Sara35

I had RNY gastric bypass surgery laparoscopically. I had around 7 incision points. One of these incision points located on my lower left abdomen produced a great knot because this was the point where most of the surgery occurred at. It took many many months for this knot to disappear.

I completely understand the thought process here. You've gone through major surgery, and have completely changed your eating habits. You want results, and you want them NOW.
Bodies are silly, tricky things. Your body doesn't know that you've CHOSEN to have this surgery. All it knows is you fell asleep and some STUFF WENT DOWN. Your body is throwing everything it has into healing, and losing weight is NOT what it's thinking about right now.
When I came home from the hospital, I was actually 10 pounds heavier than when I went in. Losing 10 pounds in 3 weeks is normal, healthy, and a great accomplishment! We are not living in a Woman's Day headline where you can lose 25 lbs in 14 days.
Be gentle with yourself and trust the process. You WILL lose weight, you CAN do this!!

I noticed that if I don't time my intake (pureed foods, Protein and water) at an hourly/bihourly rate, I do feel hunger. Try timing your intake and maybe that can help. Make sure each hour something is going into the stomach.

I hope this helps.

I do remember being more hungry in the first couple of stages. Once you get to real foods again, you'll get fuller.

It's still really soon post-op, so give your body some time to adjust. Are you eating enough Protein? Drinking enough? Whenever you feel hungry, drink something until it's time for your next meal.

I had a similar problem. My nutritionist explained that it was probably acid production causing issues. I never even considered that because I have no reflux or heartburn symptoms, but as soon as I was on Prilosec for a could of days that feeling went away and I haven't had it since. When I ate, it went away too and I interpreted that as hunger. I take my Prilosec every day now! Maybe it could help?

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I ate grits and cream of wheat. Cream Soups seemed to help me stay full longer too.

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In the beginning your stomach is still healing and you will get a lot of growling. Are you drinking all of your Water and getting enough Protein? In the beginning I ate 5 - 6 meals to get in all of my protein. Try to spread out your protein all day as this helps keep you felling full longer. Also if you haven't, meet with a nutritionist and have them help set a meal plan. We are learning a new way to eat and our bodies are adapting. I learned that my stomach growling also meant my body was thirsty. Best of luck to you.

Don't worry. The first few weeks are weird with transitioning from the trauma of surgery and restricted liquid diet, etc. I lost 7 pounds the first week, 5 pounds the second week, then stalled for two weeks while transitioning so soft and solid foods. Each body is different and it just takes a little while for our bodies to catch up with what we did to them.

Don't worry. You've probably still got fluids that need to flush out and swelling, for sure. It took nearly a month for me to get back in the same size pants I wore before surgery! Go ahead and reinflate your bubble. It will happen!