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I’ve been taking half of a 37.5 , this is my 4th day and so far I’ve gotten horrible cotton mouth 😅 and random bursts of energy , here and there elevated heart rate but nothing crazy at all. But it’s not really curving my hunger much , my dr said do 2 weeks of half a pill. Is this normal? Will it start working better once I take the whole pill? I’m not acting on the hunger much but kinda making me be hungrier if that makes sense lol I’m being mindful of the food noise but sometimes it’s like I take the pill and my hunger comes intensely out of nowhere. im not a breakfast eater but I’ve been wanting breakfast like 30 minutes after I take the half of pill. Maybe it’s all in my head? I don’t know lol but hopefully the whole pill kicks in better

Going to be starting this tomorrow , Dr wants me to start with half a pill for 2 weeks and if I don’t have any side effects start a whole pill. My current weight is 237 would like to jump start my weight loss again and get back down to 160s! What’s the good , bad and ugly of this pill!

Has anyone truly gotten their kiddo on a sleeping schedule under the age of 5 😅 then throw all his sleeping disorders on top of it. My almost 3 year old has insomnia and sleep apnea and rest less legs , he’s NEVER slept through the nights , like not a full 8–12 hours of sleep EVER. He sleeps 2-3 hours and sometimes if we are lucky , 4-5 but that’s rare , oh and he cosleeps(my fault) I take the blame there but when you are at the point of sleep deprivation , you do what you gotta do! I feel like I’ve tried everything, the only thing honestly I’m slacking on is wake up times , naps times and bed times. Meaning those vary depending on so many things 😂 I don’t not mean to keep it on a schedule it’s just my son won’t stay on that schedule. Because currently he’s still snoozing at 8:10 so that’s means either he’s gonna want a late nap or he gets no nap at all! im truly exhausted and I don’t know what to do anymore so I just follow his lead and it’s biting me in the butt!!

went to ER due to severe lower right side belly pain, thought maybe my appendix but it was not that and they found NOTHING that would be causing me so much pain. I had all the signs but my lower belly has been tender and sore for a couple weeks now, and now anytime I push down where my appendix is im in so much pain, this pain comes and goes, I’m truly baffled by it. im 10 in half weeks post op. I’m not sure if something from the surgery like the incesions on the inside are messed up or something I don’t know truly . Anyone else have pains like this after surgery . they told me they had no clue and sent me home

I’m currently 10 weeks and 2 days post op, i totally forgot about a graduation party that’s tomorrow at a natural springs lake. Is it okay for me to swim? my cuff was checked at 6 weeks and she said it’s healing and there was only a couple little stitches still. obviously can’t contact her before tomorrow. But want to make sure I’m okay to swim!

Hello, this post is kinda just a vent/idk really ! Lol but in June 2021 I had the gastric sleeve. I started out at 267 , got all the way down to 167. was loving life , i had a son already and truly didn’t think I’d have anymore kids , well I ended up pregnant in 2023 , gained about 40 pounds back, ended up losing about 20ish pounds after I had him but unfortunately went though a horrible round of post partum depression and ended up gaining that weight back and then some. And as of today I’m now 238 pounds and so so miserable and so so upset with myself. I got back in contact with my Bariatrics office and made the appointments I needed to talk about a revision in which I had already talked to them back in 2023 when my son was like 4 months old about the revision but told them not right now which I should have just did it back then! now that my sons 2 in half and a handful it’s going to be rough, but another twist is I just had a full hysterectomy on april 15th so that’s setting me back again before they can even do the revision, I also have HORRIBLE reflux. I’m taking 40mg of pantoprazole a day. All together I want the revision to get this weight off again and help my reflux which I know the pass by is the best option for that. sorry this post was all over the place lol I plan to get back on my diet and start working out again also before the revision also

Is lube a must when intercorse is resume? should we use it just as precaution. kinda nervous about not being as wet as first and drying up and killing the mood 😅

I’m still having some spotting here and there , mainly when my stitches dissolve, anyone else experience that? I’m OVER wearing panty liners for not even but 1 tiny spot of blood !

6 weeks post op tomorrow ! Had my check up today and she checked and said everything was looking and healing great! and I asked the dreaded question as if it isn’t normal to ask but about external stimulation 😅 She said yes , just take it slow and whatever I’m comfortable with! I’ve read a couple posts on here that people have gotten crampy and bleed a little more , I’ve been spotting since 2 weeks. Not enough to even wear a dang panty liner but if I don’t then I’m ruining my pants a little with what does come out lol I’m hoping with the stimulation it doesn’t start up bleeding more, kinda worried but obv will stop if I start having pain and bleeding. but I think it will be okay atleast I hope 😂

I truly can’t wait to stop bleeding COMPLETELY! I am 4 weeks 5 days post op , I didn’t start spotting until 2 weeks and haven’t stopped since. It’s not even enough for a pad , but if I don’t have one on I’m ruining my pants 😑 1 minute there’s a little on the pad then next there’s nothing unless I wipe. It’s truly an annoying cat and mouse game and I’m OVER IT. Reading i can bleed up to 10 weeks is truly annoying lol I’m ready to be done with the bleeding. It’s just draining also, like I dealt with this type of bleeding for months and months before surgery just to continue is frustrating ! My 6 weeks coming up on the 26th and I just know when she checks my cuff the bleeding with continue heavier. Ugh so close but so far away it feels like!!

