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I had surgery on june 3rd and i am feeling like i'm not losing weight like i should be. when i went to the surgeon and nutrionist a month after surgery they said that i am losing at a great rate so is all this just the emotional side. also have not been sleeping at night. I keep waking up around 6am and can;t seem to fall back to sleep. i am thinking this is all emotional and aniexty part of the post op, please tell me if anyone else has experienced this?? :unsure:

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Hi I am June 26 and I also had some anxiety. My doc gave me ativan (30 tabs)in preparation for post op weeks. He said that it was for anxiety. I thought that was odd because I'm not usually anxious.It was very helpful the first month with sleeping and anxious moments that did occur. They are no longer needed. As I heal and feel stronger and I am able to help myself relax and not stress. I am not sleeping as well as I have in the past. Either I can't fall asleep or can't sleep in as long as my body wishes. I read something about hormones being relased as fat burns that affects sleep patterns. All in all, if I take care of myself, eat well and drink lots of Water I feel better than I have in years! Excercise has really helped too. I do pool aerobic/excercise 3 X a week. Also a funny thing about stressing over wieht loss...I kept thinking I was behind for my 3 month goal (what the doc estimated) ,feeling bad and wondering what I could do different in the next 3 weeks. After running it through my mind several times I realized the 26th of August is only 2 months not 3 months. Our minds can be our worst enemy at times ! Everything is going just fine and again I am so much better than in years! Hang in their and appreciate the baby steps...each one counts and we're going in the right direction!

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I though the same thing I kept going over in my mine was a losing enough but my sister made a good point to me one day you didn't put the weight on over night I love my little sis she is my biggest support because she works for the doctor that did my surgery. Now my emotions are up and down just a few days ago I was ready to snap but I went for a walk/run and I felt better or sometimes I just need to take a nap. Your not alone hang in there.

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