Hello and quick post-op question

[TB921]

Hi ! I had my gastric bypass on 6/3, so I’m 18 days post-op. My question is whether anyone else felt either depressed or irritable during their recovery. I’ve found that I am either crying at something sad on TV or more irritable than I was before the surgery. Some of it may be because my serotonin levels have dipped with the reduction of carbs in my diet. Has anyone else experienced this? Thanks!

 

[Bill S.]

I was that way for a while but after a couple of months it got better

 

I wasn't depressed, but I was somewhat irritable (just ask my son and wife!). it will pass in a few weeks or so.

 

[ljwinterh]

I'm 2 weeks post op from my RYGB...I'm still on a pretty high dose of Effexor (450mg) which I believe is keeping depression mostly at bay (so far)...but I have felt melancholy at times when I let myself think about the foreverness of this change...as my therapist said, 'don't spend too much time having funerals in your mind for all the food/meals you won't be able to eat' - which is exactly what I have to be alert about... it's easy to watch a show and think "he just had 2 salted caramel chocolate cupcakes - I won't be able to do that any more'... or "wow that pizza and those fries look great, too bad I can't indulge or have a cheat day where I could stuff my face with them"... and so on... BUT I'm really trying to nip that negative, self-pitying thought train in the bud and focus on the good things to come with the weight loss and health benefits I'll have going forward...

 

[TB921]

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I'm 2 weeks post op from my RYGB...I'm still on a pretty high dose of Effexor (450mg) which I believe is keeping depression mostly at bay (so far)...but I have felt melancholy at times when I let myself think about the foreverness of this change...as my therapist said, 'don't spend too much time having funerals in your mind for all the food/meals you won't be able to eat' - which is exactly what I have to be alert about... it's easy to watch a show and think "he just had 2 salted caramel chocolate cupcakes - I won't be able to do that any more'... or "wow that pizza and those fries look great, too bad I can't indulge or have a cheat day where I could stuff my face with them"... and so on... BUT I'm really trying to nip that negative, self-pitying thought train in the bud and focus on the good things to come with the weight loss and health benefits I'll have going forward...

Thanks for your thoughts. Congrats on your surgery and hard work! I haven’t had food funerals, but I think the COVID isolation might be getting to me. Just trying to do fun things and get outside more...