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Geez! I've heard of getting irritable and depressed. I just had no idea how bad it is. I thought I've been through hell. Of course I could handle it. YA RIGHT! I'm not depressed but I'm so freaking cranky! Slightly weak as well. Mostly I just can't hold back what I really think. I'm usually a happy go lucky sweet person. NOT NOW! I think the surgery took my niceness with the stomach!

Anyone else experienced this!? ????

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Geez! I've heard of getting irritable and depressed. I just had no idea how bad it is. I thought I've been through hell. Of course I could handle it. YA RIGHT! I'm not depressed but I'm so freaking cranky! Slightly weak as well. Mostly I just can't hold back what I really think. I'm usually a happy go lucky sweet person. NOT NOW! I think the surgery took my niceness with the stomach!

Anyone else experienced this!? ????

Definitely a Yes for me. It's been tough not being able to use food in the way I used it before, my substitute for feelings, boredom, love etc.... I think it's going to be a very revealing journey, that always reveals something new everyday. I've chosen not to be the Hangry monster to my loved ones. A very conscious effort has to be made every moment to not slip. I notice it's gotten better with my attitude change. All positive thoughts nothing negative allowed. It just takes effort. I've really enjoyed meditating more now. It balances my moods better. Good luck with your journey.❤️

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????Definitely a Yes for me. It's been tough not being able to use food in the way I used it before, my substitute for feelings, boredom, love etc.... I think it's going to be a very revealing journey, that always reveals something new everyday. I've chosen not to be the Hangry monster to my loved ones. A very conscious effort has to be made every moment to not slip. I notice it's gotten better with my attitude change. All positive thoughts nothing negative allowed. It just takes effort. I've really enjoyed meditating more now. It balances my moods better. Good luck with your journey.❤️

I agree. I realized today I really need to put the effort forward to be polite through this! Positive energy and that is all!

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Definitely a Yes for me. It's been tough not being able to use food in the way I used it before, my substitute for feelings, boredom, love etc.... I think it's going to be a very revealing journey, that always reveals something new everyday. I've chosen not to be the Hangry monster to my loved ones. A very conscious effort has to be made every moment to not slip. I notice it's gotten better with my attitude change. All positive thoughts nothing negative allowed. It just takes effort. I've really enjoyed meditating more now. It balances my moods better. Good luck with your journey.❤️

I agree. I realized today I really need to put the effort forward to be polite through this! Positive energy and that is all!

It not only lifts your spirits but to those around you. We've taken on such a major life shift, a shift that will continually ebb and flow in all sorts of ways, that we need all the positive vibes we can keep around us, at all times.

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My family just keeps asking if I'm taking my depression meds. Obviously they don't get that not being able to eat anything and only drink clear fluids, feeling sore, and tired will make someone a bit touchy. Oh and to mention those depression meds are a b* to get down anyway

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I was in the same boat and really worried! Once I started on soft foods, it got 110% better!

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I agree, I am finally able to have purée chicken and everything has gotten ten times better.. It doesn't come up and I'm smiling a little bit more. My family buys fast food and I don't care as much as I did when it was straight liquids. Thank God .. My kids and husband were hiding from me for awhile.

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During my second week post-op, I became very irritated. Everything annoyed me. I even posted something about it on here just like you. For me, the irritation was short lived. Just a few days. And I haven't felt that way since. Lovin' every day now!

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Im 7 weeks out and in the last couple of weeks my weight loss has picked up and my lack of patience has quadrupled. I'm sick of being a b!+(#..... I know its the hormones getting released out of the fat but Ughhhh I try to keep it bottled but like a tea kettle when its hot its blows..... for my family and friends I hope this chills soon.

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Ugh I have been miserable since day 1. No caffeine, no sugar, no food! What do you expect! I also take depression meds and wonder if they are not being absorbed properly! I was hoping I would feel better and have more energy post surgery. Hasn't happened yet, I am 6.5 weeks out. I have have diarrhea since the surgery. I am praying this too will pass. Best of luck to you!

