Yikes!!!!

[Deenah 0]

Ok so i had my gastric sleeve surgery on 11/11/11! something good should come out of that right????? Came home on Monday the 14th and on Tuesday had a melt down! I have now idea why. If some 1 could pleeeeeez explain that to me that would be great! I couldnt sleep last night for ****! (please excuse my language) as im typing this i feel kinda angry. again i dont know why! maybe it's because while in the hospital i started my period! yeah nice huh. on top of the surgery i gotta deal with that issue too! anyways i wish i could just fast forward about 2 weeks! maybe things would be better. my stomach is sore and even though my doctor told me i could not hurt it from the outside, i still want to "baby" it. uuuuum...... my friend had it 2 months ago and i told her i dont even think they did the surgery on her! (shes lost 45lbs) dont tell her i told you guys that! o yes i am also addicted to tanning and when i was told to wait a month i about lost it then! geeez i sound like an angry person right now but i am really not! i would put a picture up but i look like **** so give me a couple of days to get it together...................................talk to you soon

[Lissa 2,631]

Deenah, Step away from the angry pills. What you are going through is normal. I think everyone has some issues they must work through, both before and after surgery. It makes it tougher because we all think the surgery is going to magically transform us (and it does!), but it's not instant. We have to go through a bit of pain and adjustment before things start looking better.

Just concentrate on recovering from surgery right now. Drink you Water, walk as much as you can, and try to get some Protein into your sleeve. Try not to think about what you "gave up", but concerntrate on what you're gaining: health, better body image, help to lose the weight. Those things are incredible!

Once you are past the initial pain and back on your feet, you will feel better. The anger will pass. If you really need help after you're through the first bit of recovery, maybe you should make an appt with a therapist. But, I'm betting you will be fine in just a few days. Right now you are sleep deprived, hurting and maybe a bit mad at yourself because you didn't do this "alone". You will be doing it alone. The sleeve is a tool and, while it's incredibly helpful, it's still only a tool for the weight loss.

Imagine yourself in a few months, thinner than now, able to move better (that will be weeks, not months, btw), with fewer health problems. Imagine seeing the looks you get from others when they realize that the skinny chick walking by is YOU! It will be worth it.

Good luck on your journey!!

[sweetness2005 18]

Hang in there....We all go thru all kinds of strange feels before and after. The morning of my surgery i cried for no reason and i didn't even know why i was crying. Since then I have been happy and then other days i sit and think was this really the right thing to do. But you know some thing we all did alot of thinking about this and came up with that for a better life this was the right thing to do. Things will get better just give it some time. I had my surgery on 10-31 and am down 30lbs.. So here is a BIG HUG for you and just know you are not alone. :hug:

[mnbsleeve 87]

Hang in there Deenah! It gets better each day! Sending good thoughts your way!

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,282]

Awww Deenah!!! BIG BIG HUGS!!!

It's so rough on us the first few days. I know there are some who came out bright and shiny from surgery, and really, that's great! But some of us weren't so lucky. I was in the unlucky camp. I was absolutely miserable, feeling like crap, in pain and yeah I think I might have been a little angry too. Our reasons may not have been the same, but regardless, I get your emotions right now.

All you can do right now is give yourself a break. Don't stress, gets lots of sleep and rest. Sip on your fluids as much as you possibly can and let time heal you. Try to get up and walk some too, that really helps a lot with the pain and hopefully will help with the moods. It was when I got up and around I immediately began to feel better and the upset feeling slowly but surely faded away.

I'm sure being it's TOM doesn't help either. Remember, that only lasts a few day. Plus the mixture of aneshesia and medications might be a reason too.

HANG IN THERE!!! Let me know if you need to talk. I'm always an open book.

[sleeve 4 me 910]

It really does get better with each new day...I had a super rough time post op, felt better day 14. After 3 months felt normal again, with less to carry around :wink1:.

[GetInMyBelly 80]

I'm at 2.5 wks myself n there's less pain but there are gonna b those ups n downs. I lost 25 pounds as of today and at first I thought it wasn't much but now I think it's great! I guess I can learn something from your post and say to u n me both to not b so hard on ourselves. Hugs!!! :0)