Feeling Blue?

Have any of you postoppers gone thru a blue period after your surgery?

Yes, I have to admit I was depressed for a bit after the surgery, but it didn't last too long and I was fine.  I didn't even take any anti-depressants but I have seem where alot of people do.  Talk to you doctor.

hey gir. i was not only blue i was soooo scared!!! i was feeling like "why I did that to my self " it`s a normal stage of surgery. for me it took me around 2 months to acept the fact that i was gonna be ok. al healthier thatn before.
and now. good. i love my RNY. and i would do it every day i f i had to
you are not alone.
hugs.
mariana.

Tennille,

I am so glad you posted this question- I have been fighting with this A LOT since my surgery and I was super upset cause I felt like I just couldn't shake it off. I keep sleeping all the time, not being excited about stuff, just kinda feeling like Eyore, which is so very much unlike me. I even went so far as to ask my roommates whether they thought I was depressed. I was/am seriously concerned.

I told my doctor I have no energy, which is a big part of it, and he said it may take like 2-4 more weeks for my body to adjust to its new patterns; he said it was common. I guess I just started wondering if all these post-op people really were feeling tons more energy or if they just were seeing everything through rose-tinted glasses, or if it was just me.

I guess regardless of what it is, the solution is just to ride it out. but it really helps to know I'm not alone. And you aren't either.

Ann

Hey Ann,

I guess its something people dont really talk about. Maybe because it doesnt last as long. I was seeing a therapist before this and saw her again today. She was so enlightening. She told me it was perfectly normal and that any time your body goes thru a drastic change like ours has some mood issues were likely to follow. I'm sure mine doesnt help because I just broke up with someone that I had been with for 5 years.

She told me to stay active and allow my body to heal. Which I'm going to do. Things have been getting a lot better. My body has been healing and I've definitely been losing weight. Give me a holler anytime you need someone to talk to! :)

Tennille