I have not been here in a while tht I would say hello......

Hi all, I will have VS surgery on 2/23/15.

I have no idea what I should stock up on prior to surgery.  Please advise?

I was thinking I should get braids so my hair will be one less think to worry about but not if it's coming out in patches I have read that taking a skin hair and nail supplement with Biotin will help

Hi there!

It should not be embarrassing because think about where you started from. One thing I have found recently is that my body has been releasing too much cortisol which causes cravings of starches, sugars, as well as prevents sleeping well at night. The bad habit I have developed is eating those bad things at night when everyone else is sleeping. I have had insomnia for about 4 yrs now at least since my daughters birth. Lately I have been working with my dr to resolve this issue with my adrenals and cortisol release. I am also taking phentermine which is not helping much. I have only lost 9 lbs since Dec. That said, I am planning to see if a nutritionist can assist me here with this eating issue.

And I would not advise fasting because it might make your body go into starving mode which could result in even more weight gain. I recently purhcased the bariatric shakes and plan to drink those once or twice a day as a meal replacement. It is designed for pre and post op bariatric patients and has everything a full meal has in it. 

If you need support during your challenge with weight gain lets motivate one another. You can reach me directly if you like. I am Sonya as you can see and my email is sonya_mckinzie@yahoo.com

We will work through this. Support through this was the purpose of my return here because there are LIKE people that can relate and help me. Dont be embarrassed. :) It happens, you are not alone.

Hi Thank you and you are right if I dont look out for me who else will.  glad your doing so well so many years down the road !!! keep up the awesome work !!!