Patrick, my first visit with the surgeon was last Friday. He told me that depression was a common occurrence for folks in our situation. Worse yet, it is associated with poorer long term outcomes (validated by a study). As a consequence I accepted his offer of a prescription for Escitalopram (Lexapro), an SSRI anti-depressant. I can't say if it will help or not because this is only the third day. But I figured why take a chance?