Debilitating Insomnia, Gas, & Pains??? What Is Up With My Body???

[SashaWLS 412]

My body is so weird right now, it's like it doesn't belong to me... Why now, after 7 weeks would I start to feel so weird???

- I'm suffering from the worst insomnia I've ever had in my life. Last week I went to sleep at 4:30 three separate nights, and this week I saw 3:30 twice in a row getting up at 6am both the next days. I'm so tired it hurts and I'm getting a sty in my eye, but yet I get in bed and can't settle down. I just lay there, staring at the ceiling. I'm not worried, or nervous, or even thinking about much. I just cannot seem to relax enough to drift off...

- I have MASSIVE amounts of gas all of a sudden. I don't think I'm doing much differently, but I'm passing gas constantly and my stomach feels very bloated

- I seem to have developed hemorrhoids for the first time ever. Yuck & ouch!

- For some reason I suddenly feel my sternum, poking down between my ribs. WTH???? I've never felt this before. I thought I might be feeling the band, but I think the band is deeper inside me so I'm assuming this is breastbone. But Why have I never felt it before?? I haven't lost that much weight. Some, but it's not like I'm skinny or anything...

- My stomach muscles hurt sometimes. Randomly. I lie on my stomach sometims and am fine. And the next it hurts. I was in a 5 hour meeting yesterday and finally had to stand up because sitting bent me at the stomach and hurt. has anyone else had this before?

Would very much appreciate any insights on any of these weird issues!!!

Thanks!

[running_scared 125]

I'm 6 weeks out today, and this week I've had my stomach get sore near my big incision, and that hasn't happen in a couple weeks.

[#MagicWithinme 173]

I was like that in the beginning, 18 weeks out for me, I was told its our body doing major adjusting, The insomnia for me was relieved when I turn certain medicine in the morning versus at night, drank more Water at night and malox. The more weight I lost, doctor took me off of one of my meds. Keep track of everything that you feel, and times you take meds, time you eat what you eat. how much time after when you go bathroom, and let dr know, mae you will see a a pattern. good luck

[cls70 12]

Hi Sasha, I had insomnia pretty severely also. It's funny because 4:30 was the time I was falling asleep too. I went to the drs 3 times because I couldn't function without sleep. They changed some of my med times around the 1st time then gave me trazadone the 2nd time (it did nothing), finally at my follow up psychiatrist appointment he gave me triazolam (halcion I think). What a huge difference! He gave .25 mg and I only took 1/4 each time. After about 2 weeks my body seemed to reset itself and I don't usually need to take anything now (occasionally if I am not asleep by midnight I will take a small piece of one and I am out). I know how frustrating it is, talk with your doc and let him know how much it is disrupting your life.

[gottobeme 81]

For some reason I suddenly feel my sternum, poking down between my ribs. WTH???? I've never felt this before. I thought I might be feeling the band, but I think the band is deeper inside me so I'm assuming this is breastbone. But Why have I never felt it before?? I haven't lost that much weight. Some, but it's not like I'm skinny or anything...

It may be your port you are feeling. Mine is placed right around that area and I have been able to feel it since surgery. I know my sleep cycles have also been mixed up a bit since surgery. Some nights it is hard for me to get to sleep and other nights (like last night) I was asleep by 6:30 pm!

[Jess55 97]

About the sitting and hurting, I've had that happen to me a few times. I've come to realize it was the was I was sitting kind of bend over forward a little and it was my underwire of my bra really hurting me (I initially thought it was my stomach). I'm not sure if it was surgery related at all as prior to surgery I never wore an underwire.

Sorry no help on the other problems. Hope they get better though!