Question:
Does anyone seem to get ill more often than before?
I am 4.5 months post-op and everytime a bug is going around I catch it!I was always healthy and hardly got sick but now it,s like I pick up every illness going around.My bloodwork came back good and normally I feel great but when I get sigk,i get sick!!!Anyone know why?My post-op friend warned me of this. 228/170/150 — natalie J. (posted on April 12, 2004)
April 12, 2004
I catch everything now! Always have a runny nose in the morning and lots of
flem, gross lol. I'm not sure if it is b/c of the surgery, my blood work is
always good. Who knows, my body has been so altered these past few years.
— Sandy M.
April 12, 2004
Quite the opposite for me. Just a couple of months ago was the first cold
I had since WLS 2.5 years ago.
— RebeccaP
April 12, 2004
I've been fortunate that I haven't gotten sick once since a couple of weeks
after surgery a year ago.
— Jim F
April 12, 2004
Just the opposite...I'm over 4.5 years out, and I've never gotten sick once
since surgery, whereas before, I would get something at least once every
winter. I attribute it to being diligent with my vitamins and protein
(including good whey shakes).
— Leslie F.
April 12, 2004
Also just the opposite for me. I work in a high school where there have
been two pretty major flu bugs going through, and the worst I got was a
cold for a couple of days. I have another friend, though, who suffered a
lot at first with catching everything. She's 15 months post-op now, and
all seems to be resolved at this point.
— Carlita
April 13, 2004
It's the opposite for me too. I always suffered from about October to
April with a continuing cold/flu when I was fat. Since surgery 2 1/2 years
ago, I have only had a couple of minor colds that lasted for a few DAYS
(not MONTHS as before).
— Patty H.
April 13, 2004
opposite for me too.
— debmi
April 13, 2004
Hi Natalie...well, opposite for me too! I sure hope I don't jinx myself
but....before surgery, I dealt with cold sores on my lips, a cold every
couple of months, and major cramps during my "cycle". Now, one
year later, I have yet to suffer with a cold, yet to see a cold sore and
the exercise (I think) has given me the best damned periods I've ever had
:) I have no cramps and periods last only 3 days. I think this weight
loss thing comes with lots of benefits!!
— Amy A.
April 13, 2004
Hey..looks like I'm with the majority here, too. I've had only one bad
cold since surgery almost 3 years ago...before that, It seemed I was always
catching something...I chalk it up to all the vitamins we have to take..I
didn't take anything before. Denise 316/158
— lily1968
April 13, 2004
Have to say it's the opposite for me. Never got sick much pre-op anyway,
but managed to go my first winter postop without getting one cold, which
was unusual. Got one this winter but not too bad. I'm guessing all the
vitamins are helping!
— sandsonik
April 14, 2004
I find that I am catching far more colds than I did preop. I am 21 months
post op and reached goal a few months back.
— juvpd
April 14, 2004
since I have 2 grandkids living with me I get the germ of the week, I do
not credit the surgery in any way, I blame the daycare centers that let
sick kids in to spread stuff to the grandkids.
— **willow**
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