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ahaliace

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  1. I was so looking forward to having to "make myself eat" after my sleeve. This has definetely not been the case. Im still hungry all the time. Im also upset that I have only lost 1 pound a week for the past 4 weeks. And this is after increasing my workouts from almost nothing to 3-5 days a week. I was so excited when I was in the gym that all of that hard work was going to mean more #'s off the scale. I guess not. Everyday of my life, when I see skinny women, I think to myself "is she hungry all the time?" and "what does she eat to be so damn skinny?". Basically these thoughts rule my world all of the time. As im sitting here, my stomach is growling and the idea of eating is awful because I know it will just keep making me fat. And on top of it all, this concept of protein keeping hunger at bay, well...I just dont believe it. I drink my protein, mix it into just about anything I can, and it sure isnt keeping me from being hungry. Uuugggghhh...
    On the positive side, I do feel good. I havent had any problems with my surgery, and I feel 100%. Im just going to keep eating healthy foods, excercising, and praying that one day god will help me get over this food addiction I have.
  2. I had my sleeve on Feb 1st and the surgery went great. The surgeon described it as "textbook" and I was only in there for a little over an hour. The pain was not severe, well as long as I didnt try to bend over to put my underwear on (but thats a whole nother story lol). The pain medication more than manages the pain. I didnt have any problems with nausea while in the hospital, the pain thing I noticed was stomach spasms. From the time I woke up from anesthesia I kept feeling this sensation in my upper abdomen that felt like I was hungry. I kept telling my surgeon "I think Im HUNGRY!!?!". She just smiled and explained to me that I was feeling stomach spasms. Cold water has been my only enemy since my surgery. Even little sips of cold water cause slight discomfort/nausea/spasms. The odd thing is, if I put crystal light in my water, I dont have the problem. So for now, I drink crystal light and try to drink room temp h20 as often as I can. Like I said though, ice cold or even cold water has been the only thing I have a problem ingesting. So far my incisions have healed up nicely. The discomfort in my abs with exertion is pretty much gone now, and I must say, I feel like my old self. Right after the surgery my "bathroom habits" were very frequent, which my surgeon said was to be expected. That has even regulated itself now. Im glad to be posting on here finally, I think I had been putting it off because it all seems unreal- like "yeah, this happend!!". I can honestly say that I still feel that way, like I am shocked that its all over with and im safe and healthy at home.
  3. First, I want to say how thankful I am that THIS is my chief problem at this point. I really dont have any other complaints right now. Pretty much everything I have ate since surgery has settled ok with me, I can keep my protein down, and in fact, I havent vomited once since surgery. I have not had horrible bouts of nausea, and when I had my 3 week check up with my surgeon I had lost 30 pounds . So yes, I am VERY thankful my chief complaint is that im hungry. That being said, Im a nervous wreck that im THIS hungry only 4 weeks out. It started about 3-4 days ago, and you can set a clock by my hunger. No matter what I eat, protein, fruit, vegetables, 2 hours later I will be hungry. The main reason Im so darn worried about this is because I DONT WANT TO B HUNGRY! Im scared that if I eat every 2 hours ill stretch my stomach out and ill be back in the same stinking boat I was before the surgery. Obviously, Im eating tiny amounts of food, but the size is increasing. I still eat between 1-2 tbsp and 1/4 cup food but I am just so worried that im frequently hungry. Am I doing something wrong? Has anyone else had this? Am I just completely crazy for being worried?!

  4. Im Scared, Pre-op

    · ahaliace · 12/03/2011 10:27

    So I have done all of the pre-op requirments and am just waiting on insurance's approval for the surgery. I must admit, there are days that I think, "what am I doing?!" I hear and read horror stories about nausea after the sleeve, leaking suture lines, and bowel obstructions. I just had a co-worker tell me about a friend of his who said they were more miserable after the surgery because of all of the excess skin he now has. I dont even know if I should believe this, knowing how hard it is to walk around in a 300 pound body. Is there anyone out there who regrets their bariatric surgery?

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