I'm 5 days after my surgery and I feel normal. I'm not sore and I'm still very hungry. How could this be? I feel like the surgery didn't even work for me. Granted I would rather have this problem than and complications or problems, but it doesn't seem right. I don't have any problems drinking water, milk, juice, or anything. I finally couldn't stand it today and even tried eating "real" foods, instead of full liquids. I had four pieces of marble cheddar cheese, 2 saltine crackers, and 1/3 cup of popcorn all in one sitting and feel fine. Still hungry! Anybody else ever felt this way? This can't be right......

Thank you Punkypoo for your comment, I needed that! I think 10 days of preop liquid diet and 5 days of postop liquid diet is just really getting to me. I have come to realize that I am a food addict and it's going to be so hard to adjust to a new way of eating. I love food and miss it so much! I will get back on track ASAP! Thank you again!

I agree with what everyone else has already said regarding jumping ahead of your diet. You may wish to call your surgeon's office to tell them what has transpired and see if they have some help for you to handle the cravings.

Realizing that you are a food addict is a big part of the battle. Did anyone who is part of the pre-op process discuss that with you before this surgery?

One thing that really helped me differentiate between head hunger and "real" hunger is to know where my "new stomach" is. It is not in my abdomen, it is up high in the chest. So, all that activity I thought was hunger is either head hunger or just noise. Knowing that makes it very easy for me to walk away from the kitchen when for some reason I think I am hungry. In reality I haven't really felt true hunger.

Can you call your surgeon's office and get some assistance?

Neither popcorn nor ANY food can get stuck in the staples! Not possible.

The staples are done on the outside of the stomach and the sleeve looks like a pillow case would if you sewed it from the outside. IE no evidence of staples. In fact, a doctor will not be able to see your staples through an endoscopy for that reason.