I have been such a meanie since I had this surgery less than a month ago. Anybody have this issue?

I had my meanie pants on today and I knew it but couldn't help it.

I've been too mellow and tired to be mean. I've only had loved ones around who wouldn't care if I snapped anyway just in case.

I definitely have this issue! I'm only 2 weeks out but I hear it can be from the stuff the anesthesiologist gives you which can make you have mood swings and/or depressed which could be the reason.

Edited December 24, 201312 yr by zoeonelove

That might well be a bucket load of hormones flooding your system, which had previously been stored in the fat you're losing (particularly relevant to women)... It could also be the fact that you're not eating half as much as you used to and are missing those carbs and sugar!

I can growl now and again. I try to walk away and have a cup of tea...

Gives me just enough time to calm down and not try and remove my fiance's head with a rusty spoon.....

I had a similar reaction but a different explanation. For years (unknown to me) I had pancreatic tumors that secreted insulin. The results (aside from massive weight gain) was that every few hours, no matter what I ate, I would experience a pretty steep drop in blood sugar. Diabetics learn to recognize this and everyone reacts in their own way. I have a cousin who gets sweaty panic attacks and knows his BS is low. For me, the sea monster would rise out of the ocean and I felt hungry. Removal of 2/3 of my pancreas (mostly) solved this. But post op (and for a few weeks while my body adjusted to my new intake levels), I would get the sea monster but not feel the hunger so I didn't realize where my bad mood was coming from. Once I did, I would have some broth or a sip of Protein shake or distract myself. Once I just took myself out of the house to spare the other residents. For me, all this (mostly) passed around week 3. But I watch out for it because it still happens, especially on days (like holiday prep days) when I get so busy, I get off my food and Water intake.

Yes! I feel like a bitch on wheels one minute and a crying damsel in distress the next minute. My hormones don't know wtf is going on with me.... but as long as I don't like grow a mustache or beard I'll be fine. lol My husband has been feeling the brunt of my hormonal changes, though part of it he's brought on himself.