Guest guest Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 , I see by the posts that you are getting other responses, and I agree with what's been said. Depression (says my doctors) is to be expected. If it lasts very long, contact your doctor about medication. I am rarely hungry. Sometimes I have to eat when I really don't want to, but I know I need nourishment. Make sure you're getting plenty of liquids. You're only 11 days into this, at this stage I was on soft foods, cottage cheese, yogurt, soups, sugar-free pudding, etc. Try not to introduce too many new foods at a time. Robin, on this site, told me that for the first 10 days she didn't get off the couch. Everyone reacts to this differently. I has been a big shock to your system. As for dumping.....well, I went into this thinking just what you are. I was NOT going to eat anything that would make me dump. Well, think again. It's not just the sugar. Some people have problems with milk, some with fats, if they eat too fast, or too much, or just do what I do and try scrambled eggs and ended up really sick twice. For me, it was the scrambled eggs. For you, it may be something else. And not everyone has the same symptoms from dumping. It's our individual systems reacting to something it can't handle. Ask all the questions you can think of. Sometimes it's confusing as you'll get different answers, but it's because the doctors believe differently and we're all individuals. Just think through suggestions, and decide for yourself what will work. Do you have a dietician working with you? A list of foods from your doctor? As for exercise, at your point now I started with the exercise bike, as I have a harder time walking, but I do hear a lot of people walking. Walking would get you out in the world and could help chase those blues away. Joan LAP RNY 11/18/03 Dr. Higa, Fresno, CA 282pre-op/275surg/236/140 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 , Be patient with yourself. You just had major surgery and probably alot od medication and the stuff messes with your head! I had MANYcomplications after my surgery 1 year ago and felt the same way. I had to have a second emergency surgery and lost my job as a result. I did not think I was ever going to feel normal again. I am now 134 lbs lighter and feel terrific. Something that happened to me, also, was once my eating was so restricted, I realized just how much I was self-medicating with food and all those emotions that I could stuff down before just kept coming. In time you will find different ways to deal with those emotions and find feeling that are really good, too. Hangf in there and I am here anytime you need to talk! You are doing great!!! Tami > hello all. i am new to the group and i have had my surgery on dec 29 > 2003. my name is lauren and i am 22 years old. i just wanted a little > encouragement and help because i do not know how i am going to get > through this. did anyone feel this way? i mean i am doing ok when i > went for my one week appt i had already lost 15 pounds. i am just > depressed out of my mind. i feel like what the hell did i do to > myself? one of my incisions is leaking like crazy, my dr had to pop > it open it was painful. i had no complications with surgery but i > feel like damn. i am not hungry ever and i cry and cry and do not > know why. i was driving myself crazy staying in for that week and > today i tried goign out to get my nails done but i felt so weak and > light headed. i dont know how i am going to get through this. my dr > told me i can start eating chicken and i had some tonight and i swear > it tasted like the best i ever had. i dont understand. i just need > help. i am contacting the hospital for support groups but until then > i figure i will try this online thing a shot and i am looking if you > guys have any tips for someone just starting out on foods- like what > you can handle or not (im so afraid of dumping and i vow never to eat > anything that will make me dump) and exercise tips - my dr said i can > start regular exercise. well thats all i just needed to vent > > lauren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 Hi ! As a fresh post op'er myself I can tell you It DOES GET BETTER!.. About when you were having surgery I was at my 6 wk check up.. & I my self had just started to get over the " what in the HELL did I do & WHY? " Mine, wasn't as bad, but I can say I did feel it, as do many others. My whole problem started because I was kinda dumb about my extended release depression med so when I was told to change from one a day to 3 I freaked.. I couldn't remember & my mom & doc kept saying just take it.. & well.. it was just to nasty to crush & to big to swallow hole so I just stopped.. (I'm on new meds now) but rest.. we all felt weird for a few weeks as out body adjusted.. LV, NV Dr Fisher 11/18/03 289 pre op/274 @ hosp/ 230 Current Http://busymomma.4t.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 welcome lauren. i call this the " remorse syndrome " & it will pass. both online & in-person groups are great. the exhaustion is your body trying to bounce back from the shock. it gets better every day, really. are u taking supplements? lori h. > hello all. i am new to the group and i have had my surgery on dec 29 > 2003. my name is lauren and i am 22 years old. i just wanted a little > encouragement and help because i do not know how i am going to get > through this. did anyone feel this way? i mean i am doing ok when i > went for my one week appt i had already lost 15 pounds. i am just > depressed out of my mind. i feel like what the hell did i do to > myself? one of my incisions is leaking like crazy, my dr had to pop > it open it was painful. i had no complications with surgery but i > feel like damn. i am not hungry ever and i cry and cry and do not > know why. i was driving myself crazy staying in for that week and > today i tried goign out to get my nails done but i felt so weak and > light headed. i dont know how i am going to get through this. my dr > told me i can start eating chicken and i had some tonight and i swear > it tasted like the best i ever had. i dont understand. i just need > help. i am contacting the hospital for support groups but until then > i figure i will try this online thing a shot and i am looking if you > guys have any tips for someone just starting out on foods- like what > you can handle or not (im so afraid of dumping and i vow never to eat > anything that will make me dump) and exercise tips - my dr said i can > start regular exercise. well thats all i just needed to vent > > lauren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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