Hello all, my name is Sam. Glad this forum was recommended to me. :huggie:

I had my surgery on January 9, and things have been going very well, I think, except for one thing. But first, the good: I lost 21 pounds in five days, and have yet to re-weihgt myself since the 15th. My knees and ankles don't hurt anymore, I don't snore anymore, I haven't had any indigestion at all since the surgery, and I don't wake up 3-4 times per night to use the bathroom. I sleep straight through since I don't know when! The one thing bothering me is that I am constantly hungry. I eat the amount of food prescribed by my doctor, and it does fill up my pouch, but the stomach below the pouch growls continually. So I'm full up top, and hungry down below! Does anyone experience this? Will this go away?? I don't feel like having constant hunger pains for the rest of my life. The band was supposed to take care of that, I thought. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Sam, You are just 3 weeks out of surgery. Your stomach is still healing. Your body is going through big changes. Indigestion is gone..sleeping through the night ...good things. Try protein drinks that might help or what about creamed soups that really filled me up. Keep the faith but don't be miserable. What are you allowed to eat? It could be a mental thing too. Food addicts that we all are..

Sam.. holy moly you have lost that much weight with an EMPTY BAND! that is wonderful! The first 5 weeks is healing and you are now in what the vetrans call........... Bandster Hell! You'll make it.

Congrats on you success! I am getting banded in April, and am currently doing all the preop stuff and personal research (this is a great site)! I am curious about your hunger feelings. I hope you continue to post and hope even more that your hunger pangs go away. The reason I am overweight is because I am always hungry. This is the first time I've heard of anyone saying that their lower stomach felt empty. Keep us posted! Good Luck and God Bless!

Pamela

Hi Samuel, I had the same thing with the hunger. It goes away a bit after you start getting fills. The stomach sensors are close to the band so when it tightens it gives you a full feeling. You should see that happen with a fill or 2. Best of luck.