Re: ok grads.....Im so off track....and know its emotional lol!

[Guest guest]

Donna, don't discount the after effects of anesthesia. I'm always horribly

depressed for a few weeks following surgery. But to be on the safe side, see

your doctor. You shouldn't have to suffer like this. When you are isolating

yourself and sleeping like you are, those are signs of depression that can be

treated with medication. I have the same problems and it can be miserable.

Take care.

in Akron

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[Guest guest]

Donna, don't discount the after effects of anesthesia. I'm always horribly

depressed for a few weeks following surgery. But to be on the safe side, see

your doctor. You shouldn't have to suffer like this. When you are isolating

yourself and sleeping like you are, those are signs of depression that can be

treated with medication. I have the same problems and it can be miserable.

Take care.

in Akron

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[Guest guest]

I don't post often, but after reading your post Donna, I could

identify and felt I would share my " life after TT " , or actually NO

LIFE would be more fitting! A little history, I had my RNY in May

2000, lost 130 lbs to goal weight 130, I became a new person, I had a

life, and it was GREAT. I absolutely loved going to the gym daily

6:30 a.m. 6 days a week, jogged, worked without effort, not an ache or

pain in my body. Life was WONDERFUL. One benefit my surgeon provides

is doing a complimentary TT after weight loss. Now as I had a TT back

in 1985 when I had previously lost weight, I did not 'need' a TT post

WLS, but, being the vain person I am I decided that I wanted a firm

stomach. I didn't even have a roll/apron of skin, just a soft flat

stomach, and I thought a FIRM flat stomach would be nicer, and given

that it was free, I decided I would go for it. So, May 2001 I had my

TT. My life has been HELL since.

The surgery itself went wonderfully, I was home within a couple of

days, one week later my problems started. First it was a bloating and

was attributed to gas pains, then there were some very unusual things

that started to happen. For instance, I started to have numbness

around my mouth and my nose and cheeks were freezing to touch.

Strange, I know. I even called my surgeon and said " that I knew it

sounded stupid, and I could not see any association or reason this

would happen, and did he have any ideas/suggestions " ? He didn't.

This sensation would come and go, and was more annoying than anything.

Next it started in my fingers and toes. Then the " pain " started, and

it was intense pain, and it was in the strangest places, and would be

in a spot for one or two days and then be somewhere different. This

pain was keeping me in bed! I thought I was cracking up!!! I

couldn't understand what was happening. My pain control was percoset,

still is, in fact, I take percoset in terrible amounts. I have had

x-rays of every bone in my body, MRI, CT scans, scopes, ultrasounds,

more bloodwork than I thought was possible....NOTHING.

Actually, that's not quite true, my doctor told me I had developed

Fibromyalgia. I thought b*llsh*t, I believed that FM was a diagnosis

that was made when a doctor couldn't find anything else

wrong,,,,,something to ease the mind of the patient. I didn't believe

in Fibromyalgia. Denial brought it's own set of problems,,,

It wasn't soon after this point, the depression decided to move in,

never mind just 'visit', it brought permanent luggage. I don't know

how many different anti-depressants I have tried, no success. I went

on disability at work, finally ended up losing my job, it didn't

matter, I just stayed in bed. I locked out the world, turned on my

answering machine, never returned messages. I live in 24 hour pain,

both physical and mentally. My life is over " as I knew it " .

It has just been the last couple of weeks that I have started to read

and understand that FM is real, and learning how to live with it means

I can have a life, it will just be different than it was, but that's a

whole different book .

Now the million dollar question???? Did my TT cause my fibromyalgia?

Research has proved that FM generally starts after some type of trauma

to the system. In it's weakened state it finds accessibility easier.

I know I will NEVER KNOW for sure, but one thing I do know for sure is

that the year immediately after WLS I was a healthy, active, vibrant

person. One week after my TT, my life changed! Physically, I live in

extreme pain. Emotionally, life is black, I do not know who I have

become.

