Mood Swings???

I was told that I could experience mood swings.  COULD????? I go from normal to pissed at the world in like .5 seconds!  One minute I'm crying and thinking I'm just this huge burden on my partner and the next I feel like I could punch the next person I see.  I know my "home" situation isn't helping with the stress and is DEFINATELY not giving me the environment of peace to heal, but I didn't think my moods would be this bad this quick.  I know that I retreat to our room and just mindlessly surf the net as an escape.....but even it wasn't working last night.  Any advice....

On a brighter note, I have my first follow up apt with my dr today.  I'm kind of nervous.  I have an infection in the incision that my filter was put in, so I hope he can help with that.....and I have a knot above one of my incisions on my tummy....so I hope it's nothing serious.  Oh and I have this weird pain on my left right below my rib cage, it feels like I'm tearing something apart from time to time.  I get it when I walk around for longer periods of time or drive.  Oh, I also get it if I sit for long periods of time.  By long periods of time I mean like 30 min - 1 hour for sitting and about 15 min into walking.  Driving makes it happen immediately...so maybe he knows what that is as well.

Well, that's enough rambling this morning......thanks for the listening ear.

I was a mega b*tch after surgery! Everything got to me. I was either really emotional or really irritated. It will get better so hang in there! 

I had an infection in one of my incisions. They put me on antibiotics and it cleared right up. I hope they figure out the other pains you've been having!

Good luck

I think we all go through the mood swings!  Lots going on with our body's let alone the thoughts flying around the weight loss.  Just remember to be kind to yourself and the people around you and things will get better!

Let me know what your doc says about the left sided pain - I have a similar, intermittent pain.  It has lessened over time but still occurs.  I am going to ask again about it tomorrow at my 6 month post-op appointment.  I did not get a good answer at 3 months.

As for the emotional roller coaster, I remember it getting better 6-8 weeks post-op.  Part of it for me was boredom and lack of energy leading to frustration . . . having extra bodies in your house can't be helping.

Hi Rae... hang in there sweetie... it will get better! Anesthesia and it's ugly toxins are to blame for most of the mood swings. The gasses they give you stay in your tissues for weeks and since it is a central nervous system depressant, you are going to feel those CNS depressive effects for a while. The best way to get those toxins out of your body is to drink lots of water (pee them out) and to walk (respiration up and sweat).

The lumps around your incision is scar tissue forming. The best way to deal with that is to gently (at first and then deeper) but very frequently massage the lumps. The idea is to break up that scar tissue and get it to lay flat. All of my incisions now are flat and almost invisible. And yes it hurts but you aren't going to damage anything by massaging them.

Absolutely check with your doctor about the left sided pain but it sounds like scar tissue (adhesions forming) as well. Are you doing any stretching? That helps. The best plan is to get that scar tissue broken up (stretched) so that it does clump up in there. Again, massage will help. And honey, you sure don't need to be sitting for 30 minutes at any point. You need to be up and moving every 10-15 minutes throughout the day, even if it's just to stretch. Stand while you watch TV and only sit during commercials (or start out doing the opposite). Movement and massage are your friends... and it will help your mood swings. I promise. Ask your doctor what he/she thinks of what I'm suggesting.

In the meantime, just know we've all gone through this part and it will pass. Make sure you put your needs (physically and emotionally) as a priority during this healing time. Being selfless can come later.

Big hugs!!! 

It's all very, very normal...

The mood swings are because the hormones that were trapped in your fat are being released.

The pain is where the "main" incision is and the knot is from the same thing.

Mine is still a small knot and hurts once in a blue moon and I am 1 year out.

Hang in there hun!

I was a wreck after surgery when the fat was releasing the evil hormones. Lucky for my my Grandma was here and that helped. I had someone to cry to during the day when the hubby was at work. Couldn't say anything to him since he was against me having surgery in the first place. After staying with me for 3 weeks my grandma should be a saint. I was such a *****