therapy after surgery.

hey ya'll,

so i finally hit my year out last week, but around that same time, i started having some "head" issues. i made some dramatic decisons (thank goodness was able to repair and fix once i realized it really was not how i really felt.).
and well i feel i need to go speak to somebody, and my bf agrees.

i also find myself getting more angrier lately, and ive never been an angry person of any sort my whole life.

i dont know what to make of all of this,  i go to weight wise, and i vaguely remember them having a therapist in office, but can anybody help me with this? or if they dont suggest somebody?

i see dr. walton on tuesday and i really truelly believe this is related to my rny and losing all this weight in a year.

any help would be appreciated!
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am

I would talk to your doctors office and see if they have someone that you can talk to.  I know that my doctor sent me to a therapist pre-op for counseling and I did ask her about coming to visit her post-op if I needed it.  Best of luck to you.  I'm glad that you were able to realize that you had made some bad decisions and were able to fix them but it had to be scary.

kat

thanks kat ;) i go to the dr tomorrow and hopefully i can make an appointment tomrorow too for the therapist.

it def was scarey. i am lucky to have the love and support all around me, or it could have gotten worse.

ty again <3
am

Yeah, Dr. Keller sees all the patients at WW. Usually your 1 year post-op includes seeing Dr. Keller, but maybe since you hadn't seen him before surgery they didn't schedule it? Either way, just call up there and you can make an appointment with him. 

thanks girl! ill be up there tomorrow afternoon to see jess and dr.walton. :) that reminds me i need to make a list of ?s for my appointment, i keep on thinking of things.

anyways, hope all is well with you!
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am

You are not alone in having issues at a year out.  I am so there with ya, Sister!  Dr. Keller is at WW and I remember from my pre-op visit with him, he said anytime I needed to see him again would be ok.

im happy im not alone and theres others out there too just like me but at the same time i wouldnt wi**** upon anyone if that makes sense? :)
we''ll get thru this :) hopefully i can make an apt when im in edmond tomorrow.

xoxoxo

I found the head issues to be the biggest surprise in the whole journey.  I did go in and talk with Dr. Keller a few times.  He is amazingly normal, insightful, and helpful.  Take care of yourself!

Each of us reacts to major weight loss in different ways.  I really didn't expect the emotional fallout I dealt with along the way.  I thought I was amazingly well adjusted and would sail through with no issues.  Well, not quite that smooth.  You are not alone in dealing with weird feelings and emotions.

For me, I lost my identity sort of.  I was always the short, fat, blond.  Invisible to most but defined by my fat.  Not being invisible to the world is a weird deal to handle.

Hope I helped in some way.  Go talk to someone to help you over the bump.

hi jack!  Just had to pop in to say hi to happycat!  It makes me smile to see your post.  I miss you and Kim!

I agree with everyone else that Dr. Keller is helpful.  I have worked through some head issues myself.  Sounds like we have dealt with some head stuff.

i see him next week. i am kinda excited <3