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So I had my surgery on 4/15 and the last 3 or 4 days I have been REALLY emotional. I have a lot going on with my family and my marriage stress wise. I have always been a detached person when it comes to showing my emotions to most people and I have some pretty thick skin so not much gets to me but these past few days I have been crying at the drop of a hat. I feel like I don't have any control over what is happening around me when usually I'm at the top of my game.

Has anyone else felt an emotional change like this shortly after surgery? What did you do to change it? Did you end up getting a grip on yourself again?

Thanks in advance for any advice :)

~Pam

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I too went through the emotional woes. Be patient with yourself. You will soon feel like you are in control again. It is a process of relearning the food process. Often times I think we start to grieve the loss of our food addiction. Our heads are still addicted but our body no longer allows us to induldge. It does get better.

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I also delt with this emotion, about week 2-3 after my surgery, I was miserable, felt so sorry for myself, but as time went by I got used to the amount of food I could eat, and now I am very happy with everything. Hang in there it will get better. :)

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I was pretty depressed after surgery too. I cried when I had to watch my fiance eat in front of me and all I could have were those frickin Protein shakes! Once I got past liquids I was fine again.

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I think many many people who have WLS go through the emotional roller coaster! Your body has been through "trauma"! Surgery! We can't eat our emotions away anymore! So I think that has alot to do with it too for though of us who eat out of our emotions!

I was a train wreck! I cried every waking moment! No-one understood why I was crying! Half time I didn't even know why I was crying! I was still crying up til a few weeks ago... My new Prozac is finally working! LOL... I needed something to really help me through the tough times!

Good Luck!

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