Jessyeish

Wow!! I never knew how many people commented on this one! I am sorry to be out of touch. The hunger is still there and I am 10 months out. I can definitely eat a lot more than I could in the beginning. Sometimes it scares me how much I can eat. Carbs tend to take up a lot of room in my stomach (rice, bread, pasta) so I try not to eat as much of those so I can focus on Protein. Drinking Water and exercising has been quite helpful for me!! I can exercise I a lot more now since I am so much smaller. It is the only thing that helps, especially, since I felt so HUNGRY at about 1 months until about 8 months. I am 93 lbs down since 4/3/15, which was date of surgery. Dr. Sudan's team at the hospital is marvelous! I had such a great experience there, the nurses are wonderful and everyone is so nice. Every visit I have had to Sudans office post op has been very good, he always says I am right on target! Billing at that office has been a bit of a dilemma, just never pay a bill if you have a question! Make sure to stay on them about it! I have had to, but it might be that I have duke insurance. Good luck with your surgery! You will do awesome! Just remember to ask questions, if you need to. I felt like such a failure because I was hungry all the time. I do not know if it was head hunger or not, somedays are better than others. I now get hungry but not quite like it was. I had this conception that I wouldn't feel this hunger anymore... that I would be like Scarlett O'Hara and never be hungry again! Alas, it was quite different from what I thought! But in reality I find that if I exercise as much as possible, like 4 to 5 times weekly and push the water, I do much better. As for my diet I do a low sugar (by choice, because it sends me on a roller coaster ride of emotions) (low sugar for me is NO white, raw or processed sugar, fruit is okay, very little honey, I try to stay below 5 grams per serving, with natural sugar only), high protein (chicken, fish, Beans, I don't eat red meat or piggies by choice) But I have NO issues with any foods, besides foods that have high fructose corn syrup in them, those will send you to the bathroom with promises of "never again"!! I wish that I had done low sugar from the beginning like 3 months out. I only started that at about 8 months. The low sugar has helped me substantially, emotionally and physically. I think my cravings for for food or that hunger that I felt so much was the sugar wreaking havoc on my body!! I am a sugar addict, I was before and I will always be. Thank you for responding, everyone! It really does feel like I have come so much further than I think some days, because reading through this and how different I feel now. I will update my profile with new pictures too!! Again, good luck! Feel free to contact me on here too if you wish!!

Hello all! I had my DS surgery at Duke University in Durham NC with Dr. Sudan on 4/3 and am doing really well. Have tolerated mostly everything on my soft diet. I did have to stay in the hospital for 5 days and the 2 week post op liquid diet was rough! I made it through and feel lots of energy and have lost about 40 lbs so far. I had a question. Since everyone's surgery have any of you been hungry? Or what you "think" is hungry? When I met with the psychologist, which was required where I had surgery, she said we would not experience physical hunger for 6 months to a year. I am one month post op and I feel hungry or what I perceive as hunger. I am eating every 3 to 4 hours as I am supposed to. Getting in my 80 to 100 grams of Protein everyday, but I still feel hunger. I am trying to re train my brain that I do not need food all the time to function. This has been challenging for me. What I have mostly identified in my body is that when my stomach is empty I feel the need to eat.... Has anyone else experienced this? Is there anything that has worked for you? Thank you so much! Jessye