Short fuse

Had my vsg May 5/17 and I've noticed my fuse has been very short.... i mean like short short i will snap before you finish your sentence. Oh and my rants on how i am displeased or hurt seem to last forever!

I just can't tolerate the BS ike before. I'm not sure if its the pain, hunger or malnutrition.

So my question is

1. Is anyone else experiencing a shorter fuse?
2. If you experienced this when did it stop?
3. Is there anything else mood related that you feel?

Help!

This is totally common post-op. It's an emotional roller coaster and there's also hormone dumping going on as hormones are stored in fat.

If you don't have one already, I highly recommend finding a therapist to work with. This process is challenging and it's good to have someone who, for lack of a better phrase, you don't care about to dump everything on.

Thanks Gwen. So i hired a counselor the week before i had surgery and she quit shortly after our 1st session. She seemed overwhelmed by my dumping....

So I'm supposed to start with a new person next week.

The one good thing is i don't have energy to yell or raise my voice. I just rant until my throat is even more sore. So horrible i know....

One thing that helped me was writing in my journal/blog. That was a good way for me to get my ranting out in a "safe" way. Maybe writing would work for you?

I'm glad you have a new counselor lined up - hopefully this one will be better!

I will get a journal tomorrow....

Maybe its time to write the LIFE AND TIMES OF BLUEBERRY....

Your GERD sounds horrible. Are you taking PPIs? Are you getting your fluids in?

I am on PPIs 2x daily and anti nausea medication 4x daily its supposed to coat my stomach.

Its horrible you can hear the acid gurgling in my chest.... my doctors were shocked as i was able to record it with my phone.....

I only started getting 800ml liquids in today. I made some soup and was able to eat 60ml with chicken and kidney beans in it.... pureed

I go back to the surgeon tuesday... hopefully it gets better asap...

I've kind of gone the opposite way and have been crying. I started reading Father's Day cards yesterday and teared up. Today I sobbed for 10 min wishing I hadn't done this to myself. I think we are in the same boat with tge gerd and nausea. I'm back taking zofran every 6 hours...tums are really helping now. Hopefully we will get through this in the next week. Let me know what the doctor says.

i went to a therapist yesterday and thought it was a waste...I need someone who specializes in weight loss surgery. She did recommend journaling so was thinking about using the blog feature on here.

take care!

Awww I'm so sorry you are going through this. I am sending you 100 hugs...

Oh i cry like hysterical cry at times. My mom took the bus 2.5 hrs to come see me as i cried so hard sunday. So i get it..... its hard going through this process....

With all the complications pain etc i feel regret also but this shall pass and just be a bad memory in a few weeks (fingers crossed)

Hopefully you can find someone that has a specialty in bariatric counseling. I started a video blog on you tube so i can look back and see how far I've come. Also to see the struggle i went through to ensure i don't backslide.

I am here for you and if i figure out something that works i will share.

Finding a therapist can be a bit like finding a romantic life partner - you don't always click with the first one you try!