AM i a freak?

OKay...i am very emotional today..like crying and kind of depressed...did anyone else get like this??? its not like me to be this way...i must admit it is very hard walking thru the kitchen with the DH and the child eating..and the food smells nummy...i know i only have two weeks..but somehow..it seems like a lifetime...funny thing...im not even hungry...im just an emotional mess and maybe a weirdo?? LOL....just venting i guess..it will get better..just ten more days to go...so i should chill out.. have a wonderful evening deanna

You are not a freak....(hug)..I am preop..but I already know I used food for companionship and sharing with others..and comfort...I have not had surgery yet..but I am already mourning it in a way...so I know sort of what you feel...just try to take one day at a time and know this is just temporary...be good to you...do something to pamper you...this too shall pass and you will do great!!! See you on the losong side before too long! Sher'

Deanna: This is perfectly normal. Your hormones are going to be all over the place for a while. It is hard to break the pattern of eating hungry or not. You are only a few days out so you need time to adjust to your new life style. These are emotions we can not prepare for ahead of time. Just take it one day at a time. How is your energy level? I am planning on going to Chowder Pot friday night. Take it easy!!! Chryssie

You are not a freak....I felt the same way after surgery...the head hunger and emotions were out of control one minute, then a minute..hour...or day later I was feeling great. This will pass...everone told me that, and sometimes I believed them... I am 6 weeks out and each week gets better and better!!!! I also had problems watching TV...all those d@$# food commercials! I finally stopped watching regular TV all together!!! HANG IN THERE!!!!...Donna

Deanna, I went through kind of the same thing. It was very difficult in the evenings when everyone was home, food smelled good, I was not hungry, but the head hunger! Oh wow. During the day, when no one was home, no problem. But when it was dinner time, oooohhhh. I saved my cups of steaming broth for those times, with a sf popsicle as a follow-up to get myself through. I have just began cooking again. Hang in there! Pam

You could also be emotional as a result of all the meds wearing off, besides the head hunger. Once you start feeling like yourself again, you should be just fine...Go easy on yourself. Anne

Deanna, You are normal. This is not an easy proccess!!! Your body has ben through alot. There are all sorts of meds and your hormones are at unusual levels. NOTHING can prepare you mentally for what you are going to experience post-op. I know I wanted to eat things just because they smelled soooo good!!!! Take things one hour at a time if you need to. It does get better, but I am still struggling! Hugs, Carmen

Hi Deanna: I know what you're going thru. My surgery was 11/17/04 and I thought this was the hardest thing I ever put myself thru I even had doubts and cried a few times. Imagine I had to explain to my husband on how to make the thanksgiving dinner and I knew I could not even have a bite. But thanks God that's all over with now things have gotten easier it's a learning process. Hang in there it will get better.....Chica

Not a freak at all Deanna. What you are feeling is normal. I think most of us go through this. Trust me it gets easier every day. Just try to hang in there the best you can. Your body is going through all kinds of changes right now. Only natural to feel the way you do. Big hug coming your way, Maggie

OMG, Deanna, I went thru this exact same thing. So I call the docs office and speak with the ever so UN feeling nurse and I'm crying as I am trying to describe how I can't stop crying and ask "does anyone else ever feel this way???" and she flat out says No. I was so upset. I called Dr. Giles and turned her in. My sadness turned to anger which put me into motion and I reported her to patient services. How dare she? God, I was so broken and she made me feel so much worse. Some people don't belong helping WLS patients at all!! So the news is this too does pass, I PROMISE! It really does, it's normal and it is your hormones playing games with you. Hang in there, love Cheryl