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Hello!
I had Gastric Bypass Surgery on September 22nd and I am absolutely miserable! I'm regretting this tremendously! Everything I eat gets stuck and I imagine it's from not chewing well enough and/or eating too fast. But it's not just when I eat solid foods, it also happened once when I drank water, then another time was when I was eating tuna solid.. I literally throw up like 2-3 times a day.
I'm dreading Thanksgiving because we're hosting this year and making all this yummy food and I'm barely going to be able to eat. And it's not the small portions that bothers me, it's the food getting stuck in my esophagus that really annoys me.
My mental health is not doing too good. I've suffered with depression before this and thought that this would help because who doesn't want to be thin and better looking? But now I'm starting to find that I was happier eating what I want, when I wanted. I'm just not the same. I don't want to do anything anymore, nor have the energy to do so. I cry almost every single day. Sad thing is, I could've did this without the surgery. I lost over 50 pounds on my own in 6 months before I got the surgery. I got the surgery to speed things along, I suppose. I'm just truly regretting this.
Please tell me this gets better? Please tell me my body will eventually be back to normal?
Thank you Melody! Appreciate your advice and personal experience. I have tried other antidepressants before and none made me feel this out of it.
you're probably fine - I threw up a few times early out. But like the other poster said, just let your surgeon's office know.
Best thing to do is call your doctor. Was it just that you were nauseous or did you eat something that was too much?
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
on 10/19/21 6:52 am - Amarillo, TX
I have taken it before and for me it didn't work well enough to outweigh the loopy feeling. I now take Effexor and a few others. It works "ok" for me right now and is keeping me even keel.
Not one drug works for everyone so lexapro may not be the one for you. Listen to your body and doctor. My only big advice to to not stop taking something cold turkey, wean off of it if you feel you must. Be your biggest advocate!
Has anyone here had experience with Lexapro? I have recently been prescribed this for depression/anxiety. First a half pill for a week and now the full dose. I feel so loopy! I am told it takes about a month to finally start working? So far, my brain isn't letting me concentrate while on this medication and it's only week 2.
I know that it's hard to go against anything that your parents say but it's very important to you to get the surgery to improve your quality of life. Once you lose weight you will have a new journey that you and your mother can take together. Your probably going to feel better and look amazing. Your out look on life will be different.I came off all of my medicine and I lost 130 . No more high blood pressure and diabetes is gone. I'm moving with ease.Explain to her that you can't continue with live a limited life. When you get up out of that bed and your able to do everything you want without limitations you are going to feel amazing. It's most definitely not the easy way out. There's nothing easy about it.
Stay in prayer and read the Bible if you are a believer. If you are a non believer then play soft music and meditate for about 20 minutes every day and it'll relax you. I also try to see the therapist that they sent you to talk about problems or anything that concerns you . Talking to someone is also a big help because the therapist has 
different exercises they can give you to relax you and get your mind off of everything that you're going through and I wish you much luck with your surgery you're going to do well.
Okay so i am 3 weeks post op and i had VSG so today i was very nauseous and i threw up now i am in a panic that what if i tore something or my staple line im scared??? help
I can?t believe it I?m feeling SO much better !!!! I loaded the ( newly diapered and bathed ) babiez into the pram ( after bathing and dressing me .... and I basically have nothing 2 fit the changing weather in my apartment but a fluffy pajama bottom , bra and top ... but that?s ok .
I may look like a crazy person but at least were outside ... finally ! It?s like getting out of prison lite !
so we?re going down to the water with trepidation because every store is closed and early morning robberies happen down there .... but I?m just so amazed to get out .
The babies are always super - active and healthy .... eating feet and smiling and hand holding now ...( the little one ... so cute ! )
Katy the bigger one is so independent she decided to curl up in a bottom kitchen cabinet in her new taken- in tiny undies cause she no longer needs or wants diapering. I only found her because her ? aunt ? the Persian cat who has adopted as her kitten and watches over her 24/7 basically showed me where she was hiding ... what a family !
We?re all sleeping under or on a fluffy down comforter now ... because it?s getting cold . Gosh I?m SO glad I?m feeling better... not just for me but for the whole family.
Eating- kinda forcing down eggplant rice n shrimp lunch special spicy n lite . Bite by bite ... not easy .
I?m gonna try the local specialty of a breakfast special this morning- fresh hot toasted bun two over easy eggs salt pepper ketchup n hot sauce ... yes it?s really good and maybe the babiez will eat bites too :)
I?m not entirely confident I should allow babiez sips of hot milky coffee at this point ... doesn?t or couldn?t it stunt growth? They both seem to like coffee ( mostly sweetened milk) way too much .... sucking it down like champs 
I feel really confident we?re gonna get better now that I?m hungry and eager 2 move :)
