Hi guys, I'm home went to surgery late approx 2:30 was in my room by 7 pm and discharged this morn at 11;00, Feeing ok and believe it or not im hungry and was in recovery, that scares me, i have a drain and am on liquids but can have v 8 choc prot. shakes, jello creamed soups etc, the pain so far is no worse than the band at this point...so i got the scale and im up 8 lbs after the doctor told me my stomach was monstrous so shouldn't that have weighed at least 8 lbs....dont listen to me, im on drugs .LOL

You do realize that you are up 8 pounds due to the massive amounts of fluids given during surgery? Right???? Give it some time, you will lose that in no time. Glad to hear the pain is manageable.

Horray for being on the Loser Bench!

Hi just to let you know I am about 15 days out and you should know it is normal to feel hungry. This is probably the only thing I wasn't prepaired for and thanks to a nurse at the hospital that had the surgery she let me know that was very normal and that she ate the cream soups to help with that and it really did help. It calms your stomach so that you don't feel starving.

Hi just to let you know I am about 15 days out and you should know it is normal to feel hungry. This is probably the only thing I wasn't prepaired for and thanks to a nurse at the hospital that had the surgery she let me know that was very normal and that she ate the cream soups to help with that and it really did help. It calms your stomach so that you don't feel starving.

Welcome to you as well Kate!

congratulations on your surgery

Congrats on your surgery going well! ! ! Your body was pumped full of fluids for the surgery so don't worry about the slight gain, you'll lose that plus some in no time ! ! ! As for hunger, that hormone is still in your body, liquids in, liquids out rule applies, and your nerves have been cut, stapled off, and you aren't going to get a full sensation this early out. The thicker liquids will help with this, but don't be too alarmed, the hunger will decrease ! ! ! Just keep sipping and walking ! ! !

Welcome to you as well Kate!

thanks guys, glad for the feed back, i dont feel so alone.

I wonder how much bigger your stomach was compared to everyone else?

Congrats on your surgery My advise would be NOT to step on the scale for AT LEAST a week.

I wonder how bigger your stomach was compared to everyone else?

I really really wish I would have had the doctor take some pictures of mine before and after...see if your surgeon will do that humpty ...seriously! it shouldn't be a problem since they are already using a camera to guide them. I think it would have helped me big time to understand things a lot better (gas pain, drinking, etc.).

I woke up hungry in recovery as well. I actually dealt with VERY severe hunger my entire first week. I still have hunger at 5 months + post op... but it's a much more manageable hunger. once I was on mushies it got better, and on solids even better.

I wonder how much bigger your stomach was compared to everyone else?

I dont know humpty, i am a light weight in comparison, so he says, weighed in at 219 and 5'5", but he said he was shocked at the size of my stomach... so, I wonder if there are super obese patients with small stomachs.. Huh, I asked him if he took a pictrure with his camera phone and he said he didn't LOL...

Glad you are on "the other side" and welcome to the losers bench (you will lose those 8lbs of fluid soon!) Hang in there it all gets better!

I woke up hungry in recovery as well. I actually dealt with VERY severe hunger my entire first week. I still have hunger at 5 months + post op... but it's a much more manageable hunger. once I was on mushies it got better, and on solids even better.

Thanks Christie, i watched your videos, they were so inspirational, i am 3 days post now and still hungry, but now i have this ping kinda pain in my lower right side that is aggravating me, always worried about a leak, did you worry constantly about leaking or is it just me. I do hope the hunger is more manageable down the road. thanks for listening.....vicki~

Vicki S~

I too had surgery on Nov 1st. I just started with the hunger pangs yesterday (4 days post op). My doc has me on clear liquid diet until post op check on Wed. I wish you well!

Congrats on getting your surgery done and ovre with! As for the 8 pounds it is simply all the IV fluids that tthey pump into you from the time you enter the hospital to the time you leave, and dont worry that will come off quick plus lots more! As for the hunger could it be acid? Did they put you on an acid reducer yet? The pain in your right side is prolly from the gas I had a pain right under my right rib cage for days after surgrey but it dooes go away . Just try to do alot of walking. Although if you are really concerned with it call your dr they will know best.

Good luck and keep us updated