I found this great article about the importance of the first 6-12 months (depending on how much you have to lose) after surgery.... it really made me realize I've got to make the most of that time.

I know the veteran Sleevers know this stuff but I thought the newbies and pre-surgery sleevers (like me) would be interested. It's a gastric bypass website but all the vital info is the same for Sleevers.

http://gastricbypass...neymoon-period/

I'm from new Orleans too....when and where are you having your surgery?

Hi,

My doc is Dr. Lavin -- the surgery will be in Slidell at Southern Surgical. My 90 day Aetna requirement is up 11/14..so I'm hoping for the end of November. What about you?

Great article, and I feel it is very applicable to "my sleeve experience"

So, at about 7 months or so post op, I noticed my appetite returning. so lets me clear, sometime a few months post op when I got over the "head hunger" until that moment, I had very little interest in food. I could have probably not eaten all day and felt fine. I was fine with whatever because food didn't taste that great and I just didn't have "interest". I ate small quantities, several times aday but would forget meals too. What started changing about 7 or so months post op is that food started becoming more appealing. Like, my interest in it piped up, my taste buds decideded they liked food again.

My surgeon's office and nutrtionalist both said - just keep portions small - whatever you do, keep portions small so you retain that feeling of restriction. I have tried very hard to comply with that, and am still losing weight, albeit slower. I do find tempting food, more tempting, I do find the urge to snack returning, that sort of thing.

I don't diet and if I really did that I could probably get going faster

Very interesting! Thanks.

So my question is when the appetite comes back at 6 months, you are still restricted. Because 'pouchie' is still small. You can just eat a bit more than you could post-surgery, but as much as pre-surgery. Right? So at 6 months your good eating habits should be in place so that you don't fill your pouch with junk when you get hungry.

At least...thats what I got from it. :-)

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I'm doing mine at Ochsner the week before Christmas.