Post-Surgical Depression

Anyone suffering from depression after surgery?  I seem better than I was.  I cried for a long time after one week of nothing but clear liquids.  I find that my interest in food is changing thank God, but I still feel mild depression and fatique.

Depression-  I had depression prior to surgery but did notice it did get worse after surgery.  I mourned my old eating habits.  I can say it has got much better now that my diet has changed to more food chooses. I encourage you to see your doctor and discuss with him/her.  You may need a antidepressant for a little while.  Also talking to someone may also help.

As for the fatique,  that is probably the worse for me.  I went back to work 4 weeks after surgery, I was mentally ready but my body is saying "WHAT ARE YOU DOING". I have found that I am going to bed earlier to try to help with the added fatigue.  All I can say is be kind to yourself and take it easy.  

You can get thru this.
Trish

Oh boy - did I ever.

I would cry all the time after the first 3-4 days.  I was stuck at home, by myself, lonely, and if I turned on the TV it was all commericals about my favorite foods.  The thing that annoyed my the MOST was that I was craving a chicken salad or nice turkey breast or something nice and healthy and I couldn't even eat healthy stuff - NOT FAIR......  At least, that is where I mentally went with that thought.  Now, it is easier because we can eat more variety, but I still do get a little depressed when the food I was eating was good and I can't finish what I put on my plate.

The other thing that helped me was seeing the actual weight loss.  The thing that didn't help was when I plateaued for a few days due to dehydration.  I didn't see any weight loss (no instant results) AND I wasn't eating what I was craving and when I did eat I was nauseated.....ARG

Hang in there..............it gets WAAAAY better.  I just had to take it day by day and minute by minute.  I also had to remind myself of all of the good stuff.  For example, when I got lonely and bored and tired of 'recovering'.....I would sit and play a video game and tell myself to think about all of the poor saps at work right now while I am playing a video game!!

Take care!