goppingen1
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I am one week post op. Surgery went well, but have had off and on low grade fevers. Am glad I had the surgery, but for some reason I feel extremely emotional. Has anyone out there who had bariatric surgery experienced this.
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Pat99
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I went through a stint of feeling very sad, almost depressed for just over a month. It happened during the second month after surgery and lasted around 4 to 5 weeks.
You should contact your surgeon about the low grade fevers you are having. I don't think it's normal and could be a signal of some sort of infection. Please don't let it get out of hand.
You should contact your surgeon about the low grade fevers you are having. I don't think it's normal and could be a signal of some sort of infection. Please don't let it get out of hand.
Tomgoppingen1
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Thanks
I appreciate your support and am glad that I am not alone.
I appreciate your support and am glad that I am not alone.
robergnm
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Hi Goppingen1,
I am 2 weeks tomorrow. I had complications during the 2nd week & was readmitted. I have cried every day since I got home last Thursday.
I see someone for counseling & spoke w/her to set up appts again because I'm really struggling.
Ironically she mentioned that the pain meds I was sent home with cause depression; not sure how long, etc.
I take meds for chronic low grade depression and general anxiety disorder.
Both times I was in the hospital they told me not to bring them that they had to be dispensed there but I never received them.
I hope my daily bouts of crying and oversensitivity and emotions get under conrol soon.
Today was a better day; I got my protein in (we don't do shakes in my program) 16 oz of milk & I still have some of th 64 oz of water to finish, also got a 45 min walk though it was 95 here today.
I think this is a huge lifestyle adjustment and when you get home and back to reality and start doing all these things you're told to accomplish it seems incredibly overwhelming.
There are days I feel like a complete loser, that I messed up my life & body so bad it caused me to have this surgery.
Now life will never be the same; seems so much harder.
Then again, I had major work done on a large hiatal hernia in addition to the roux-en-y plus some complications w/skin infections, 2 incisions & a blockage of the pouch.
I hope this is just a matter of giving ourselves time to heal and adjust in so many ways;
food prep
temporary lack of variety
small, angry pouch to work with that we really don't know too well
bathroom habits
taking meds is more challenging
living with others who have no restrictions
In addition to my emotional fluctuations I also find myself waking up a few hrs after I go to sleep soaking wet.
I don't know why this is happening & it's adding to the daily emotional flairs have to change the entire bed & open the top of the select comfort to make sure it dries out.
It seems really hard to live this life somedays & I wonder how in blazes I'm going to be able to handle all this + my job when I return to work.
So I think I do understand where you're coming from.
Perhaps we're in the process of grieving the past & how easy it was to stuff ourselves full of anything, anytime & have no set routine.
Best of luck to you & I do hope things start to look much better soon & become easier and more manageable.
Mary
I am 2 weeks tomorrow. I had complications during the 2nd week & was readmitted. I have cried every day since I got home last Thursday.
I see someone for counseling & spoke w/her to set up appts again because I'm really struggling.
Ironically she mentioned that the pain meds I was sent home with cause depression; not sure how long, etc.
I take meds for chronic low grade depression and general anxiety disorder.
Both times I was in the hospital they told me not to bring them that they had to be dispensed there but I never received them.
I hope my daily bouts of crying and oversensitivity and emotions get under conrol soon.
Today was a better day; I got my protein in (we don't do shakes in my program) 16 oz of milk & I still have some of th 64 oz of water to finish, also got a 45 min walk though it was 95 here today.
I think this is a huge lifestyle adjustment and when you get home and back to reality and start doing all these things you're told to accomplish it seems incredibly overwhelming.
There are days I feel like a complete loser, that I messed up my life & body so bad it caused me to have this surgery.
Now life will never be the same; seems so much harder.
Then again, I had major work done on a large hiatal hernia in addition to the roux-en-y plus some complications w/skin infections, 2 incisions & a blockage of the pouch.
I hope this is just a matter of giving ourselves time to heal and adjust in so many ways;
food prep
temporary lack of variety
small, angry pouch to work with that we really don't know too well
bathroom habits
taking meds is more challenging
living with others who have no restrictions
In addition to my emotional fluctuations I also find myself waking up a few hrs after I go to sleep soaking wet.
I don't know why this is happening & it's adding to the daily emotional flairs have to change the entire bed & open the top of the select comfort to make sure it dries out.
It seems really hard to live this life somedays & I wonder how in blazes I'm going to be able to handle all this + my job when I return to work.
So I think I do understand where you're coming from.
Perhaps we're in the process of grieving the past & how easy it was to stuff ourselves full of anything, anytime & have no set routine.
Best of luck to you & I do hope things start to look much better soon & become easier and more manageable.
Mary