Such a huge accomplishment today for my 2 in half year old level 2 son, today for the first time EVER we had absolutely NO HUGE MELTDOWN leaving speech therapy 😭!!! He’s never in his life left any kind of therapy without hour long meltdowns , now I will say he just started speech therapy so this was his 3rd session and he seems to really connect with her and actually stops and listens and tries to communicate with her. Truly did click as soon as the first session started. Now I’m not getting my hopes up to much because he’s one of those kids who 1 time does amazing and the next not so much. But seeing he truly can regulate himself and not have a meltdown and get overwhelmed was amazing to see! And also he’s starting to try a ACC device , in which he’s LOVING! It’s getting him what he wants and we are starting to understand and what he wants , so hopefully insurance will cover one for him! But just wanted to share how exciting it was that he had not a single meltdown while at therapy 😭🩵

I will be 4 week post op tomorrow , I started lightly spotting around 2 weeks and haven’t stopped. I’m constantly having to wear a panty liner , some days it’s light pink/red then it’s dark brown. I do notice if ive over done it I tend to bleed a little more but it’s still just very light , sometime I feel it come out other times I don’t and I just see it when i go to the restroom. I’m ready to stop seeing blood! I “spotted” for 3 months before I got my surgery so this is really bumming me out ! I go for my 6 week appointment on the 26th so obviously I’ll ask my OB but want to see what others have experienced if it’s the same as me !

Hello, I am 28 and just had a full hysterectomy on April 15th(kept ovaries) , so I am almost 4 weeks post op, I first started my period at 10 years old and they were the most painful periods EVER, heavy bleeding. I bled through so much , and being 10 years old it was EMBARRASSING. skip forward to 18, i Had my first son, unfortunately he was born 2 months early at 32 weeks , 4lb 11oz , had a NICU stay , he’s now 9 years old and happy and healthy, after I had him I tried TONS of birth controls , pills , patches , implants , nothing helped , I actually bled for 3 months straight on the arm implant so I had that removed. They all made me sick, gain weight , very depressed , so I stopped taking anything . No Dr wanted to help me at such a “young” age so fast forward to 27 , got pregnant with my second , it took longer than I thought , I seriously thought I was infertile because there was a couple times. I most definitely should have been pregnant. But after my son at 18 I started “spotting” a week before my periods , that drove me insane ! A whole week spotting just to start a full blown intense period. My periods would knock me down for 3-4 days, bleeding heavily, back pain, cramps , headaches, nausea, so so angry. So when I got pregnant with my second , I had a couple OBs, until I finally found one that LISTENED to me! Granted she kinda had me wait it out for a few after my son until finally I started bleeding for 2 months straight again, it gave me flash backs 😅 so we did a biopsy of my uterus that showed basically heavy bleeding during my periods , which before we even decided to do that we discussed a hysterectomy after the results of the biopsy, and finally after years of pain and bleeding , also was thinking I had endometriosis, we had a set date for surgery , it took 2 months to get a date which felt like years as I was still bleeding once again. Once she got in there it was a complete mess she said ! Everything basically was stuck together , they had another dr on stand by that had to unstick everything lol , it took over 2 in half hours , and then she found a huge chocolate cyst on my left ovary in which she drained and then found endometriosis , which I was most positive I had , but that just confirmed it ! But I’m happy to report I feel like a weight is lifted of my shoulders ! I’m starting to finally get back to my normal self, I have my 6 weeks coming up in 2 weeks to check my cuff and I’m happy to finally be free and not worry about bleeding through, planning around my period , and not being miserable anymore! Only thing that’s driving me nuts is I’m still spotting 😭 I know ive read I could bleed up to 10 weeks which sucks because this is one of the reason why I had this surgery due spotting so much. I’m hoping it stops soon! But overall the first week was rough, lots of gas pains , very tired , say 10-12 I was wiped completely out , I slept those days the whole time, just got up to pee, barely even ate , it took me down. I do notic if I do more then I should I get a little more blood so I have to learn to not over do it lol still struggling not to pick up more then 10 pounds , seeing as I have a 2 in half autistic son , it’s been rough. Hes not happy having to walk and be independent lol it is 10x rougher having little children having this surgery I have to say, they don’t understand and sometimes he gets overly aggressive and he’s kick and head butted my stomach a couple times. I can’t wait to put all of this behind me and get back to everyday life , oh and sex too! Lol even though its not even on my mind , I’m still scared to even try it which I can’t for 12 weeks which im totally fine with lol I truly didn’t think I’d have a hysterectomy so “young” but to know I won’t have to suffer for months on end anymore makes it all worth it!

Anyone else’s kiddo ALWAYS wake up crying?! Like he truly has NEVER EVER woke up not crying since he was a baby, he is 2 in half now and literally just wakes up in the most horrible moods and crying. Like as soon as he opens his eyes he cries. nap wake ups are unpleasant , in the morning is unpleasant like truly I truly know why he can’t ever wake up happy and not crying!!

Anybody dealing with their kiddos not staying asleep?! My 2 in half year old has NEVER slept through the night , he’s always been a terrible sleeper. We see sleep medicine, he was diagnosed with sleep apena at 4 months old, got his tonsils and adenoids removed at 2 , that’s made zero difference, he falls asleep no problem but can’t stay asleep. He also has restless leg syndrome . due to antihistamines flaring up his restless legs we can’t use any of those, his iron levels are normal , he’s currently on 3ml of trazodone which helped for about 3 days keep him sleeping for a good 6-8 hours and then it completely stopped working and he sleeps 2-3 hours and then wakes up. Hes always been restless when sleeping , constantly waking up whining and moving. we co sleep due to never being able to get him to stay asleep , I’m tired , he’s tired , everyone’s tired. I just wish we could figure his sleeping out. Magnesium gummies don’t seem to help, the lotion helps for his legs. We have tried red light , sound machine, pregnancy pillow, tv on , tv off. Taking him straight back into his room and laying him down. literally EVERYTHING we can think of. I don’t know what else we can do !