I know this is long, and I apologize, I just wanted to share, perhaps

in some attempt to grasp some type of understanding, hope, I am not

sure? This was not meant to scare anyone either, just information. I

know if I could go back I would take back my life with a soft flat

stomach, rather than a life with a firm stomach, lifeless body!

. You know what they say about hindsight,,,it's 20-20!

Please, I don't need a barage (sp?) of angry email telling me that TT

surgery won't do this, I am just sharing what happened after " my " TT.

Besides, I don't have the energy to debat this, so go easy on me okay

.

KJ

RNY May 2000

TT June 2001

260/130

[Guest guest]

Donna dear, listen to : she likely hit the nail right on the head. If

it is a post-op depression from anesthesia, you can help yourself by putting

notes to yourself around the house reminding yourself that is what it is. (in

an post-op depression, it i hard to remember that " this tooshall pass. " Drink

lots of water to get anes. out of your system,(120 0z a day is not too much)

Eat fiber as you can to get the anes. out of your system. If this sense of

doom and somulence continues for another week, ask your doc for an eval for

meds for short term. You are okay; Your body is just playing a little trick

right now. You are going to get better. You have been through a lot. Have

mercy on yourself. We do. So does The One.

love,

ceep G-MOM

In a message dated 7/23/02 10:14:47 AM, Graduate-OSSG writes:

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Subject: Re: ok grads.....Im so off track....and know its emotional lol!

Donna, don't discount the after effects of anesthesia. I'm always horribly

depressed for a few weeks following surgery. But to be on the safe side, see

your doctor. You shouldn't have to suffer like this. When you are isolating

yourself and sleeping like you are, those are signs of depression that can be

treated with medication. I have the same problems and it can be miserable.

Take care.

in Akron >>

[Guest guest]

Donna dear, listen to : she likely hit the nail right on the head. If

it is a post-op depression from anesthesia, you can help yourself by putting

notes to yourself around the house reminding yourself that is what it is. (in

an post-op depression, it i hard to remember that " this tooshall pass. " Drink

lots of water to get anes. out of your system,(120 0z a day is not too much)

Eat fiber as you can to get the anes. out of your system. If this sense of

doom and somulence continues for another week, ask your doc for an eval for

meds for short term. You are okay; Your body is just playing a little trick

right now. You are going to get better. You have been through a lot. Have

mercy on yourself. We do. So does The One.

love,

ceep G-MOM

In a message dated 7/23/02 10:14:47 AM, Graduate-OSSG writes:

<<

Subject: Re: ok grads.....Im so off track....and know its emotional lol!

Donna, don't discount the after effects of anesthesia. I'm always horribly

depressed for a few weeks following surgery. But to be on the safe side, see

your doctor. You shouldn't have to suffer like this. When you are isolating

yourself and sleeping like you are, those are signs of depression that can be

treated with medication. I have the same problems and it can be miserable.

Take care.

in Akron >>

[Guest guest]

Donna dear, listen to : she likely hit the nail right on the head. If

it is a post-op depression from anesthesia, you can help yourself by putting

notes to yourself around the house reminding yourself that is what it is. (in

an post-op depression, it i hard to remember that " this tooshall pass. " Drink

lots of water to get anes. out of your system,(120 0z a day is not too much)

Eat fiber as you can to get the anes. out of your system. If this sense of

doom and somulence continues for another week, ask your doc for an eval for

meds for short term. You are okay; Your body is just playing a little trick

right now. You are going to get better. You have been through a lot. Have

mercy on yourself. We do. So does The One.

love,

ceep G-MOM

In a message dated 7/23/02 10:14:47 AM, Graduate-OSSG writes:

<<

Subject: Re: ok grads.....Im so off track....and know its emotional lol!

Donna, don't discount the after effects of anesthesia. I'm always horribly

depressed for a few weeks following surgery. But to be on the safe side, see

your doctor. You shouldn't have to suffer like this. When you are isolating

yourself and sleeping like you are, those are signs of depression that can be

treated with medication. I have the same problems and it can be miserable.

Take care.

in Akron >>