2 Month (Kind Of) Post Op Results - 1/28/2011 To 03/08/2012

[Biggie 3]

So yesterday I had my two month (second) post op appointment. Total number lost from 1/28 to 3/08 was 18 pounds. Getting a bit worried, I feel like I can eat a lot more than I should be able to and I'm always hungry. Doctor says this is normal and that weight loss will keep decreasing in numbers as I begin to add muscle and my body gets used to the sleeve. My clothes do feel baggier and my back hurts less but again I'm getting concerned. My doctor prescribed an appetite suppressant that I will begin taking to help with the constant hunger. Is anyone else on the same boat? If so please tell me it gets better

[Lissa 2,631]

An appetite suppressant? It seems like he would have given you an acid reducer first, since many people think they are hungry when it's really an acid problem. Are you working out a lot? That will definitely affect how fast the pounds come off because muscle does weigh more than fat. However, 18 pounds is nothing to sneeze at, especially if your clothes are getting looser and you're feeling better.

Good luck! You're doing great!

[Biggie 3]

Hi Lissa, I thought the Nexium was for heartburn and acid re flux? He did prescribe this to me but I never took it because I never needed it. Luckily out of all the foods I've tried there hasn't been anything that hasn't agreed with me. When I think about it I'm assuming the doctor thinks I'm taking the Nexium which is probably why he gave me an appetite suppressor? As for working out I go to the gym an hour and half each day five times a week. All cardio right now, moving on the weights next month.

[circa 333]

You might not actually be hungry - acid often mimics hunger. You might need the reducer, not the appetite suppressant.

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[101driver 46]

Biggie - O was sleeved two days after you. I went through a week or so when I thought I was getting hungry all of a sudden (it was upsetting to me). I took the advice many have given on this board and started Prevacid. Boy did it work! I guess it was acid, even though I wasn't having any issues with reflux. Good luck to you.

[Lissa 2,631]

Biggie, Your doc probably does think you're taking the Nexium, so he's now added an appetite suppressant. Before filling that Rx, why not try the Nexium for a couple of weeks and see if it helps? I didn't think I had acid issues either, but my doc started me on pantoprazole and suddenly I didn't have any hunger anymore, and that was at 3 months out. I am amazed at the difference! I never had heartburn or reflux before surgery, so I wouldn't have recognized either after surgery either.

Good luck! I hope it works for you!

[Biggie 3]

I will definitely try the Nexium and see if it helps with the hunger. I will report results back