To anyone whose post-op. Does the head hunger subside after the 1st month? Does the surgery in the first month help you combat it since you're still healing and can't eat much?

Just wondering what to expect. thanks.

I didn't even know what head hunger truly felt like until after the surgery. That second week was the worst. I knew my stomach was not hungry, but I was salivating and craving every bad food I had ever eaten. But once I started soft foods, it all went away. That first bit of food you finally get to eat is the best food you have ever eaten. Suddenly, those are the foods you want, not the old bad foods. And the best part is, you get to have them, and you get full really fast.

So yes, the head hunger can be very real at first, but goes away as part of the process. The farther out you get from those bad foods, the less you will want them.