth and take care of my mouth. Is this from rapid weight loss?
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research link
I found a research link I wanted to share http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ (MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends). It is for all medical issues but has a lot about WLS. If you use the search term (Weight Loss Surgery) you will get a number of papers on…
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Sleeve - re former post about stretchy part of stomach
I read on this blog about someone whose DR. had stated that if they took the stretchy part of the stomach instead of other areas; the stomach should not stretch out again as fast; as if they took other portions I questioned my RN at the last meeting and she did not know anything about this. Can anyone shed some light on…
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plateau - med problems
good day I was loosing weight fairly easily then had some issues with my meds I was down over 45 lbs from my high and started having some issues with low sugars. I had to eat to keep my sugars up. Now I am starting to get this under control I am having more issues loosing more weight I am down almost 50 lbs and still have…
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Extra skin after loosing weight
I have questions about what others have experienced after surgery. I am still over 4 months out from my surgery and have lost 40 lbs. With further loss before surgery and even more after what should I expect about "Skin Flab"? I do not know what else to call it. My stomach is starting to droop already. With more weight…
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Sleeve vs Gastric By Pass
I am under Dr care on pre-surgery for weight loss surgery. There is a 6 month consultation with a host of specialties. The Dr, a psychologist, a dietitian, and physical trainer. They have scheduled meetings every 2 months prior to surgery. There is a video conference with two social work (they have MA in psychology) for 8…
