bogeydog

I had that too. It goes away within a week. I am 4 weeks out.

Happened to me too. Read it could be the stress of the surgery combined with the hormones.

Patrick -- I know you are having your surgery next week and my thoughts and prayers are with you. I had the exact same doubts you did and asked the exact same question. I was sleeved June 11. While everyone's post operative experience is different, here is what no one told me that turned out to be my answer. I don't have any problem with eating foods I shouldn't right now because the idea of food -- any food -- grosses me out. I cannot imagine trying to eat a hamburger or fries or donuts or anything like that, and I am pretty sure that if I did it would make me really sick. While I am sure that this will change, by then I will have a month worth of detox -- at least- under my belt, which means I don't have to worry about kicking this stuff, just not restarting. If your experience is like mine, trying to keep away from junk will not be your biggest problem -- forcing yourself to eat will be. Getting used to being tired and giving yourself time to recover will be. Keeping hydrated will be. Staying away from McDonald's and mexican - no. I have lost 25 lbs-- all post op and I still can't believe it. You've got this -- good luck.

My taste buds have also changed. Anything that used to taste sweet now tastes sickly sweet. But frankly, isn't that a good thing? My sweet tooth is what got me into this mess.

Top gun is right. The stomach is basically a holding area where digestive fluids break it down until it can be absorbed by the small intestine. Not a single bit of absorption happens in the stomach.

Carolina and future -- I live in Greenville and grew up in loris -- about 20 minute from Conway, so familiar with both areas. Good luck to both of you.

Good decision -- you never know, but it is really hard to anticipate the fatigue you will feel. I am 2 weeks out and just had to send my daughter as her dad's date to our scheduled lady antebellum concert.

I have been cleared for mushies -- I just don't want them. I don't want anything.

Maybe it is just me, but i detest food -- just the thought of eating makes me sick. I have to force anything down and I know I am not getting enough calories. When will I be able to stomach ( no pun intended) the idea of food? I was sleeved 6/11. I don't want to love food the way I used to, but I don't want to hate it either.

I researched that same issue about not having your stomach and what would you do and here is what I determined. Your stomach is a holding organ -- it just holds the food prior to its entry into the small intestine. Even if they had to remove your entire stomach -- and this had been done before - they can create a pouch out of the top of your small intestines that would serve the same purpose. So while difficult, not impossible to go without one.

You can buy a binder at almost any drug store. Best money I ever spent.

I would say if you have to have it, try to get it in a form you can blend it in -- like soup - and blend. The kernels are hard to digest.

I have. Sleeved one week ago and mine is over having made a decision that cannot be undone - I think that is a normal reaction to any life- altering decision that is irreversible. I just have to keep reminding myself it will pass -- what choice do I have???

They sell it at wal-mart and most major drug stores in the as seen on tv section. Pretty much the same as the ahh bra. Very comfortable, but the straps are so wide it is best for t- shirts or top items without much exposure on the top.

I have about the same amount of weight to lose as you do total - between 75-80 lbs. I have no idea what your situation is, but I know it took me in excess of 5 years to put all of that excess weight on. I have no intention of grading the sleeve as a failure until I see what it has done in a year. If it can take off in 1 year what it put me over 5 to put on, how is that a failure? How is that anything other than a miracle? I too wish I could wave a magic wand and make it happen overnight, or better yet turn back the hands of time and stop myself before the damage was done, but the truth is that there is not a single person on this site, including me, who hasn't abused food for years. I think we have to be realistic about how the sleeve works and how long that will take. I don't want to lose it that fast anyway -- it just sets you up worse for loose skin. I wish you the best of luck and sincerely believe you will get to goal with a lot of work and a little patience.