
Gastric Bypass Surgery Support Group
Gastric bypass (GBP) is any of a group of similar operative procedures used to treat morbid obesity, a condition which arises from severe accumulation of excess weight in the form of fatty tissue, and the health problems ("co-morbidities") which result. If you are considering gastric bypass or have had it, join the community where we share our experiences and find support.

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I had gastricbypass in dec of 05,and i dont think ive been myself since.it felt good to get the weight off but never really had alot of energy or
the felling of relif..as time went on i got more and more worse having pain issues feeling tierd just not myself quite my job of 2 years cuz i didnt have the strngth to do it anymore ive been to the doc first they took the gullbladder then i was able to gain a lil weight back and maintaned it for 6 months but in the last 2 months ive gone from 133 to 117 its so hard for me to eat becuz im so tierd of feeling sick from food i want to eat and when i do i dont watch my calories becuz i want to gain weight.the doc has had me on strong painkillers for several months and now i hurt everywere depression has set in and im shutting the world out just found out a girl killed herself 2 years after the surgery after she couldnt deal with the pain and depression anymore she did get help but they had her on so many phyc meds that it made her worse and im affraid for my own life im in the process of having extra blood work done and im having a ct scan of my insides next friday becuz somthing is not right..i want to get better and feel like me again but now that this depression has kicked in i see myself going down the same road she did were do i go from here?does anyone elses feel this way or know were i can get help before it gets worse without all the drugs i dont think my lil malnurished body can handle to much more,i dont want to depress anyone or scare anyone by this i just want to know that there is someone else in this world who has had this problem and is still alive to talk about it and maybee could offer some advise to help me overcome this like i said im having test run just waiting for all the results then ill know the right doc to see as far as health issues it would just be nice to know im not alone in the mean time..iam new here and dont have a profile or journal yet but will start soon i just wanted to start this as soon as i could yes this is a cry for help....
the felling of relif..as time went on i got more and more worse having pain issues feeling tierd just not myself quite my job of 2 years cuz i didnt have the strngth to do it anymore ive been to the doc first they took the gullbladder then i was able to gain a lil weight back and maintaned it for 6 months but in the last 2 months ive gone from 133 to 117 its so hard for me to eat becuz im so tierd of feeling sick from food i want to eat and when i do i dont watch my calories becuz i want to gain weight.the doc has had me on strong painkillers for several months and now i hurt everywere depression has set in and im shutting the world out just found out a girl killed herself 2 years after the surgery after she couldnt deal with the pain and depression anymore she did get help but they had her on so many phyc meds that it made her worse and im affraid for my own life im in the process of having extra blood work done and im having a ct scan of my insides next friday becuz somthing is not right..i want to get better and feel like me again but now that this depression has kicked in i see myself going down the same road she did were do i go from here?does anyone elses feel this way or know were i can get help before it gets worse without all the drugs i dont think my lil malnurished body can handle to much more,i dont want to depress anyone or scare anyone by this i just want to know that there is someone else in this world who has had this problem and is still alive to talk about it and maybee could offer some advise to help me overcome this like i said im having test run just waiting for all the results then ill know the right doc to see as far as health issues it would just be nice to know im not alone in the mean time..iam new here and dont have a profile or journal yet but will start soon i just wanted to start this as soon as i could yes this is a cry for help....
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