Posts by fatfreedom

Of course surgery of any kind has risks. But, the risk is minimal for this operation if you are in good health and carefully choose your doctor, staff and surgery facility. Thousands are performed every year with high rates of success.

It's true, implants only last approximately 10+ years before the sides of the implant develop small holes and the contents eventually leak out. At this point, they need to be replaced. If you get them now, you will have to think about budgeting for the future decades. BTW, when you are geriatric, you will typically remove them. How's that for thinking ahead!

Anyway, a good surgeon will explain all this to you in the consultation. Then you can make your informed decision.

With all this information (plus researching all the problems), I still decided for the implants and the future responsibility for maintaining them and my health. No problems and no regrets.

if you drink enough water... that'll dilute it some.

Don't beat yourself up because that might make you want to eat more. Unfortunately, I have done the same thing... Typically, it was out of boredom.

Here's 2 ideas that work for me:

1) Distract yourself with something else (take a walk, do a service project, help a client, etc)

2) If you need additional food, try to eat foods with high water content (vegetables and fruits). Items with a lot of crunch, texture and low in calories - like cucumbers, carrots, red bell peppers.

Take care.