Bridget Jones

Hi I am 28 days post surgery - I am almost on normal food textures now - my hunger has gone I just feel a normal mild hunger and feel satisfied with small do lids. I take chewable vitamins and iron liquid and sanatogen protein powder mixed in a yoghurt. I eat a lot of crispbreads with cottage cheese that's delicious :-) As for dumping syndrome it takes many forms - I realised Sunday after being naughty and eating a cake (I was at a local tea and cake event) I got really bad wind pain then I could feel myself fading away - I managed to get home in time to literally go into a coma like sleep for a few hours - I'm guessing it's dumping syndrome im sure - and yes intense nausea accompanied it -mind you it's a great sleep lol I am walking about 4 miles everyday with the dog - I use an APP called walking mate to measure the goal of 10000 steps it shows how far you've walked in miles and calories burned and of course counts the steps I find it a fab motivator -but I'm quite tired most of the time - don't know why!

Thank you so much for that advice - I hope I've lost a good amount of weight - that would really incentives me - I am really only eating soup and cottage cheese and yoghurt - I need real food now :-) but im gonna try the sugar free ice lollys like u suggested :-)

I had gastric band in 2009 had a terrible time also - had it removed in Jan and bypass on May 6th - my first weighing in is tomorriw :-)

It's dreadful to be fighting the urge to eat exactly like before the op !! I'm hoping a loss of appetite will happen eventually

I was given an anti sickness tablet that dissolves in your mouth im still taking that - I'm now 3 weeks post surgery - I had no pain at all except VERY painful cramps before bowel evacuation with diarrhea - These seem to have lessened now - I'm so sick of soup I have been eating a few bits to test myself - I font get sugar dumping syndrome and im just as hungry at night as I ever was - exercising self control not to buy cookies!!

I'm having to really work at controlling myself - I actually did a bad thing and munched down a heap of chicken breast I was so hungry ( im two weeks out of surgery) but it got stuck and I was sick. That gave me a reminder but I've never had any pain since op was up eating and walking almost immediately - our diet in UK post op is weetabix cereal, yogurts and soups pureed type things - I'm desperate for actual food. I feel a bit dizzy and weak sometimes and I think it's lack of protein - you get to a point where soup or yogurts makes you wanna barf! I bought a bar of chocolate (sweet cravings haven't gone) and I ate a few squares but the overwhelming guilt made me throw it away but no sugar dumping syndrome for me either. All in sell I feel as though I haven't had any surgery !!

I'm only 4 days out from my bypass, but I'm almost always starving too.

I'm now over 2 weeks post op gastric bypass and im starving constantly - I thought my hunger was supposed to disappear

I had my surgery on Tuesday - The odd thing is I still feel hungry and could still eat bad things - not that I've tried - it's odd im not sure how I feel about food - I'm eating weet a bit for breakfast - mid morning snack a yoghurt and mashed carrots swede and potato in chicken soup - I have about half a cup of that twice a day and later another yoghurt - when im drinking the delicious soup I feel like I could drink much more and have been like that since day 1 of surgery - is this normal?

Two days to my operation - I hope I will stop feeling hungry - it seems most people lose loads of weight

I am a psychologist lol - no I don't see anyone - I'm self funding and here in UK seeing psych and counsellors very expensive privately - I have to find a way to stop using food as an emotional crutch which is clearly what I do.

Bridget, have you been seeing a psychologist? I've found that my continued visits have helped with my anxiety from certain family members disapproval.

I did a bad thing I was upset cos my daughter was very nasty to me she has no sympathy for my fear or difficulties with pre op diet etc cos she says I brought it all upon myself - I fell into terrible depression so went and bought a Box of fudge and some shortbread biscuits and ate the lot :-( my op is Tuesday morning - I feel bad and very alone with no friends or family support - I have no family other than my daughter and my friends are in Australia :'( And im in England - I hope I haven't messed up my op by eating bad things.

I'm on a pure milk pre op diet plus a shop bought vitamin tablet - I've cheated because milk is not enough I needed to eat but I only cheated with tuna or chicken dud have some rice cos I was starving - I lost 4 pounds first week anyway - my surgery is on Tuesday am feeling really scared again I'm on a pure milk pre op diet plus a shop bought vitamin tablet - I've cheated because milk is not enough I needed to eat but I only cheated with tuna or chicken dud have some rice cos I was starving - I lost 4 pounds first week anyway - my surgery is on Tuesday am feeling really scared again I'm on a pure milk pre op diet plus a shop bought vitamin tablet - I've cheated because milk is not enough I needed to eat but I only cheated with tuna or chicken dud have some rice cos I was starving - I lost 4 pounds first week anyway - my surgery is on Tuesday am feeling really scared again

Monola you are exactly right a positive state of mind is an important attribute and yes I've read some posts which are downbeat and they've lost 40 pounds in 2 weeks I think WOW! Thanks for being there