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Thank you for sharing with me. You nailed the emotion going from fighting to survive, being completely flattened in depression that I never experienced in my life. Each day I try to show gratitude and give back to others. It's frustrating for me to have friends say why aren't you doing this or exercising or eating this or reading that. Honestly want to tell them to go fix themselves.. I don't expect them to understand since I'm fighting to stop the negative thoughts when I should accept that it's temporary. Honestly It makes me not want to communicate with others that have not gone thru this because I couldn't have fathomed it either without going thru it. Is it normal to want to avoid the ones that have not been thru this?
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I think you want a broad support system - those that have known & loved you for awhile, and some new people, who have been through a transplant. The old friends may not understand transplant specific things but they care about you. The new friends can help a bit with the transplant specific stuff.
Your medical team should also be a part of your support system. Let them know you are experiencing depression, anxiety, impatience, or whatever your emotions are. The meds are powerful, especially at first, and sometimes they need to be lowered or switched. They can definitely add to depression, because they are, in fact, designed to depress our system, so as not to attack our new organs.