Just A Bad Day

all day i've felt so blah. don't have any energy to drink, can't 'eat' my soup either. just feel so weak and hormonal i guess you could say. i've lost 16 pounds since my surgery friday, but i can't help but get scared and think this wont work for me either. i know it's probably normal post-op stuff, it's just really got me down today. i see y'alls profiles, and i just cant seem to picture it being me one day feeling so confident and upbeat. bah. maybe it's in the air today...

It is in the air today. And you WILL get there. Heck...you've lost so much already!  Linsey

Hey Erica, I had my surgery 3 days before you.  I have been feeling the SAME way.  It sucks but we'll get through it.  You've lost 16 lbs which is AWESOME!!!!!  It WILL work for you because it's a tool, and YOU will make it work for YOU.  *hugs*  We WILL be as successful as these other guys!  If you need to, feel free to PM me.

The way you feel in 100% normal (hell I’m 8 months out and feel that way still sometimes!). Your hormones are going crazy and your body is in shock. It will get better and you CAN do it. It takes a lot of courage to go after this surgery, you were strong enough to ask for it and go for it and you’re strong enough to get thru this! In a few months you'll have new pics up and this will be a distant memory!

 

  Hope your day gets better!

thanks so much everyone! i'm so glad i have people like yall out there to help me with this!!

It might take up to a month for you to feel completely recovered, so hang in there...16 lbs. so far - you're doing great!

 You'll get to that point, where you are confident and upbeat.  You are in the hard part right now.  Keep in mind that as your body burns fat a lot of estrogen (which is stored in fat) is released - so your system is flooded with estrogen right now, and we all know what that can do to your mood.  Now I don't know if that makes it any easier, but it is something to think about. My surgeon put his patients on lexapro post-op for the quick weight loss phase.  I refused it at first, but sure enough a couple weeks out I was really weepy for no apparent reason, and so I started taking it and as soon as it kicked in (2-3 weeksish) I felt much better.  If it gets to that point, don't be afriad to talk to your PCP about starting on some kind of anti depressant - they can make a big difference, especially in that rapid weight loss phase.