Hi folks,
I need a sense check from some sane people because my brain is whirling like a tornado.
I’m currently not taking a GLP-1.
I took MJ for 18+ months. Lost a bunch of weight, but also as a chronic pain/inflammation sufferer it really changed my life in a much bigger way.
I have however gotten used to how much easier interacting with the world in a smaller body is.
I came off MJ about 3 months ago due to pancreatitis/gallbladder issues. I don’t think MJ caused either; I was first hospitalised years before with what I now know were gallbladder issues that didn’t get diagnosed. Hesitantly, I’d suggest it probably held everything at bay for quite a while as GI wise I was often better on the med than I had been off it.
I’ve now had my gallbladder removed.
I’m finding that I have a lot of anxiety/ noise about restarting.
My inflammation and pain are back, the food noise is insane, I am eating and eating and eating. I have gained a significant amount of weight and feel like I have lost control and, very honestly, I don’t want it to continue.
I just genuinely don’t know how to cut through the body noise to make a solid decision on this as I’m not going “to lose weight, or not”, there’s so much more nuance around the pain/inflamm/body size making dealing with healthcare easier.
In terms of my surgery, I’m past the 8 week mark, although I would say I’m not “better” yet. I still have some discomfort, I still have some lingering issues.
I don’t have anyone to have a sensible conversation about this with. My surgeon suggested to speak to an endocrinologist, but I can’t find one, my GP is not involved/interested in being involved and genuinely a lot of the questions I have about safety and risk just aren’t studied enough for there to be definitive answers to calm my brain.
Sorry for the rambling post… it is only a tiny section of my incessant thoughts about this.
I suppose my question is:
What would you do?? Or what on earth should I do?