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I am now 3.5 months post op and things have gotten better :-) I have less extreme bitch moments and life feels better. I wish I had more energy to enjoy my 65lbs lost. I figure in time I will. MMMMMmmmm COFFEE!!

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Geez! I've heard of getting irritable and depressed. I just had no idea how bad it is. I thought I've been through hell. Of course I could handle it. YA RIGHT! I'm not depressed but I'm so freaking cranky! Slightly weak as well. Mostly I just can't hold back what I really think. I'm usually a happy go lucky sweet person. NOT NOW! I think the surgery took my niceness with the stomach!

Anyone else experienced this!? ????

Just with the diet changes i'm making pre-op, i understand. I am recently diagnosed diabetic, and i hope to have surgery in early October, and it's that goal that is keeping that crankiness in check for now. But sometimes, yeah, the "hangry" cant be contained. I had a hysterectomy last November, but prior to that i was on hormonal treatment primarily used with cancer patients. It's high dose progesterone, and for cancer patients, it's supposed to make them feel "happier". NOPE, NOT ME! I wanted to rip my husband's head off one second and go bawl in the corner the next. We'd fight, and i'd be yelling or crying, trying to explain i KNEW it was the hormones but i just can't control it...I was a rollercoaster. For him, being the one with the shorter fuse normally, he handled it as graciously as he could. I'm hoping to not have that same fluctuation after surgery this time.

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im worried about my mood stablizers i take several a day because of my metal health related issues and if i dont take them im terrible to be around so hopefully im not the house hold terror that i was when the hubster met me

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My husband had the bypass in Jan and was really grumpy for a few months. Back to his sunny self now thank God. I'm 3 days post op sleeve and going to try really hard not to put the family through grumpy stage. ????

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    • Aunty Mamo

      Iʻm roughly 6 weeks post-op this morning and have begun to feel like a normal human, with a normal human body again. I started introducing solid foods and pill forms of medications/supplements a couple of weeks ago and it's really amazing to eat meals with my family again, despite the fact that my portions are so much smaller than theirs. 
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      I'm down 31 pounds since the day of surgery and 47 since my pre-op diet began, with that typical week long stall occurring at three weeks. I'm really starting to see some changes lately- some of my clothing is too big, some fits again. The most drastic changes I notice however are in my face. I've also noticed my endurance and flexibility increasing. I was really starting to be held up physically, and I'm so grateful that I'm seeing that turn around in such short order. 
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    • BeanitoDiego

      Oh yeah, something I wanted to rant about, a billing dispute that cropped up 3 months ago.
      Surgery was in August of 2023. A bill shows up for over $7,000 in January. WTF? I asks myself. I know that I jumped through all of the insurance hoops and verified this and triple checked that, as did the surgeon's office. All was set, and I paid all of the known costs before surgery.
      A looong story short, is that an assistant surgeon that was in the process of accepting money from my insurance company touched me while I was under anesthesia. That is what the bill was for. But hey, guess what? Some federal legislation was enacted last year to help patients out when they cannot consent to being touched by someone out of their insurance network. These types of bills fall under something called, "surprise billing," and you don't have to put up with it.
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      I had to make a lot of phone calls to both the surgeon's office and the insurance company and explain my rights and what the maximum out of pocket costs were that I could be liable for. Also had to remind them that it isn't my place to be taking care of all of this and that I was going to escalate things if they could not play nice with one another.
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    • BeanitoDiego

      Some days I feel like an infiltrator... I'm participating in society as a "thin" person. They have no idea that I haven't always been one of them! 🤣
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    • ChunkCat

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    • BeanitoDiego

      Still purging all of the larger clothing. This morning, a shirt that I ADORED wearing ended up on top. Hard to let it go, but it was also hard to let go of those habits that also no longer serve my highest good. Onward and upward!
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