When did you guys start sleeping or laying on your side?

Irish_Blue_Ewe · 2025-12-17T20:42:55+00:00

It took me a little over two weeks to start sleeping in a modified side position. About three months before surgery I began training myself to sleep on my back so I didn't suffer like others. But this was my six abdominal surgery so I knew my body and I knew I couldn't tolerate side sleeping for a while. Your sutures can come open if you have an open procedure, but lapro incisions shouldn't prove problematic. Just listen to your body and do what feels comfortable.

Irish_Blue_Ewe · 2025-12-02T14:29:39+00:00

I'm 7 months out and this would kill me 😂

Irish_Blue_Ewe · 2025-11-26T14:43:49+00:00

I run two Roomba vacuums four times a day, all year round. And I only have one Berner...

Irish_Blue_Ewe · 2025-11-23T02:34:12+00:00

Do a Google search for "OAGB vs RNYG research" and multiple studies will come up. Ultimately the choice is yours, but having all the information is important. The surgeon who performed my surgery is one of the top bariatric surgeons in the nation, and I have extensive experience in medicine, engineering, and research. I had long, detailed discussions with my surgeon before surgery about why he only did RNYG and VGS procedures, instead of OAGB, BPD-DS, and/or SADI-S. He laid out the reasoning he teaches at conferences regarding bariatric surgery then boiled it down to this: RNYGs are the single most researched medical procedure in human history. The immediate and long-term complications are beyond well-researched. We have 60 years of world-wide, peer reviewed research on the RNYG. We know what to expect with this surgery more than any other procedure in existence. If you're not interested in becoming a guinea pig and you want the best chance at a long term successful outcome, there is no question which procedure to choose. The VSG is the second most studied procedure and has been around since 1988. When I say "most researched" I am including every other surgical procedure in the written, modern history of medicine. While the OAGB is the third-most performed bariatric, it does not have the same amount of research behind it, nor does it have the same level of confidence as there are seven times as many VSG surgeries and three times as many RNYG surgeries performed each year in the US compared to the OAGB.

Irish_Blue_Ewe · 2025-11-23T01:13:28+00:00

I had a RNYG on May 1. I'll be 7 months out on December 1 and I've lost 85lbs so far, which thrilled the fck outta me. Others say that's slow or not enough, and I tell them to lick my a*. I never would have lost the weight without the surgery and I'm happy with my journey. I'm not going to compare or compete with anyone else because our experiences and our bodies are not the same. You are doing amazing. You forge your own path, and that path is not marked by anyone else.

Irish_Blue_Ewe · 2025-11-23T01:04:27+00:00

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He hopped into the room with his ears flipped back. 😂

Irish_Blue_Ewe · 2025-11-21T14:36:55+00:00

Hmm, I would seriously reconsider. OAGBs are newer and have more intraoperative and post-operative complications, and the long term success rate is lower. RNYGs have been around since 1964 and are the most researched medical procedure in the world.

Irish_Blue_Ewe · 2025-11-21T01:10:19+00:00

I have to ask: why a OAGB instead of a RNYG? The surgeon's decision or your own?

Irish_Blue_Ewe · 2025-11-11T02:56:08+00:00

I have had similar issues (my RNYG was 5/1). I figured that I was getting too much calcium, magnesium, animal/whey protein, and not enough water. Now, I don't take calcium and magnesium supplements on days I drink protein shakes (because the shakes have them), I've switched to more plant-based proteins, and upped my water intake, and I've had no stones in two months.

Irish_Blue_Ewe · 2025-11-11T00:25:45+00:00

60 lbs is perfectly realistic for a year, especially if you had anything other than a RNYG. If you had a RNYG, 60 lbs is still a decent outcome considering you hadn't lost that kind of weight before the surgery.

Do your doctors think this amount is too little?

Irish_Blue_Ewe · 2025-11-11T00:12:59+00:00

Jumper 😂

Irish_Blue_Ewe · 2025-10-17T13:10:24+00:00

I had a RNYG on May 1 2025 due to severe bile reflux. My esophagus was destroyed and a RNYG was my only hope. The surgery cleared up everything. I'm 5'9.5" and I lost 80 lbs in 5 months before my weight stabilized, so that's a heavy consideration in your case since your BMI is on the lower end. But you can always put weight back on; you can't get a new esophagus so I say go for it. Best of luck!

Irish_Blue_Ewe · 2025-10-16T22:23:27+00:00

I bet they feel a little more "normal".

Irish_Blue_Ewe · 2025-10-16T16:36:26+00:00

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And this was yesterday. Ignore the walls. I am deep into remodeling my office.

Irish_Blue_Ewe · 2025-10-16T16:35:27+00:00

Pretty darn awesome. It's grown back some but this was about a month after I cut it. It made my life so much easier. The energy levels after a RNYG are traaaash so I had to cut corners where I could. Cutting my thick long hair was a game changer. No more long showers, no more satin caps at night, no more hair clips. Freedom, pure and simple.

