Question:
did anyone feel as bad as i do now?
If i knew i would feel this bad after 5 days, i wouldn't have had the surgery.I have a bad tast in my mouth all the time. It makes me sick all the time. — JOANNE T. (posted on April 17, 2002)
April 17, 2002
Yes I too have felt as bad as you do! I am 4 weeeks post op with 39 pounds
gone and it will get better. IF you want to chat you can email me!
[email protected]
— Britt W.
April 17, 2002
I felt awful for about two weeks. I was so upset and mad I wished I had not
done the surgery. I am now 7 months Post-op and down 85 pounds and so glad
I did!!! I feel great and you will to eventually.
— nkoehler88
April 17, 2002
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes! WE ALL DID. Now, what I would like for you to do
is write this all down on your profile, and keep track of how you feel- on
a scale of 1-10- do this for the first MONTH, every day, just to keep
yourself occupied! You will be able to look back and see your gradual
improvement. You in turn, will be able to come back and help others when
they post the same question- so they too will feel normal! Also, your
taste buds have taken a vacation, they will occaisionally send you a post
card, but for the next 3-4 months consider them AWOL. Nothing will ever be
the same- and this is good. Consider this just the worst of the worst,
because once you start adapting to your new life, you won't care what you
"did before" surgery, your goal is to adapt to what is at hand
NOW. It is a learning process, and you must learn it. The drugs you had
in the hospital are NOT helping this current situation- they make you
miserable- so every day the drugs leave a little more, and every day you
will feel better- just keep track, and write everything down (especially in
a the introduction to food phases- so you can see what your body likes, and
dislikes). Pretty soon you'll see what makes you feel good, and what
doesn't.
— Karen R.
April 17, 2002
Hang in there...the bad taste will pass. In the mean time you can have
sugar free popscicles...they are great for helping with the bad taste. I
also sucked on sugar free hard candy all the time to help with that. It
will get better...I promise!
— SARose61
April 17, 2002
Hang in there! I felt awful for the first 3 weeks, and often thought
"What have I done to myself" I am now 4 months postop and feel
wonderful. I am down 53 pounds and off all diabetic medications (my blood
sugar has stabilized Whooo hoooooo). I am very happy that I did this
surgery.
— Terri H.
April 17, 2002
I felt pretty awful for the first four months. Nausea was the worst for
me. I couldn't move without feeling nauseous. I was also pretty depressed
and cried over anything and everything. And then, slowly during that
fourth month I began to feel better. The nausea slowly subsided, I could
eat some solid foods and my energy began to come back. And now, at 1 year
post op and 136 pounds lighter, I can say it's the best thing I've ever
done! Hang in there!
— Brenda H.
April 17, 2002
Oh, honey, it will get better! I couldn't believe what I had done to myself
for about 3 weeks. I really thought I was going to die! It was awful, but
then it got a lot better. I am nearly 1 year post-op. I haven't lost as
much as I'd like (only 70 pounds), but now I'm down to 185 and a size
12/14. Much more importantly, I feel great, and everyone tells me I look
great too! So, even with my relatively "small" weight loss, this
surgery is the best thing I've ever done in my life. It will get better for
you too! You will feel human again! Good luck and God bless.
— Roxanna
April 17, 2002
I think we all feel pretty horrible the first few weeks and maybe even the
first few months..what would you rather have...a bad taste in your mouth
for a couple of weeks..or a lifetime of obesity?? This surgery is gonna
make you feel wonderful but first you have to let your body adjust to
it...I had the same bad taste in my mouth I would eat sugar free
popsicles..it works...I have lost 90lbs in less than 3 months..this surgery
will work for you as well...and I can guarantee in three months time you
will not be thinking you widh you hadnt had this surgery..good luck to you
and just remember this will pass..
— tylerswife
April 17, 2002
Yes...I think most of us felt like that at some point. I didn't come home
from the hospital until the fifth day and was completely wanting to just be
home by day 3. When I got home, all I did that first night was wish I was
back in the hospital. :) Man, did I cry a lot those first two weeks. It's
hard, that first week at home. Going to sleep is joyless becasue you know
how much it's going to hurt to get up, eating - well, we won't even talk
about that, and you're just plain weak and sad and in pain. It will pass,
my friend. I promise you that. I'm nine weeks tomorrow and I honestly
feel better than I have for as long as I can remember. I have unbound
energy, don't miss food (surprisingly), don't miss the cigarettes I gave
up, and just feel so proud and accomplished that nothing can stop me now.
Those first few weeks are already a surreal memory. Give it some
time...you'll see that once you get over this hurdle things will turn
around and the surgery will make sense to you once again. In the
meanwhile, remember it's PERFECTLY NORMAL to get frustrated and depressed
at this point so just be kind to yourself.
— PaulaM
April 17, 2002
Been there! I felt the turn around at about 3 weeks and by 5 weeks I was
rolling. I am 8 weeks out and down 47 lbs.
You have not really had time to get over all the anasthesia yet.
It takes time....hang in there. I think I posted the same question at
about 10 days out!
I would have cried over a blown light bulb. Now I feel great no problems
and eating what I want (protein first). I feel better than I have in years
and you will too.
— Oldsoul
April 17, 2002
YES, YES, YES! I am 4 weeks post-op and am still wondering if I made the
right choice. I still feel bad. However, I must admit that each day it
gets a LITTLE better. I have a bad taste in my mouth, everything gives me
gas and I am having a really hard time getting in my protein and liquids.
Would I do it again? I don't know yet. I think eventually I will be happy
I did it and will be able to forget all the bad stuff. I hope you feel
better soon.
— jm3218
April 17, 2002
Is the bad taste in your mouth a metallic taste? that is from the
anestheia. When I had my breast reduction I had that taste for a few weeks.
It is horrible, but it does go away. Good luck...
— candymom64
April 18, 2002
Just to add my .02 cents -- I too felt really awful the first 8-10 weeks.
First dealing with the pain and discomfort and trying to cough. Yikes I'll
never forget that! Then being so depressed because every time I sat down to
eat with my family I could only eat 2-3 bites and have to leave the table.
Everything got stuck, and I would eventually vomit. After the first 2
months I started to feel a little better and I could handle food much
better. One thing my Dr stresed is that as soon as you start to feel the
first sign of tightness in your chest "STOP EATNG". I guess I
couldnt tell when I had enough and was overdoing it. Hey live and learn!
Now at almost 11 months post-op and 80 lbs gone (10 more to my personal
goal) I feel like all that was sooooo long ago. A very distant memory.
Today i feel great and can eat pretty much anything in moderation. PS I
also live on those sugar-free popsicles!! Best of luck.
— Maureen P.
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