Anxiety after surgery?

[IWannaBeSkinny 0]

I was wondering if anyone else has problems with anxiety since surgery?

I have been banded since Jan 12th and have lost 85 pounds.

I have been having a lot of anxiety in the past few months and some weeks it is EVERY day! Today was one of the worst days in a long time. I was in Disneyland and all excited to get into the park and had a mental list of all the things to accomplish before going home at 2pm. Well, at 10am it started. We rode two rides and had to quit. I went full on attack at about 11 and it has been going on with little relief for almost 10 hours. The first 6 hours were MISERABLE.

I have an appointment with my regular doctor and hope that he can help, on Thursday.

Anyone else have these "issues"?

[fatmom 0]

I'm not much of one to answer you since I was only banded on Sept. 14. But I sure did experience anxiety after the surgery. I almost freaked when I took my first couple showers. I've never had an anxiety attack before.

You only mention the theme park as a trigger, and I can understand that. Most rides...you feel the motion in your stomach. I can see why that would cause anxiety. Even if you're unaware of actually thinking it, you've got this band and you're afraid of it slipping, or you bumping the port and something going awry.

I think you will need more than your surgeon to help you deal with this especially since you seem unaware of the causes for the anxiety. You need someone who can help you find out what triggers the attacks, teach you the signs of an oncoming attack and how to ward them off, and you need to learn what you can and can't do with a band so you don't worry when you do things that are perfectly safe.

I wish you the best in getting this under control!

[LollyMoe 1]

I don't have the problem and your problem is probably not related to the band. By all means talk with your PCP about your anxiety. There are anti-anxiety meds that will help you. Trazadone is one I am very familiar with and it works well. I am a retired psych nurse and we used it a lot with patients with anxiety disorders.

Good luck and let us know how you are doing. You need to get this under control so you can deal with your band/weight loss/better health.