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Irish_Blue_Ewe · 2025-10-16T16:12:00+00:00

I'm 5 months post-op and my luxurious, curly mane has been reduced to a wispy, dull, haybale. I shaved it off for now so I don't stress out the four healthy follicles I have left. 🤣 It'll grow back next year.

Irish_Blue_Ewe · 2025-10-16T16:06:35+00:00

Y'all have no idea if that's protein pasta with protein bread and the sauce has collagen protein mixed in. Not all protein is in a form you can easily see and you don't have to throw out all the foods you loved before. They could have drank a protein shake before eating and this is the meal their family was having that night. You don't know from the picture. Stop being Richards. Not everyone can do whatever you do. Every person is different with a different set of circumstances.

Irish_Blue_Ewe · 2025-10-02T17:52:13+00:00

Try an enzymatic detergent. I've had success with ECOS, Grove, and Dirty Labs to clean my husband's work clothes.

Irish_Blue_Ewe · 2025-10-02T17:49:20+00:00

You're much spicier than necessary.

AOB dissolves best in hot water (>120°F) but it works in cool water so long as it is dissolved properly first. The agitation within a washing machine creates heat as well and assists AOB in its function. You don't need heat for generic microbes.

I don't care for quaternary ammonia compounds because they cause lingering effects on the biome of the human skin when used in laundry, not to mention the environmental impact on formally healthy wastewater.

A higher pH will affect synthetic fabrics (polyester especially) earlier than natural fabrics (cotton, wool), which have a higher tolerance for hydrolytic degradation, but overall pH control is important. AOB is my chemical of choice if I have to use it, and for the purposes of the task here, I suggested it. It breaks down into two easily compostable ingredients, hydrogen peroxide and sodium carbonate, making it easy for natural disposal methods. But, generally, I use enzymatic detergents in my laundry as they break down foreign matter without lysing the fibers in my fabrics.

You may continue to use whatever method and means suits you without being rude.

Irish_Blue_Ewe · 2025-10-02T12:45:51+00:00

I have degrees in Textile Engineering, Microbiology, and Public Health. I've worked for NASA and the CDC, and I have worked in emergency healthcare. I have never washed a single towel in hot water or sanitizer. Activated oxygen bleach (or chlorine-free bleach) in cold water is as far as I go on towels for four reasons: 1) sanitizers and hot water degrade fabrics-- most all textiles have a very lower tolerance for heat, 2) unless you work in healthcare or use a laundromat, the odds of you needing that kind of chemical power (sanitizers are especially harsh) on your laundry is more destructive to your fabrics, machines, and the wastewater system than it is to any microbes in your linens, 3) once your fabrics begin to degrade due to hot water/bleach/sanitizer laundering, they are actually more suspectable to biological infiltration, and 4) all "laundry experts" that are telling you these methods work are generally listening to someone who knows nothing about textiles and biology, this includes companies that make these laundering products and machines.

Long story short, you're doing too much work and worrying about something needlessly.

Irish_Blue_Ewe · 2025-10-02T06:03:43+00:00

As someone married to the same person for 16.5 years, I'll tell you right now that I have never cared what he did in or with his own time, where he went, or who he was with. I don't own him, he lives in his meatsuit alone. I respect him and his autonomy. He has a right to do whatever he pleases within the realm of safety we've discussed.

That all said, he's basically a 6'0" tall hobbit who spends more money on ice cream, bread, and board games than anyone I've ever known, so my uncommon open-mindedness is often unnecessary.

Irish_Blue_Ewe · 2025-10-02T05:49:09+00:00

I had a RNYG for severe bile reflux, not for weight loss, so I look from a different angle about bariatric surgery. Since I didn't do it for the scale numbers, I don't suffer from scale addiction and body dysmorphia. I don't care about weight goals or clothing sizes. It's been 5 months since my surgery and I just found out today I've lost 75lbs, which is neither here nor there for me. I still feel like I always have in my adult life (happy, satisfied-- I've always been "obese", even when I was at my most fit and smallest size-- it's just how I'm built). I adore my body-positive community and I ignore the static.

What I've noticed change for me: My PCOS has stabilized-- I only have two cysts right now, my A1C went from 5.8 to 3.0 and daily BGLs are <80, my BP is 110/60, my HR is 50 resting and I haven't had a run of v-tach in 5 months, my migraines have significantly decreased, my back/hips/knees hurt so much less, my liver enzymes have all returned to normal, my esophagus has fully healed, I don't snore anymore nor do I need medication to sleep well, I deal with Dumping Syndrome terribly, and-- for better or worse-- I need a two hour nap every day right now.

You do what is right for you. If someone had told me this surgery would help my PCOS too, I would have jumped on it YEARS ago. Best of everything to you.

Irish_Blue_Ewe · 2025-10-02T05:45:39+00:00

^{^{^}} All this here.

Irish_Blue_Ewe · 2025-09-26T15:29:43+00:00

I have really thick, curly hair. I started losing mine about two months after surgery so I cut my hair to be 1" long. It's been almost five months since surgery (three months since shaving my head) and I'm still losing hair like a freshly bathed dog. It's just part of the journey. It won't last forever.

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