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Hi everyone,
I am 15mos out and 121lbs down, and i have a couple of issues i want to run by everyone to see if anyone else has had these.
First at about 7mos out i started having issues with my mouth. i didn't really know how to describe it but it felt like i had hundreds of microscopic pieces of skin sloughing off my tongue or the roof of my mouth.later i heard a description of glosscitis as "gritty" feeling and that works too. my mouth never feels "dry". i have spit - the consistency may have changed a bit, but it's there
i reached out to dentist, then nut at surgeon, then surgeon, then another dentist, now my gp.we tried everything - upping vitamins, drinking more water, treating it like dry mouth and using all the toothpaste and washes, treatment for thrush, discovering i have h. pylori and treating it. he is finally sending me to a rheumatoid doctor thinking this may be sjogrens.
Has anyone else had this?????
Secondly, on tuesday i decided i was going to finally get to exercising. i had bought a pilates video and proceeded to do about 15 to 20 mins of the workout. weds and thurs my chest and stomach hurt so bad. my ribs felt bruised all the way up my chest and my stomach would just ache while at rest. on top of it i have had a huge amount of gas. both belching and well, ... farting. my stool was loose, but not full fledged diarrhea. food makes it all worse, this morning it doesn't feel quite as bad, but i haven't ate yet. just wanted to get your thoughts on this too.
thanks!!!
I am 15mos out and 121lbs down, and i have a couple of issues i want to run by everyone to see if anyone else has had these.
First at about 7mos out i started having issues with my mouth. i didn't really know how to describe it but it felt like i had hundreds of microscopic pieces of skin sloughing off my tongue or the roof of my mouth.later i heard a description of glosscitis as "gritty" feeling and that works too. my mouth never feels "dry". i have spit - the consistency may have changed a bit, but it's there
i reached out to dentist, then nut at surgeon, then surgeon, then another dentist, now my gp.we tried everything - upping vitamins, drinking more water, treating it like dry mouth and using all the toothpaste and washes, treatment for thrush, discovering i have h. pylori and treating it. he is finally sending me to a rheumatoid doctor thinking this may be sjogrens.
Has anyone else had this?????
Secondly, on tuesday i decided i was going to finally get to exercising. i had bought a pilates video and proceeded to do about 15 to 20 mins of the workout. weds and thurs my chest and stomach hurt so bad. my ribs felt bruised all the way up my chest and my stomach would just ache while at rest. on top of it i have had a huge amount of gas. both belching and well, ... farting. my stool was loose, but not full fledged diarrhea. food makes it all worse, this morning it doesn't feel quite as bad, but i haven't ate yet. just wanted to get your thoughts on this too.
thanks!!!
I could barely get thru 30 minutes of exercises with him, and leaving the gym steping off the curb to get to my car was dicey ( just trying to get my legs not to give out). I was nauseated had to sit in my car for 5-10 min till it went away and attempt to lift my arms to hang on to the steering wheel was a killer. When I got home I went straight to bed for a 1-2 hr nap!.
all I can say is the first 2 weeks were like that, keep going and it will get better, try spacing every other day for the first month, this will allow your muscles to heal (sleeping helps them heal also) keep up on your protein also.
you will be amazed in a month how much better you feel and easier the exercises are for you to do.
keep you chin up
Don't know if this will be of any help to you, but thought I'd let you know you are'nt the only one :)
I have nothing on the mouth thing, but the muscle pain with exercise sounds normal for someone who has just started working out. Yes, exercise stimulates the bowels (remember how they wanted us to walk after surgery?). Eventually your body will adjust. Warning: when I have a hard workout, I'm usually the most sore the second day.
Hang in there and you will be a warrior-exercise woman!!
JJ