I literally force myself to eat because I have NO APPETITE :-(

I take my Multivitamin, drink my Protein shakes, take my Calcium but I really don't have taste for anything else.

When will my appetite reappear??

Ya i really was any sort of hungry untill almost two weeks out! My doc said as long as i was taking in fluids i was fine!

Wow, that's great news. You can't gain any weight in this condition. And I believe you don't have any restrictions so far. I found the protein shakes fulfill a hunger pain for a long time. Best wishes on your recoveries. My band date is Aug. 6.

You will be fine as long as you take in your fluids. I had no appetite either. But, try to take in some nourishment. I know they say sugar free, but, I think that you should or could drink some Gatorade or the like. Best wishes. Karen

same here had no appetite either and i am two weeks post op. i eat my six little items a day like i am suppose to but still not hungrey yet. i guess that is to our avantage

I actually CAME to this forum because I'm NOT hungry and it was freaking me out! My team generally has been amazing in the 7 month journey to having the surgery, but I wasn't ready for this. Two things have me kind of freaked out.

1. I'm not hungry at all. Like...at...all. I expected to have the same hunger response, just with a different capacity. Having my hunger response totally disappear kind of knocked me for a loop.

2. I'm having problems telling if I'm full. I haven't vomited or felt nauseated once. I feel kind of lost when it comes to knowing how much to drink and eat at one time during this time of fluids only because I feel no fullness and don't understand or have any clear boundaries with my band (outside of the literature I've been given post-operatively).

Basically I feel like I've eaten about an hour ago, all the time since surgery (my surgery was on 7-20-2012).

Most people see their appetite reappear in 2-3 weeks. Mine came back in 3 days. There are a very small amount of patients on here whose appetite never really returns. Unfortunately, most do not experience this.

Mine came back with a vengeance after 2 weeks. Since my fill, if I eat right, I can keep the hunger at bay for a good stretch.

I'm having a hard time even getting in my required liquids. I was doing awful on the clear liquids do they put me on full liquids a little sooner than normal but I'm still struggling. Even before surgery I was not a big drinker... I never drank a bottle of water a day. Now, I'm finding it sooo hard to drink but thats my main nourishment but I'm not hungry in the least. I also really hate all the protein drinks I've tried so that's a challenge as well. I just don't know what to do!