3 Month Post Op Checkup

Just wanted to report the good news. I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be. I've lost a perfect amount of weight, my skin looks great, my blood work all came back great and we are all proud of how great the results are coming along so far. I've had very little hair loss so far, but I expect to start happening any day now. I've got tons of energy, thank God, because my 12 year old Autistic son has become quite a handful going into the middle school. I'll be throwing some new photos up on the profile soon. Hope you guys had a great weekend and I hope that some of you will be joining us on Thursday for dinner at Outback and the WLS Support Group meeting at 7:15 in Suffolk. Amber

Congrats Amber. Doesn't it feel great?? I'm almost 5 months post op and feel wonderful. Keep up the good work !!

Congrats...... It's really nice to hear things are going well. I hope to do as well. Corinn

Amber - that is soooo awesome! Way to go, girl! I am very happy for you! Keep it up! Hugs, Robin

Amber...that's WONDERFUL! I am SO proud of you! You are doing GREAT! Keep up the great work. I know that you are working hard, and your results are showing. And way to keep up with the things that show on your blood work. Your vitamins and protein are important and your bloodwork sounds like you are doing what you are suppose to. GREAT JOB! Jill 263/146(today's weight)/145 (my goal weight)/135 (doc's goal weight).

congradulations on how well your doing... im still pre op my surgery is in a week and a half on the 15th... and ive read about vomiting all kinds of things but the one that scares the crap out of me is hair loss i vision myself bald : ((( please tell me it wont be like this.... when you say you lost little hair what does that mean?? thank you.. Beth

Oh please don't get too worked up over this. I've just noticed a few extra strands of hair on my shirt from time to time. Most people do lose a little hair, but I've seen my best friend who has naturally thin hair, lose a bit, but all of it has come back and even more actually. The bottom line for me, I'd rather lose my hair any day of the week than to keep all this weight and be unhealthy. I also take lots of vitamins, supplements, and wash my hair occasionally in Biotin shampoo. Again, try not to worry, it will be okay. Amber

Amber you are doing so good and I am so proud of you. I can't wait to meet up on Thursday, What time do u want to meet at Outback. Next time we meet it will be after my surgery. My surgery will be a week from today!! I have to ask you I got the calcuim citrate from walgreens i think with the Vitamin D it says its 630mg so how many times do I take that a day crushed, on my sheet it looks like 3 times a day..I got my B-12 I take one every day and I got papaya and Complete Vitamins I am going to go get that Shampoo, where do I get it from? Yeah Cheryl and Autumn passed some clothes down to me so that will help. Let me know if you have any clothes that you are giving away..I got Whey protein powder from Walmart and I got Crystal Light on the go so I am now ready...Keep up the good work!!!

I think we should meet around 5:30 like last time. I should be able to get there by then. That will give us enough time to eat and get to the meeting by 7:15. Yay! I'm so glad you got your vitamins. You'll definitely need to crush that 3 times a day, cause you're supposed to get 2000 a day and that will be close enough. It is Citrate, right??? Carbonate doesn't count. I got my shampoo online, just blingo or google biotin shampoo. I bought the Avalon from VitaCost, I believe. There are many options. I also plan to buy some Biotin & Niacin vitamins, that will help too. But I remember Tink posting something about not taking too much Niacin at one time, so don't run and do something crazy like that. Good job on getting everything else, I think you'll be set! Can't wait for Thursday, one week, woohoo! Amber

yes 5:30pm should be good my dad is going to come to my house and watch my daughter. So is it just one calcuim citrate 3 times a day or 2 three times a day? everything is so overwheming right now that I feel like I am going to forget something, I am sure everyone felt like that 1 week prior to surgery. Can u get the shampoo from a salon? Can I take pills for Hair and Nails? Is anyone else coming to dinner with us. I asked Autumn to come and she might meet us there..