I would really appreciate a response for those of you who have been around for a whil
 

my injury was 7 years ago and I am out of work I have tinnitus internal tremors when I wake up confusion when I wake up chronic neck and head pain stabbing pain in head and the list goes on lol. My question is my weight has ballooned terribly and I am at the end of the pretreatment for weight loss surgery and I am Not sure if getting the surgery will be too difficult with all the symptoms I have and if I will be able to deal with it. What do you guys think thank you so much

The primary concern to me would be how you react to the anesthesia. I am very intolerant of anesthesia and need months to clear the toxins.

[QUOTE=Mark in Idaho;1079888]The primary concern to me would be how you react to the anesthesia. I am very intolerant of anesthesia and need months to clear the toxins.[/QUOT

Mark thank you for the reply I was hoping you would answer as you are very knowledgeable. I have had anesthesia in the past year for endoscopy without any reaction. My main fear was being mentally able to cope with the problems I have from the head injury and the burdens place by me by the surgery. Thank you for your input.

Depending on which weight loss surgery you are going with it can be very taxing for the first few months... between trying to find what you can eat and making sure you get your vitamins in as well as food intolerances that can come about from the surgery... if you have been put under since the accident with no issues and you feel this is a last resort on weight loss then I would say go for it... just know that there will be some work as soon as the surgery is over...

In opting for a surgical approach, have your doctors considered how your TBI might impact your long term prognosis?

Some TBI patients gain weight because they have lost the capacity to sense that they are full. Others crave sugar and, thanks to the injury, are too impulsive to resist.

For many, post injury weight gain can't be attributed entirely to a forced sedentary lifestyle.

I hid the fact that I have a TBI from them because I was afraid they wouldn't do the surgery. That was stupid huh?

For your own safety, providing a full medical history is important.

I understand your desire to control your weight, but you might not want to end up in a potentially worse situation. It's better to be candid with your doctors, so you can be sure that the procedure really is appropriate for you.

Even for non-TBI patients, general anesthesia can cause depression. If you're already there, because of your injury...

you are right. I feel like I am in a life or death situation as my weight is staggering but I also suffer terribly from the TBI symptoms. Most of the time I just want to give up. I appreciate yours and everyone else's input and concerns.

Have you considered a hypnosis based weight loss program ? Locally, we have a Positive Changes hypnosis center that claims great results with weight loss. Helping you deal with food cravings is important. Gastric bypass, stomach stapling or Lap Band will fail if you continue to eat, even in small amounts.

I've gained 50lbs in the past 2 years since my last concussion. I don't really have any answers. I'm much more sedentary than I used to be and crave animal fat and protein. I've definitely stuffed myself to the point of uncomfortable many times recently. I get the sense I've lost what it means to be full. Lately I've been trying to just be more methodical about what and when I eat; I eat lots of carrots to keep the hand to mouth disease at bay ;)

it's the lack of feeling like doing anything that kills us I think. I wake up with pain and then the day is hard from there and it is hard to get activities and. I feel for you and know the boat yout in

Gained quite a bit of weight last summer as I was in so much pain and severely depressed, I basically sat and ate until I felt sick, when before the accident I had been super duper fit and active.

Now the weight is off but when we are in pain, can't do a lot and are home it is so hard not to eat a lot so I try to keep busy and the time goes by plus I force myself to go out and walk my dog, not far some days but I do it.

that is great that you try and get out period I have given up too much and need to get that fighting spirit back. So much has been lost but I'm only 46 which I thought was old and I was younger lol but now it isn't.

I tell ya Mark, last year I was so depressed I slept all day and stayed up all night, felt my life was over and cried all the time, hardly went anywhere except to therapy where I broke down too and yes...46 is not old, not at all!

When I was told you will never be the same I gave up, I was a hiker, a mountain climber, it killed me not being able to do it, now I go for walks and keep trying to think positive and hope I can get back to more aggressive stuff.

I remember one day just feeling so awful stuffed from cake, chocolate...my weaknesses!! and I couldn't stop but then did think stop it, you deserve to be fit and well so do it for yourself and so I started small, just eating healthy and for me it really affected my mood, felt better within that first week.

Then slowly started walking and felt better in my head afterwards so kept on doing it, now I miss if I can't get outside.

One step in front of the other...day by day...I know how hard it is but you are not alone with all this, I know you have been suffering for a long time, :grouphug: