HappyRN

Your husband is just worried you are going to turn into a hot babe and leave him! Do it for yourself and whatever happens in the future you can deal with later. He should be happy you are wanting to feel better.

Thank you for your replies. It is always nice to have ideas to try.

I have used the liquid caramel premier protein shake as a coffee creamer. I think it tastes good and doesnt seem to go weird in hot beverages.

Over time if you increase your food intake you can stretch your stomach. Mine definitely has stretched some. I have thought about trying the 5 day diet that is supposed to reset your stomach down to its original post surgery size or somewhere close. Has anyone tried it? I'm hoping it will help with my cravings too. I have a lot of stress and work night shift so I'm constantly sleep deprived. I dont want to regain the 75 lbs I've lost.

You can do it! It's not easy but you will get through it. I think a lot of what you go through at first has nothing to do with your stomach. Your brain tells you that you need to eat because we have trained it for so many years to do that. Try to find something to take up your time so you arent thinking about food. I know it's hard during recovery but you can do this! It will be so worth it.

Not sure if it will ever go away. It is embarrassing if you are eating with other people. My family just laughs now because they know I cant help it.

Dont give up! It does get better. The first 6 weeks were hard, even after I could eat food I struggled. It takes time for your brain to distance itself from your stomach. I would eat and be full but my head was telling me I was still hungry. I got through it but it took time. I had to stop and really enjoy the taste of the food. Savor the flavors. I know you arent there yet but you will be and it will be worth it.

In reply to the salty taste, I think it's part due to a more bland diet and maybe due to some dehydration. I have experienced to the same thing. It's not as bad now as I am 1 year out but it was definitely there. As for the air in the esophagus, I still get gurgling while I eat. I dont know if it's because my stomach is more of a tube than a pouch. I cant control it but it doesn't stop me from eating. Sometimes it happens after I eat too. It's not like a burp, it's just lose air that comes up.