Thegirlnextdoor

Hi Everyone, Well I didn't really know what to expect the first week following the surgery and I'm experiencing a world of emotions as well as some physical symptoms? I'm curious if others have felt this way. 1. Has anyone else felt like they were depressed and their emotions are all over the place? Is this normal? 2. I've gone from feeling like I have no appetite at all ,to being obsessed with food I can't have right now and then back to no appetite? Anyone else? 3. I feel like i'm going through some sort of weird emotional detox, I never realized how much I depended on food for comfort although I knew I was an emotional eater before even having the surgery but this is hard. Any ideas on how to cope? 4. Has anyone else experienced a weird sensation ,when they sit up,almost like something is sticking you in the chest? 5. Last but not least,am I going crazy lol?:thumbs_up:

Thank you for the congrats!! Congrats to you as well!! I hope you're able to get the fill tomorrow.

Hi Everyone, I was banded on November 3rd and I came back from the Hospital last night. The surgery went well,thank God!!! When I first started the program,I weighed 285,the day of surgery,I weighed 261. I have so many questions,I don't know where to start lol. First of all,is it normal to have no appetite ,which I have none. I've been sipping on Water and off and on a Protein shake. I have very little energy. Is this all normal? My other concern is ,all this talk about possibly being constipated but my problem ,is the opposite. I have had runny,watery stools(sorry if this is tmi),is this normal as well? Thank you for any input. Where can I get so little weight trackers that everyone seems to have ?

Thank you so much for advice!!

For financial reasons (this is the honest to goodness truth),I was not able to start my pre-op diet last week. I'm having surgery November 3rd. I will be starting my diet tomorrow but has anyone else ever been through this,as far as not being able to do the full 2 week diet before surgery?

This is something i'm struggling with as well. I'm having surgery on November 3rd but have only told a hand full of people. The reason why I haven't spread the news so much is ,1. I wanted to make sure I actually got approved,2.I'm tired of people judging other people who had weight loss surgery,for example,somehow that's taking the easy way out,which I've heard several people at work mentioning.Well I guess those 2 reasons are the main reasons but basically is what it boils down to ,is I don't want to hear the negative crapt.

Hi All, My surgery will be on November 3rd. I'm excited and nervous all at the same time. Any suggestions for this week or day of the surgery ? Thanks!

Hello everyone, I'm so excited to have found this site and what great timing. I've been in the LB program since early March. I've attended all the required meetings at the local clinic and I have lost all but one pound of the required 10 pound weight loss. My next meeting that I will attend is on August 8th and that's just to get weighed. I'm hoping that the one last stubborn pound will be gone by then. The only thing that I left to do is to see my PCP for a pre-operative exam and that's strictly for my Insurance company requirements. Once that the Surgeon's office see that i've finally lost the ten pounds,then they schedule a visit with the Nutritionist,then another visit with the nurse and THEN I actually will finally get an appt with the surgeon. Of course during this whole time with all the appts,I have to maintain my weight loss or they basically cancel any further appts and make you come back when you've lost the weight. In a nut shell ,i'm so close to finally getting to the point of surgery,which for some time it seemed to take forever and after alllllllllllllll this lol,i've now begun to feel nervous. I work with 3 woman ,who have had the Roux en Y procedure and from the complications i've heard of ,I decided I didn't want to go that route BUT ,i've picked up this month's Self magazine ,which had a lengthy article about gastric bypass&lapband surgery. I think that's what really started the slight anxiouness I feel. Is this normal ? What can I expect after surgery ? I had a talk with my Husband last night about this but he doesn't really like to give his opinion because he says it's my decision but it would really help to have some input lol. I have made the decision that i'm going to go through with the surgery but any information will be much appreciated. I think what i'm most curious about ,is eating habits ,etc. Thank you !! :biggrin: