Ast night we had chicken for dinner... I portioned some out for myself and put the rest of my piece away... Then about three hours later, i thought i felt legitimate hunger. (Im just over 2 weeks out and through my preop up to now have learned a lot about real hunger v mental/ emotional hunger).... Anyways, i waited a few mins and was still hungry... So i carefully warm up and prepared a few bites .... And after just a couple of bites, i got super uncomfortably full.... Help - how do i know/ control these situations...... I'm terrified of stretching out my stomach and ruining everything..... And i seem to have this problem with protein- similar thing happen earlier in the day with tuna....

It's normal to feel uncomfortable with protein like tuna or chicken at early stages. Don't worry of stretching your sleeve. It is just so tight that you felt that and you will feel better day after day.

My advice is restrict your self to 3 tbs in week 3-4 in every meal that contains tuna or chicken. Increase that to 4 tbs in week5-6 when having protein.

I found that walking does help when I feel like chest tightness or food stuck.

Hope you feel better soon!

wow..I am surprised at 3 weeks out you can handle any kind of meat...i was just starting puree..but each Doc is different....You are still healing, that may account for some of the pain....It is going to take some time to get used to the new you and your new stomach...It will be quite the adventure..

I am so happy you are working on your issues and feeling it out..You will learn exactly how your body will react to different foods. 2 or 3 hours later...hum!! If you can drink a Protein shake or some of one anyway...In my early stages of this I drank a lot of them...yuck!!! But for the good of my health I did it...

Most of the problems that got us here are in our heads..We have to deal and solve those first before we can fix the body....

Wonderful that you are listening to your sleeve and its needs.....just keep swimming girl!

Wow, at 2 weeks out ill still be on liquids. I hope things get better for you.

April

Aside from the above mentioned , another thing came to mind. Are you taking a PPI (Priolosec, ect?) to ward off acid? My doctor put me on one for a month or so after surgery, oftentimes increased stomach acid can mimic traditional hunger pains.