hi jenny.. i have hereditary hairloss. i've been dealing with it for about 10 years. i did extensions, wigs. yeah. it sucked. but then i finally tried dermatch and wow! i get compliments all the time on my thick curly hair. i'm serious! but when i dont use it ( i dont leave the house without it) the whole top of my head is scalp and a little hair. but i'm tellin ya, try it out! at least until your hair comes back in. i know how devistating hair loss is for a woman! do yourself a favor. it's super cheap too, like 30 bucks and u get a second color free and free applicators for life. if u have any questions, email me! i'm tellin ya. get this stuff!

Im not sure if i did the right thing by having the surgery. I just had surgery week ago. LoL and im already having regrests. The weekend before i was freaking out that i might die and am i really doing the right thing. I think im fast healer. Because im feeling pretty good pain wise. But i thought after this surgery i would never be hungry agian. I am constantly hungry. Sometimes its head hungry and i crave foods i can no longer have. but i also don't feel satisfied either. I been following gudielines to the tee. But sometimes im so hungry. and i constantly taking in little sips. That i can't quench my thrist. I feel like if i hadn't had the surgery and i was feeling hungry all i do take a few gulps and then i would feel refreshed. And little something into my stomache like bannna or sandwich. nooo Im hungry and nothing i can do can quelch that. Not to metion my stomache to small. Not only that im concstantly tired...and horribley crabby. Which i know have nothing to do with the surgery and all to do that i proably taking 10 calories with bypassed intestines. not even that. With so little energy coming in little to go out which is making me grouchy. Please tell me things get normal after awhile. Does this get any better. Well the tiredness hunger go away. Well i get to eat normal again. A taco, sandwich. frenchfrie Do you think things will get better or is there any way to restore my stomache back to what it was before.

thank you Laurie, and you are probably right about divorce already being a seed in his mind, if so, I was blind to it. I have moved on, slowly and cautiously, and my memories are mostly good ones. Bitterness takes too much energy and I cannot be bitter or I could not offer anyone else the companionship that I need. Regardless of the 'real reason' of our marriage breakdown, I am trying to stay positive about weight loss and continue to be supportive to anyone that is considering it. I told my California cousin, "ironically here I am finally.. slim,.. single,.. blonde, and no prospects or retirement in sight." go figure .... I wish you well through your journey, you look great! Hugs and love, Marilyn

Hi Marilyn, I do wish you the best and hope you do try the civic clubs. I have a senior friend 70's who husband won't go so she takes trips around the country with senior tour groups, she loves it. I know what you mean about the divorce rate... I am 43 and it is hard even at this age to find good men without baggage. I too would run as you did from the guy at e-harmony. I think most people just attibute the divorces after WLS to other issue and society as a whole. And yes I think for many when we find our voices and now look great many marriages change and can't survive. Dr. Phil actually had a pt that her husband was disgusted by the extra skin, this another issue that no one really acknowledges before surgery. As for divorce I remember when I started nursing school in the early 80's. We were told in orientation if we were married or had a SO we wouldn't when we were finished, they weren't kidding. Because of the stress, etc about 80% were divorced, separated or on their own again. I am not sure what this says for society. But I do wish you the best and hope you do find a great friend to share your life with. My favoriite movie is Must Love Dogs. If you haven't seen it check it out and you will know what I mean. It kinds of represents us. Take care, Robin

Hi Debbie, I am sorry to hear what you are going through. I wish I had the right words to make things right. I feel for you and really hope that someone is able to help you get back in the right direction. Do they think the surgery failed initially and that they should be doing a revision??? I might have taken that route...especially if you were anticipating a larger loss then you experienced... Good Luck!!!! Laurie