Dear Group, I have a question about surgeries and endomorphins. My husband has always been extremely strong and had a high pain tolerance but since his open heart surgery aches and pains bother him terribly. Does surgery use up your endomorphins and you have to build them back up? My dad had this same reaction after heart surgery and never seemed to get his pain tolerance back.
Not many years back my husband was in a bad horse crash and had a horse go over backwards on him and then got up and walked all over him when he was down. He had a cracked hip and several broken ribs and took part of his ear off and limited palse in one leg. He told me not to call 911 because he would be able to get up in a few minutes. I didn't listen and this hospitalized him for days and they came close to amputating the leg. He said since heart surgery he feels like a whimp. I don't know what to think or do for him. Any recommendations would be appreciated. It has now been one month. I started back giving him vitamin supplements several weeks ago. Mostly B's, C, E, CoQ10 and milk thistle. He also is having taste problems since surgery and much more indigestion. He is taking enzymes when he eats to try and help. He doesn't like taking lots of supplements. Thanks, Dianne
