RNY - Has anyone experienced hormonal change?
I got to tell you, I feel like a yoyo.
I know it's probably underrstandable with the separation and all, but, I heard that after surgery, there are some unexplainable hormonal changes.
Can anyone elaborate on this for me. Does your skin get thicker or thinner?
As you can probably tell today is a tough day......
Love and hugs to all!!
Dianna
I know it's probably underrstandable with the separation and all, but, I heard that after surgery, there are some unexplainable hormonal changes.
Can anyone elaborate on this for me. Does your skin get thicker or thinner?
As you can probably tell today is a tough day......
Love and hugs to all!!
Dianna
It's not "unexplainable" - it's just difficult to deal with.
Estrogen is stored in fat cells. Therefore, as you are rapidly losing weight, and shedding fat, the estrogen is released into your system. And we all know how wonderful that hormone works on us! It happens to men, as well. Although men contain less estrogen than women in general, the rapid release of it affects them just as it affects us.
Throw that in with the combination of healing from surgery, adjusting to post op life, personal crisis', and the beginning of realizing exactly how much you may have once depended on food DURING those crisis' and now physically cannot...oy vey.
The skin issue - I'm not sure if you mean "thicker or thinner" as in actual composite of the skin itself, or if you are referring to the cliche of "being thick skinned" and not having things affect you....physiologically speaking, some people have reported their skin becoming physically thinner....easier bruising etc - but that may also be related to deficiencies in iron, red blood cells, water (dehydration on a molecular level) and vitamins and not the skin texture itself
If you are referring to emotional "thick skin" well - for me - it depended on the day (hell, sometimes the minute, LOL) There would be times I would start to cry if the wind was blowing to hard....and other times I was just so pissed I could care less what the hell was going on and didn't care WHAT people thought of me or the topic on hand. Most of the time it was a combination of the both - meaning I would be angry and screaming and "not giving a F&*K" and then, as I was yelling, would burst into tears. Poor hubby - I would be yelling and screaming at him, telling him to get the heck away from me, and then I would start to cry and just want to be held by him....poor boy didn't know WHAT to do with me.
I think there's a lot of changes going on for you and will be a continued struggle, especially without being able to soothe yourself with food if that was something you were used to doing in the past.
Certainly look into some calming techniques such as deep breathing, counting, journaling, taking a walk....whatever works best for you. And also give yourself a little bit of "wiggle room" understanding that really feeling and responding to emotional issues may take some time to get used to; and the increase in hormones doesn't help!
Estrogen is stored in fat cells. Therefore, as you are rapidly losing weight, and shedding fat, the estrogen is released into your system. And we all know how wonderful that hormone works on us! It happens to men, as well. Although men contain less estrogen than women in general, the rapid release of it affects them just as it affects us.
Throw that in with the combination of healing from surgery, adjusting to post op life, personal crisis', and the beginning of realizing exactly how much you may have once depended on food DURING those crisis' and now physically cannot...oy vey.
The skin issue - I'm not sure if you mean "thicker or thinner" as in actual composite of the skin itself, or if you are referring to the cliche of "being thick skinned" and not having things affect you....physiologically speaking, some people have reported their skin becoming physically thinner....easier bruising etc - but that may also be related to deficiencies in iron, red blood cells, water (dehydration on a molecular level) and vitamins and not the skin texture itself
If you are referring to emotional "thick skin" well - for me - it depended on the day (hell, sometimes the minute, LOL) There would be times I would start to cry if the wind was blowing to hard....and other times I was just so pissed I could care less what the hell was going on and didn't care WHAT people thought of me or the topic on hand. Most of the time it was a combination of the both - meaning I would be angry and screaming and "not giving a F&*K" and then, as I was yelling, would burst into tears. Poor hubby - I would be yelling and screaming at him, telling him to get the heck away from me, and then I would start to cry and just want to be held by him....poor boy didn't know WHAT to do with me.
I think there's a lot of changes going on for you and will be a continued struggle, especially without being able to soothe yourself with food if that was something you were used to doing in the past.
Certainly look into some calming techniques such as deep breathing, counting, journaling, taking a walk....whatever works best for you. And also give yourself a little bit of "wiggle room" understanding that really feeling and responding to emotional issues may take some time to get used to; and the increase in hormones doesn't help!
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