Hey there community....I'm 3 days post op and I'm struggling emotionally. I have 6 incisions and the one by my belly button hurts the worst! I also have been to two 4th of July cookouts all while drinking my Protein. I'm not hungry that's not the problem. I am feeling left out though...I'm the only one not eating. It's only been a few days and I feel myself falling into a depression. I should be excited right?! I should be happy my hunger is finally gone. Anyone else experiencing any of this?

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The belly button incision

Is the one they took the stomach out of. It will be tender/hurt for about a week or so.

I had my surgery January 12, so yes I struggled through holiday parties not being able to eat. This is the time we learn not to focus on food but the people we are around and enjoying their company again.

Hang in there.

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Hey there community....I'm 3 days post op and I'm struggling emotionally. I have 6 incisions and the one by my belly button hurts the worst! I also have been to two 4th of July cookouts all while drinking my Protein. I'm not hungry that's not the problem. I am feeling left out though...I'm the only one not eating. It's only been a few days and I feel myself falling into a depression. I should be excited right?! I should be happy my hunger is finally gone. Anyone else experiencing any of this?

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Hi! I understand how you feel. There is small dark period that most of us who have had WLS can relate to, especially during the first few weeks post op where your harmones are still array and your emotionally still learning and applying new "coping skills" without food.. And that's depressing. For so long Food was our BFF our go to partner (if you will)..but now it's not... Hang in there ! It gets better! Your only three days post op, maybe continue to rest and relax more. Keep your interactions with others especially around food, to a minimum until you can handle it both emotionally and physically.

Your big incision is going to hurt because its healing..my Doc told me it will last about a month and that's about how long I remember feeling the pain from one incision (the one they pull the stomach out of).. Use your pain meds, and keep taking your others meds and Vitamins.. It does get better!!

I'm almost 2 months post, and I didn't feel completely like myself until the Middle of June and surgery was May 10th so there is lots of light at the end of the tunnel !!

All the Best!!

Wow you must be doing much better than I was to be attending BBQ three days out. I barely left the house for an entire week. In a few months you will be eating "real food" again. I used to just bring my vitamin water zero with me (chilling it in a beer cooz) wherever I went so I never felt weird without a drink in my hand. Within about 3 months when going out to eat, I realized that I was eating like a normal skinny person (most of them don't eat very much). The liquids phase is temporary. Enjoy it while it lasts[emoji4]