I am nearly four months out from surgery. I have had a delightfully problem-free post-surgery experience. I feel I am completely healed and doing well (OK, I'd be happier if my weight loss were faster/better but I am not complaining. I have never been able to lose weight in my past, much less lose 54 pounds!). Recently, I have had an increasing issue with getting too full, too fast. This has not previously been a problem for me (except for the first few days post-surgery). Now, I can barely eat my little 1/2 cup servings before I feel stuffed. This is a new issue for me. Has anyone else had something like this happen to them? The too-full feeling passes fairly soon and I am able to get back to the rest of my meal but each meal now takes me a very long time to complete.

If no one else has experienced this, do I need to check in with my doctor?

I've talked about this kind of thing with my surgeon. He said that certain changes (atmospheric, weather, environment) can certainly affect the sleeve, as can things like stress or emotion. Some days we might feel more restriction than others. THis is normal and just ride with it, listen to your body and your sleeve, stop when you are satisfied, as per normal. You might even consider doing a liquid day if your sleeve seems particularly tight. This happens to me quite often... right before my cycle I could eat any and everything... right after, or if I am ill, or at the change of seasons, I can barely eat anything and I stay full for a long time.

All totally normal sleeve behavior but you might need to converse with your doctor just for assurance.

I've noticed this, too, and I think it's normal, but I'm not a doctor. Some days I just don't feel like eating (just like before the sleeve). Those are days it is hard to get my Protein in.

It's the other days that I worry about

I find that if I switch back to softer Proteins for a couple of days (tuna salad, egg salad, cottage cheese, chicken salad, tofu, greek yogurt, beans) it helps to get through those times, as the soft proteins don't give me that sick stuffed feeling after 2 bites and I can actually get down 3 or 4 oz. Just make sure you don't overeat them, though, and get back to dense protein as soon as you can.

I am 3 1/2 months post op and I am feeling it! Just recently though. When I go out to eat, I feel it the most. This past weekend had a soft taco (insides only) and refried Beans and was only able to eat a couple bites of each. I had ordered a salad and tried to nibble on that too...made for an uncomfortable "Pete" (AKA my sleeve). Well at least the dog had a great lunch!!