28 days post-op (4 weeks)

[oburawa 10]

Hi,

Im writing this post to provide support for whoever was in my position,

Yesterday I was released to solid food.

5 years ago i was soo slim but i started gaining weight untill i reached a BMI of 36. I ended up having a resisitant hypertension which required 4 classes of drugs of high doses to control.

I looked so normal, my legs and my hands were of those who are slim but i had it all in my belly and neck, my doctor, the best in the middle east, believed that my central obesity is causing my hypertension and after studying my life style and my attempts to control my weight and my hypertension he suggested that gastric sleeve is the best way to go.

Before having the surgery i thought its going to be so easy, 3 incisions, 2 hours and then everything is alright, i did not know that the first 2 days after surgery will be sooo painful. I didnt know i would suffer that much while sipping Water, I didnt know i would be so depressed and I didnt know that i would find out that food was the main passion in my life.

After the surgery i realized that 80% of my happeness in life was caused by food. I started to feel soo depressed because i couldnt eat, i kept fighting and hurting everyone that speaks to me, i kept snapping at everyone and it seemed like nothing in life would cheer me up, I started having thoughts like the did i do to myself?!! I wasnt that fat and i couldve done it on my own...etc

Now after 4 weeks i lost 13.5 kilos, i lowered my meds from 4 to 2 and tomorrow i will see the dr. And it is very likely to lower my dose to 1 med a day.

About the depression and regret feelings they ended today, when i ate solid food i realized that even with the small quantities i could eat i still can eat whatever i like and still feel the same satisfaction i used to feel when eating the unbelievable amount of food i used to eat.

The point im trying to deliver is:

NO MATTER HOW BAD YOU FEEL IN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS, HANG IN THERE BECAUSE THEY WILL ALL DISAPPEAR AND YOU WILL FEEL GOOD AGAIN AND REALIZE THAT IT WAS THE BEST THING YOU EVER DID!

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[teacherjen 18]

Thank you for posting! I have concerns that losing food as a source of pleasure/entertainment instead of just nourishment will be very hard emotionally. Do you have any advice to prepare for that loss? I'm not yet scheduled for surgery.

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[oburawa 10]

Thank you for posting! I have concerns that losing food as a source of pleasure/entertainment instead of just nourishment will be very hard emotionally. Do you have any advice to prepare for that loss? I'm not yet scheduled for surgery.

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I don't consider myself to be successful when it comes to preparation, I tried to prepare myself mentally and I failed but whenever i felt down and depressed i kept reminding myself that when i was emotionally stable I have thought this decision (having the surgery) many times and everytime i would conclude that it is the best thing to do so no matter how depressed you feel in the first few weeks remember that it is going to disappear, probably by the first taste of solid food.

Edited June 18, 2016 by oburawa

[ummfaisal 2]

Hi oburawa,

Can I ask where you are in the Middle East? I'm in Kuwait and just started the whole process.

UmmFaisal

[oburawa 10]

Hi oburawa,

Can I ask where you are in the Middle East? I'm in Kuwait and just started the whole process.

UmmFaisal

Hi Um Faisal,

Sorry for the late reply, I did it in Jordan, please contact me if you need more details

[ZillyNa 16]

Hi oburawa. I'm now in quite the same condition you described circa a month ago. I'm shifting to solid, but it'snt easy, because I am not good in right portioning my food, so often I didn't understand that "these" has to be the last bite, so I go further for a small taste and I make a mess. Often I need to vomit because I'm still not good in understanding the "full" signal. I've lost 10 kg in 25 days, I'm happy for my decision. I can't wait to learn better how to eat correctly, but I already started to appreciate the taste of my little and more healthy food portion. I regret I didn't decided before to have surgery... But the important is now, my new better and healthy and, probably, happier life.

P.s. I had surgery in Italy.

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