Feeling better but still scared

[lashacarpenter 11]

I'm feeling better about getting surgery. I just worry about what to eat after, right now I'm in a slump, I'm so tired that I don't want to cook or go to the store, I buy things and I feel to bad to cook them, please tell me things get better after surgery, that I will have more energy and want to cook more:)

[TinyMamiOf3kids 1,280]

Yes it gets better. What cooking? Your not suppose to eat yet.

[DLCoggin 1,788]

Post-op your body is going to be focused on healing and that takes a lot of energy. Pain is subjective but you can expect to be sore and you're not going to have a lot of energy for at least a week, maybe more. It will be important to get a lot of rest and let your body do its thing. And it's a pretty safe bet that you're not going to have any appetite at all. It's actually quite bizarre but most folks have no hunger at all for a period of time following surgery. Several weeks is not unheard of. So you're not likely to feel like cooking.

The good news is that every day you'll have a little more energy and before you know it, you'll start having more energy than you've probably had in a long time. And yes, your appetite will eventually return but it will probably be "different" than it was pre-op - not unpleasant, just different.

It may not sound like it now but the whole experience is truly amazing and very, very exciting. It will be the dawn of a new day and a new you!!

[Anniesmom12 181]

You will have plenty of energy once you are postop (after the healing period) Some days its all I can do to stop and rest for a little bit. I haven't had this much energy EVER! I am doing things, going places and enjoying life as I should have been all along--- but was too heavy to do it!

It's a process to get there...but once you are there it is fantastic! Enjoy the journey!

[lashacarpenter 11]

Yes it gets better. What cooking? Your not suppose to eat yet.

Not cooking for me but my husband needs to eat:)

[Dawnolson 85]

Not cooking for me but my husband needs to eat:)

My husband kicked me out of the kitchen for 4 weeks!! He did all the cooking!!

[terry1118 1,274]

My husband kicked me out of the kitchen for 4 weeks!! He did all the cooking!!

Mine can't cook to save his life. He once tried to melt some shredded cheese on a burger when I went out. When I came home he asked me "What the heck kind of cheese is that that won't melt?" I took a look at it and answered "Coconut"! Yup! He's a keeper! Lol

[life_after_gastric_bypass 214]

Mine can't cook to save his life. He once tried to melt some shredded cheese on a burger when I went out. When I came home he asked me "What the heck kind of cheese is that that won't melt?" I took a look at it and answered "Coconut"! Yup! He's a keeper! Lol

Lmboooo

[SoccerMomma73 1,867]

Mine can't cook to save his life. He once tried to melt some shredded cheese on a burger when I went out. When I came home he asked me "What the heck kind of cheese is that that won't melt?" I took a look at it and answered "Coconut"! Yup! He's a keeper! Lol

Oh my goodness! That's just bad bad bad!

[cynthiakred 8]

I had my surgery 7/15/13. I started cooking again and I love it. I have more energy than I hve had in a long time. Things arnt always easy but they do get better. Hang in there. Things do get better, but don't get discouraged if they don't get better right away.

[Dee P 10]

My surgery was October 1st and my husband won't let me near the kitchen...today was the first day he has eaten anything around me. I keep telling him it doesn't bother me cause I have NO appetite. The thought of food hurts my pouch lol. Starting to get a little energy back.