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I now know why those "Bump It" hair thingies are so popular... You put it on your crown and gather your hair around it for that magical Bouffant teased hide the thinning hair look... ;)

A cool thing about wigs.... You can not only change your style and length you can have whatever color you want... NOT TO MENTION add the weight loss and change of hair and you can really confuse people...:confused: :cool: :)

For obvious reasons, I normally do NOT weigh myself except maybe once a month if even. I had to weigh myself today. I almost fell off of the scale.. I am serious when I say I was giddy, excited, anxious, lost my breath, swooned, you name it was there. I have lost a total of 112 pounds...

Seeing body parts that you haven't seen in years, unless you were using 2 mirrors, ;)..

Alright I am usually a calm, fairly sane and pretty well put together, LMAO yeah right, woman.... I was washing my hair last night and DAY UM my hair was coming out by the hands full :eek:. I hit that magical 4 month post op hair loss phase, :eek: I mean to tell you I was freaking out at...

Not everyone "feels" hunger and then there are those who never loose their appetite "hunger pangs" feeling... Drink lots of water during the day plus sugar free fiber tablets help as well.

When you go for your daily walk and men slow down to look at you, smile, wave and whistle at you... LOL I haven't had that happen to me since 1992....

I use a lot of sugar free super chunky medium salsa when slow roasting pork loin, chicken breasts and fish.. For boneless pork loin or boneless/ skinless chicken breast, I will season with garlic powder, oregano, salt and pepper, dump a jar of salsa on it and wrap tightly in several layers of...

Jan and Johnni, what surgeries have you both had? When did you have them? Did you both have psych consultations prior to surgery? Do you go to support groups? How often are you being seen for follow up?

You may want to talk to your Surgeon and dietician... My surgeon and dietician increased my caloric / serving intake due to the daily amount of exercise, walking I do. I was experiencing dizziness, fatigue and slowed weight loss due to the fact I am walking 5+ miles a day. My body decided to go...

Decided yesterday was the day to "Spring" clean my closet..... I removed so many clothes it looked like I had my own + Sized department happening in my bedroom. My husband came home and just looked about and stated, "I was wondering when you were going to attack your closet." LOL. He has...

I have not ever had any issues with yogurt or cheeses due to the process used to make / culture them. The process knocks out the lactose factor much in the same way that it does in the Whey protein we use. It may just be a, hopefully, temporary intolerance.

LOL Carafate is the Bomb for sure, LOL... I received my 3 month supply yesterday from my pharmacy.. I have also found that my once well loved Greek yogurt is another source of belly issues for me.. I added soft foods back to my diet and my choice was Greek yogurt... Boy did that send me for a...

Better get used to no sugar now..... Once you have your RNY you will be at a great rick for dumping syndrome when using processed sugars. You may want to look at trying the sugar free coffee syrups such as the Sugar Free Torani syrups so many coffee houses use. They come in many great flavors...

I am on the Carafate for 3 to 4 months then we will re-visit how my pouch and old stomach are doing... Right now my surgeon seems to think adding the new foods, creating irritation and senstivities and such to my new pouch may have been the trigger. My start was when I added beef back into my...

SweetPea, RNY patient can take NSAID's and Aspirin products ONLY if you are taking a pouch protector such as Carafate or as Ralph stated, Cytotec (SP).

My stomach has recently started gurgling, LOL. I was with my surgeon when it did a nice noisey rumble, gurgle.. My surgeons comment was, "well we know your belly is back to normal and working, LOL" As long as their is not nausea, vomiting, pain, diarrhea, burning, gnawing feeling or any weird...

Honey I feel your pain... I have a long sordid history of ulcers, esophageal erosions, esophagitis and the whole mess. I did develop a post-op ulcer, no surprise here. My surgeon put me on Carafate for ulcers as well, it is a great medication. You may want to talk to your surgeon and see...

Talk to your surgeon, his nurse and the dietician to see what their immediate post surgical vitamin requirements are. My surgeon had me taking liquid Centrum twice a day for the first 2 weeks post surgical when I got home. Starting the 3rd week after that I started taking a Proton Pump...

Trust me, You are worth it all..... Stop eating your emotions... START LOVING YOURSELF, START ACCEPTING THAT YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE. Do NOT EVER allow another or give another human the control to make you feel bad about yourself.. Learn to control your inner demon whose horns are slipping...