Metabolism issues after major blood loss

Hi. This is a kind of long and complicated question but I'm hoping someone here will have some answers. In about the past 4 weeks my appetite has really picked up. I'm 21 months post op and at goal. I had double mastectomy and reconstruction 7 weeks ago. When I had the surgery 7 weeks ago I experienced a pretty significant blood loss. I had to have two transfusions. Of course the first few weeks after a surgery like this you don't have any energy or much of an appetite. But about 3 weeks after surgery my appetite came roaring back. I haven't gained weight but it concerns me. Just yesterday, someone told me that exeriencing a major blood loss will squash your metabolism and a low metabolism makes your body constantly say FEED ME! With all of that said - how to I get my metabolism back to where it was? I am thinking that supplementing alot of protein will help but I'm not exactly sure how protein affects the metabolism. Also, I was wondering if short term medication that is meant to speed up your metabolism would kick mine back into high gear. However, the idea of taking medication for this doesn't appeal to me. HELP! I want my good metabolism back! Thanks!

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