Strange side effects from surgery

[Guest guest]

There are two strange side effects from surgery I wanted to know if anyone

else experienced. The first is probably common, but a little gross. Is it

normal to have a yellow oil slick in the toilet after a BM? The second one

is that I stopped biting my fingernails after surgery. I have bit them down

to nothing my whole life, but right after surgery I couldn't fathom putting

anything in my mouth. Now at 7 weeks post-op, I still have no urge to bite

them. I not complaining about it, just thought it was strange.

Kathy M.

DS 7/19/01 Dr. Hares

213 pre-op

173 today

[Guest guest]

Kathy-

Yes, the oil slicks are normal and to be expected - that is

malabsorbed fat - meaning calories you don't have to worry about.

As for the " side effect " of stopping nail-biting, that is a new

one! I have heard about a lot of great things happening after this

surgery, but not that one so far.

And congrats on your TERRIFIC weight loss already!

-Sherry (Lake Marcel, WA)

BPD/DS Feb. 2, 2001

self-pay

5'5 " / 299 pounds / 34 years old

Lost 9 pounds in pre-op weight loss efforts

Have lost 112 pounds since surgery!

Total of 121 pounds gone forEVER!

http://www.fluffynet.com/wls/

> There are two strange side effects from surgery I wanted to know if

anyone

> else experienced. The first is probably common, but a little

gross. Is it

> normal to have a yellow oil slick in the toilet after a BM? The

second one

> is that I stopped biting my fingernails after surgery. I have bit

them down

> to nothing my whole life, but right after surgery I couldn't fathom

putting

> anything in my mouth. Now at 7 weeks post-op, I still have no urge

to bite

> them. I not complaining about it, just thought it was strange.

>

> Kathy M.

> DS 7/19/01 Dr. Hares

> 213 pre-op

> 173 today

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