I am 3 weeks and 3 days post surgery and oh my goodness the emotions have flared. One moment I want to ravish my hubby, the next i can't stand the thought of being touched. I get angry at little stupid things, like my shirt drawer not being perfectly organized. And now the crying, I want to cry more often than i care to admit. Even this post sounds dramatic.

Please help me and share your experiences if any with your emotions and your weight loss surgery. I am assuming is hormone related, does it start after week 3, does it end?

Thank you all for your support.

-Izzy

its really common hun your stored fat cells have a buttload of stored hormones in them too as your body uses the fat it FLOODS your body with hormones and sends you off into la la crazy yo-yo land!

it lightens up as your body gets used to it and learns how to process this sudden overload its getting.

hang in there!

Thank you! I have been a hormonal roller coaster and ultra sensitive lately. Glad I am not alone.

I once heard of a lady that cried when she got new tires on the car..... no it wasn't anything special, she just said they were so "pretty"! Her husband thought she was going crazy and called the surgeon's office for reassurance and was told - "that is completely normal"!

We all struggle with the vast changes our bodies go through post surgery. Sometimes the struggles are physical - nausea and not feeling well, and other times it is an emotional rollercoaster. It comes with the territory of major change and gets better over time - I promise!

I'm really glad someone mentioned this because I had generally kept quiet about this....I started having what I was calling "baby blues" because that is what it reminded me of...just feeling sad and weepy for no reason...I knew in my mind that it was probably a hormonal shift...but I didn't think I had lost enough weight yet (-43lbs) at the time....two weeks ago....but sure enough, it passed as quick as it came...

I wonder if it also has something to do with the reduction of carbs and sugar? I was and still am addicted to carbs, although I don't indulge in them like I used to...but I reasoned that this depletion of endorphins rush could have also caused my mood swing....just a theory...

Shel

I think the emotional rollercoaster happens for 2 reasons. One you have huge changes to your hormones so there is a real physical cause. Two - if you have used food to cope with stress and problems in the past, you have lost that coping mechanism and now have to find other ways to deal with those negative emotions. For a food addict like me, that was and still is a challenge.