i am not happy

A potassium imbalance can cause all of the things you are feeling now.  It can even bring on psychotic episodes.  Watch your potassium levels carefully. You are going to be feeling normal soon enough.   I am finally a normal person myself.  I had not been a normal person since I was a child.  I was a fat/big/whatever person.  My lifestyle and behaviors before WLS were not normal.  Now I am normal. The best thing I did was counseling for food addiction.  It has made all the difference in my journey.  I am no longer addicted to food.  I now see that my relationship with food and eating was not normal and was dangerous to me and my physical and mental health. Most insurance companies will cover counseling in full.  I urge you to check it out.  It made my journey a success. Love ya, girl!

You just had a major surgery Hon, you're going to be tired. Besides the fact that you are trying ot heal and you can't eat that much this is a HUGE shock to your body. Most of us here, at least I know me for sure, ate a lot of food before hand, now you get a shot glass... You're body is going to fight and be cranky but it will get over it. Give it another month and you will be a different woman. After the first 6 weeks it was like my energy level went through the ROOF... now I don't want to stop to sleep This is a LIFE change.. Nothing will be as it once was, we had this surgery because before was not "normal" we had this surgery to better our life. One day at a time... It will get better we promise..

Hello..

My biggest complaint after surgery was that I too, was tired all the time.  When I went to the Doctor for my one month visit he said it is VERY NORMAL to feel tired but it will pass.  Here is how he explained it to me.

Before surgery, everything is hunky-dory because your body is getting enough food so it is “happy”..   After surgery..  your food level drops and your body “panics” because it thinks it is ‘starving to death’ so it goes into hibernation to  help conserve the fat layer you have.   The hibernation is what is causing the tiredness..  your body is trying to conserve so it does not want you to have an energy because energy burns fat and  your body wants to KEEP the fat.

After awhile your body will finally “give up” trying to conserve and your energy level will increase as your body realizes it’s a losing battle.  (pun intended)

Once my doctor explained that to me, it really made sense and the tiredness was easier to deal with.   It took my body about 5 wks before it finally threw in the towel and my energy level returned. 

I think if you give it a few more weeks, yours will return as well..  Just get headstrong with your body and tell yourself YOU are stronger then your body is and it just needs to get us to the fact that it’s not getting the food it got before.  ;)

~~jackie

thank everyone 4 there support i know im just exhausted and depressed and if my potassium can cause psychotic sympt i defintly do not want that in my life~i did call dr evanson today his nurse said to try to push more fluids then i need to go back to st v to be evaluated for a iv so im going give it a day or so and see how it goes cuz i dont really have the gas or energy to drive 2 hours right now and my hubby cant take off work because he took off for my surgery so, im going to try xtra hard on the fluids-and see how it goes? mayb ill do some popsycles-they seem to go down quicker then fluids? today i dont feel much diffrent still wore out and ready to go back to zzz only been up 3 hours--i also-have diahreahea since the surgery i go about 4 times a day? is that normal?

My dr didn't want me to have diarrhea because it would dehydrate so you migh****n to call dr e about that as well... popsicles saved me from getting dehydrated I thin****pt and are keeping them in business i love those things here's to you feeling better