RE: Post-operative depression

[Guest guest]

Hi , I am 14 months postop now but i tell ya I had BAD DEPRESSION

after my surgery. I slept and cried almost the whole winter away. I was happy

about losing weight but I could help from being say, lonely and very depressed.

I

think alot of it is 1) the drastic changes that take place in our lives and 2)

as we lose weight we release estrogen back into our blood that was being

storeed in the fat cells giving us a PMS sort of thing going on. I went thru

hell

but it lessened and lessened until it was gone and now I have my normal

everyday crap to deal with. I have always had a bit of depression and anxiety so

I

was a good candidate to have it bad after surgery. I now take only a little bit

of meds for depression and anxiety. Less than I took even before my

surgery.It will pass, hang in there, get some help ( don't be shy) it is only

temporary

Thank God. But you are definately not alone. Hope you get better soon so you

can enjoy the wonderful new life you have started for yourself with your WLS

(((( BIG HUGS)))))

ROBIN, NEW YORK

AGE-41

OPEN RNY

OCT. 18TH, 2002

DR. EDWARD HIXSON

SARANAC LAKE, NY

378/246/170???

132 LBS GONE FOREVER : )

What a GREAT feeling : )

Just found out I am pregnant-

Due July 27th, 2004

[Guest guest]

, I read that one of the side effects of the surgery was Depression.

I haven't experienced it as I was already on anti-depressants. Glad you got

some help.

Joan C, Calif.

LAP RNY 11/18/03

Dr. Higa, Fresno, CA

282/255/140

Post-operative depressoin

Hi, I'm a newly joined member and I'm grateful to have found you

all. I'm 2 1/2 weeks out from surgery, Rouen Y bypass done

laparscopically. I have been suffering from severe depression since

the surgery. it got to a state where I had to seek medical help to

get some meds to help. I just wondered if anyone else had gone

through this, for how long and if they could offer any encouragement

or helpful advice?

Thanks in advance,

[Guest guest]

Robin,

Your message spoke right to my heart. Thank you for talking about

it. I knew, from the pre-op classes, that there can be some blues

and depression. Having had depression I figured I knew what that

would look like, but this has been so much darker and harder.

I'm grateful to hear that you're back to " normal " and like anyone,

have life to deal with, but that the lows aren't the same anymore.

Thank you ever so much.

(and thanks for the hugs!)

> Hi , I am 14 months postop now but i tell ya I had BAD

DEPRESSION

> after my surgery. I slept and cried almost the whole winter away.

I was happy

> about losing weight but I could help from being say, lonely and

very depressed. I

> think alot of it is 1) the drastic changes that take place in our

lives and 2)

> as we lose weight we release estrogen back into our blood that was

being

> storeed in the fat cells giving us a PMS sort of thing going on. I

went thru hell

> but it lessened and lessened until it was gone and now I have my

normal

> everyday crap to deal with. I have always had a bit of depression

and anxiety so I

> was a good candidate to have it bad after surgery. I now take only

a little bit

> of meds for depression and anxiety. Less than I took even before

my

> surgery.It will pass, hang in there, get some help ( don't be shy)

it is only temporary

> Thank God. But you are definately not alone. Hope you get better

soon so you

> can enjoy the wonderful new life you have started for yourself

with your WLS

> (((( BIG HUGS)))))

>

> ROBIN, NEW YORK

> AGE-41

> OPEN RNY

> OCT. 18TH, 2002

> DR. EDWARD HIXSON

> SARANAC LAKE, NY

> 378/246/170???

> 132 LBS GONE FOREVER : )

> What a GREAT feeling : )

> Just found out I am pregnant-

> Due July 27th, 2004

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