Hello!

I just got my sleeve on Friday (5/3/13) so I'm only 4 days out. Overall I feel pretty well. Very little pain (I am still taking a little of my vicodin). But, my biggest surprise is how hungry I am now. I would have thought that my stomach would still be so small and swallen that I wouldn't be hungry. The last couple of days I've been having 3 protien shakes a day, Jello, chicken broth, and lots of Water. Last night in bed my stomach wouldn't stop growling. It felt like it would have felt if I was starving myself and hadn't had the surgery. I know that it is not just psychological desire for food, because like I said my stomach is actually growling.

Is anybody else experience this much hunger so soon?

Hi Brandycone, I also had surgery on Friday and am days out too. I feel pretty well and have little pain trying to limit myself on the vicodin too. I have not felt hungry maybe you are mistaking acid reflux for hunger that is what my docgtor said and now he has me taking prilosec and I dont get that feeling anymore, that might help? I am jealous, I wish I could hold down protien shakes all I have been able to have is chicken broth, water and jello. I tried some greek yogurt today and some soy milk last night and it just didnt feel right:( This is rough so far and Im getting scared thinking about how hard the next few months are going to be:( My roommate was sweet and went grocery shopping spending like 250 dollars at trader joes not knowing that I cant eat, needless to say looking in the fridge made me want to cry. I hope you feel better.

My stomach makes terrible growling noises as my food makes its way into and through . I am 7 weeks out and have had no actual hunger at all. Head hunger, now that ugly demon just needs to go away!

I was sleeved Thursday and haven't been hungry at all. I'm also on clear liquid diet for a week (no shakes yet), so maybe that's why? ^shrug*

and really, it seems like you're getting a lot in - i'm lucky if I can get through 2 bottles of water, a cup of jello and half a mug of tea in a whole day! Maybe your surgeon made you a bigger tummy than mine! I can't get anything more than that in yet.

I am in the same boat.....important only doing about 4 to 6oz of chicken broth 2 bottles of water and some jello per day. Going to try to be back at work Thursday...is that crazy?

I'm 3 weeks out and had the same problem for the first 2 weeks. I even started trying soft foods pretty early to take that hungry feeling away. I learned it wasn't really hunger it was the acid in my stomach making my stomach burn and rumble like I was really hungry. I started taking Prilosec first just in the morning then after a couple of day I started in the evening as well. Definitely helped. Most of you on this post are newbies so let me say IT WILL GET BETTER! First 2 weeks sucked for me, just didn't feel like myself. Now I feel totally normal. I have been walking since my third day out. First I did 1 mile a day, now I do 2 and it definitely helps. So as I said, it will get better...promise

i was the same way! I thought i was physically hungy but as time went by, i realized the growling was actually stomach acid.. and i wasnt so much hungry as i was addicted to carbs and wanted to eat them to feel satisfied. It gets much easier when you are able to eat soft foods!!I am now 3 weeks post op and not struggling nearly as much. Dont be discouraged, it really does get better

I am in the same boat.....important only doing about 4 to 6oz of chicken broth 2 bottles of Water and some Jello per day. Going to try to be back at work Thursday...is that crazy?

I went back in to work in 6 days, you should be ok.

Thanks so much for your responses back it makes me feel better to hear that this will get better and easier soon.....i just keep thinking about the light at the end of this tunnel which for me is losing weight, getting healthy and being more active!!

thanks nicole i will also be going back to work day six glad to hear i should be ok.

no problem! good luck going back! For me it was kind of nice to go back and focus on something other than food (or the lack of) lol. My job is very physical. Ilift patients all day long. I was careful and had no issues at all. Just stay hydrated, which we have all heard a million times

I am 5 days out and I feel hungry as well! I can get my 3 protein shakes down with no issues!

no problem! good luck going back! For me it was kind of nice to go back and focus on something other than food (or the lack of) lol. My job is very physical. Ilift patients all day long. I was careful and had no issues at all. Just stay hydrated' date=' which we have all heard a million times [/quote']

I think ill enjoy being back at work too! I don't have a physical job im an addiction specialist so group and individual counseling just emotionally draining. and yes sip sip sip water all day:)

I am 5 days out and I feel hungry as well! I can get my 3 Protein shakes down with no issues!

are you taking prilosec? its probably acid reflex maybe not hunger. as soon as i started taking that the what i thought was hunger went away.

Thanks for the replies! I will definitely try the prilocec route!