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sophiepants    489

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OK, 3 months post op and I just wonder if any one else post op has had sudden anger, just anger period outta the blue, mass irritation or anything like it? I don't know how else to word it.

Lately I feel so emotionally impaired. I'm not sad and its not close to my TOM. I just had a ugly crying break down to my husband about it today. He's at a loss. I have my 3 month apt tomorrow and I'm going to bring it up then. But right now I pray I'm not the only one and a freak. :(

I try'd to look on line. I came to a few things about it for bypass patients. I know we are not very different from each other as in we both have WLS. But is there a difference the two bypass and sleeve when it comes to this?

I don't have a history of depression. That said I have been on anti depressants twice. Once when my husband was in Iraq at the start of OIF. I was a mess and cry'd all the time. Justifies I think!! And then a few years ago, about year after I had our baby. I took something for a few months. Then was weaned off and had been fine. HMMM is that a history I just said I didn't have??

Now I just feel like a train wreak some day's.

Am I the only one?

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Catherine707    253

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No this is common post surgery. There are many unexplainable highs and lows emotionally. Since we all use food to sooth our emotions, taking that away means taking away a way of coping. Then you are left with the raw emotions and no "usual" way of dealing with them. I found that anger or sadness would appear out of no where.... couldn't connect it to anything.

Certainly talk to your doctor, but in my experience what you describe is just part of the post-op process. You are normal and it does get better!

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Me too! So irritable and grumpy today - been heading that way for days.

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sophiepants    489

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No this is common post surgery. There are many unexplainable highs and lows emotionally. Since we all use food to sooth our emotions, taking that away means taking away a way of coping. Then you are left with the raw emotions and no "usual" way of dealing with them. I found that anger or sadness would appear out of no where.... couldn't connect it to anything.

Certainly talk to your doctor, but in my experience what you describe is just part of the post-op process. You are normal and it does get better!

Good point! I don't think about eating food to deal with my emotions anymore. I really didn't think about that or the fact I am an emotional eater even reading all the threads and topics. WTH!!

I ate sweets cake mostly all the time and haven't had a single bite in 4 months of cake or ice cream or candy!! I was stressed before my husband came home from Alaska a week ago. Maybe it all just surfaced and anger is my outlet? Thank you for the comment :)

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sophiepants    489

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Me too! So irritable and grumpy today - been heading that way for days.

Yes!!! After I had my melt down I see now I have been headed that way these last few days. Snapping and had it out with a best friend who's not been being a friend for years. Only now was I able to let my feeling out and tell her how I really felt. I don't like confrontation I just get to nasty. I let it rip that day! gah I need to ck myself! So glad I'm not alone in this :)

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And I'm so BORED. Can't seem to find any pleasure in anything. That'll be because I'm missing my yummies. Happened to me when I gave up wine and also when I gave up Oxynorm after I got hooked post knee replacement surgery. And getting off the Oxynorm was the hardest thing I have ever been through. So this time I know it will get better. (Gee, I sound like a total addict, but I'm really quite normal... :blink: )

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My nurse told me I will be hormonal sometimes, because hormones are stored in the fat, and when you loose fat it will release hormones! This , I will be a little crazy, on top of the changes going on!

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thinnerdaysahead    48

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These comments mirror a post a few weeks ago - hormones are stored in our fat cells and right now we are burning fat and releasing a large amount of hormones that can make you feel out of control - it will get better as your weight loss plateaus.

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sophiepants    489

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And I'm so BORED. Can't seem to find any pleasure in anything. That'll be because I'm missing my yummies. Happened to me when I gave up wine and also when I gave up Oxynorm after I got hooked post knee replacement surgery. And getting off the Oxynorm was the hardest thing I have ever been through. So this time I know it will get better. (Gee, I sound like a total addict, but I'm really quite normal... :blink: )

Ok the last bit made me laugh!! BC aint we all!! :P I did walk often but lost my ability to feel joy in that too. I loved it even tho it was boring sometimes. Gah Speaking of wine that was the first thing my husband try'd bring me. I could even take a sip didn't want it. Plus it was cooking wine yuck ha

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sophiepants    489

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These comments mirror a post a few weeks ago - hormones are stored in our fat cells and right now we are burning fat and releasing a large amount of hormones that can make you feel out of control - it will get better as your weight loss plateaus.

I try'd to find a post like this but couldn't. I might help if I could get around here better HA! At least I know it's gotta get better. Thanks

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Ah! Hormones stored in fat - now that's a revelation! Off to the Internet I go to find out more.

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sophiepants    489

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Now do any of you guys think that people who lose quickly are more likely to have these mood swings? Rapid loss and all? I've lost "including per op diet" 75 pounds in 3 1/2 months?

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sophiepants    489

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Ah! Hormones stored in fat - now that's a revelation! Off to the Internet I go to find out more.

You must educate me when you find anything :)

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I don't have a good article but adipose tissue produces estrogen....as the fat cells shrink all that damn stuff is released and we become super-psycho-PMSy x a zillion.....it does get better after the initial surge of weight loss....the first 6 weeks post-op I was nuts :/

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

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