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  1. joanne7271

    Hair loss

    My consultant told me to get zinc tablets and they have worked for me. My hair literally started coming out in clumps at three months, I am 9 months out now and since I have taken the zinc (roughly 2-3 mths) it has stopped loads and is starting to grow back. Hope all is well and you find your...
  2. joanne7271

    My update pics - 8 months out :-)

    Thanks for all the comments .......... there are good and bad days, I not gonna lie! but not in the way i expected. Just watch out for head hunger, its such a strong force lol. The further out you get the more you have to fight it as your body gets used to different foods and you start to get...
  3. joanne7271

    My update pics - 8 months out :-)

    Hope all goes well Vicki xx
  4. joanne7271

    My update pics - 8 months out :-)

    Hi Everyone, Havent been on for ages, too busy living my new skinnier life lol. I am 8 months out now and cant believe how that time has flown by....... all that worrying before hand of how long it was goin to take for op etc. If only I knew how quick it would go. So happy now and...
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    Hair loss help!

    Hi cld, sorry to read your having problems. My consultant told me to get zinc tablets for hair loss. I have been taking them for a while and I have to say it has stopped. It fell out for only 3 months in total, from 3-6 months post op. Whether that was luck or the tablets I dont know but...
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    Got op date at Sunderland - Sooo nervous. Does anyone regret their Bypass????

    Hi Spider, where are you having it done? I hope it all goes well for you and if you need to ask anything, go ahead I will try my best. I am pleased you found my post helpful, they are just my thoughts though. There are ppl further out than me who can help too xx
  7. joanne7271

    Got op date at Sunderland - Sooo nervous. Does anyone regret their Bypass????

    Awww, u will be fine to start the next day, ask hossie. If it iwas in the middle I wud say watch wot ya doing but at the beginning I wud have thought it wudnt be a problem, give them a call. Some pl on here do weeks of milk diet some just do 5 days! Hope you enjoy anyway and if u wanna...
  8. joanne7271

    September 2014 Surgeries

    Good Luck September oppers. Hope all goes wellfor each of u x
  9. joanne7271

    Anyone On NHS Been Turned Down After Doing Everything

    Good Luck with everything even though I cant give you any extra advice than what has already been said x
  10. joanne7271

    Whoah Ohhhh!! Halfway There!!

    Did you set your own goal or did the hospital tell you? I haven't got one that's all............. P.s. Well done x
  11. joanne7271

    My journey starts today

    Well done and good luck for your future x
  12. joanne7271

    Got op date at Sunderland - Sooo nervous. Does anyone regret their Bypass????

    Hi needtofeel, I have been to a couple of meetings and found them more helpful before hand than after. I am quite outgoing but just sat there quiet because I felt people knew each other and felt like the new girl at school. Plus I felt by having a one to one with someone would be nore...
  13. joanne7271

    Got op date at Sunderland - Sooo nervous. Does anyone regret their Bypass????

    Hi Chrisa, yes I forgot about the one day to the next differences. It was quite a long reply and didnt wanna waffle lol. I can eat anything, any meat, fish, bread, pastas, rice. There isnt anything I cant so far and I am only 5 months out now! It is amazing, just shows the experiences of...
  14. joanne7271

    Got op date at Sunderland - Sooo nervous. Does anyone regret their Bypass????

    Hello there, There are soooo many questions in your message and I will try to answer them the best I can (obv only my view!) I am from Sunderland and was bypassed on March 31st 2014, you can see my results below. I think everyone feels the same and has the same questions so dont worry...
  15. joanne7271

    slow loser

    Hi adrienne, I was like that too, stalling lil bit off, as long as you know it does come off eventually. Just keep doing what youre doing x
  16. joanne7271

    Finally the slow loser, loses! ..........

    Thanks peeps, to be honest the only time I put on was before my tmi (which incidentally has started big time as never had a natural one for the last 22 years lol)........... anyway, it just a bit disheartening when u lose nada. Think once u get over the op n first few weeks u really get into...
  17. joanne7271

    Finally the slow loser, loses! ..........

    Good Luck Sharon, keep us posted when u get yr op x
  18. joanne7271

    Finally the slow loser, loses! ..........

    Whoop, so happy today, got weighed this morning (my ritual is every Sunday) I have lost 3lb! Being a slow loser and losing 1-2lb then stlling for a couple of weeks at a time, I am over the moon. I started walking 4 n half miles, three times a week and thought whats the point as I was still...
  19. joanne7271

    Period advise please ladies

    Hi there, I have pcos and I have been regular ever since the op. One a month and not too bad either. Who would think that losing a bit of weight would set the whole thing off again! lol I know lots of women hate them but me, i didnt have one since I was eighteen! Feel like a real 'normal'...
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    Nearly 3 years post op and a new photo! :)

    OMG, inspiring. You look so much younger, a different person xx
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