Morning- so I am almost one week post op from having the sleeve- best day, however I have am having a hard time understanding what is going on with my body's signals! Help!

When I know I am not getting in anywhere the recommended Protein or liquids I am feeling sooo full! I have been reading that people will get the hiccups when they are full and some even will have their noses start running a bit! What gives?! Both of these happen to me either after just a sip or after an hr or sipping or slowly earring a SF Jello cup! So I ask- what are some of your ways you know that your body is full and how long have these signs been sticking around for you?!

I was sleeved in July of 2013, and I still get the slight hiccup and sniffly nose as "slow down, you're getting full" signals. They're pretty reliable for me. I've found that if I don't listen to them, I'll be sorry, LOL.
If what I'm eating has a high level of sugar or sugar alcohols, queasiness is a strong "STOP EATING THIS NOW" signal for me. In the early post-op days, I almost never felt hungry at all, so knowing when I was full was tricky--I always felt kind of the same, whether I had sipped or not! Once the swelling in your new sleeve goes down a little more, you'll get a really good sense of your own personal signals.

One week post op, you are still really swollen. You'll know when it goes down, but that wont be for a few more weeks. Just measure everything until the numbness wears off and yes, when you hiccup or sneeze or the nose runs, stop eating or drinking. If your only trying to drink, just wait a few minutes and then drink a little bit more. Not huge gulps.

I've had the hiccup since day one. Any food after the hiccup and its coming right back up. drinks, I will hiccup from them yes, but I wait a good 5 minutes and still at this point have to take small sips to get past it. Drinking too soon after eating causes more of an issue than between meals.

Once the numbness wears off, it will be easier to gage the size of bites and gulps.

Edited April 16, 201412 yr by gomekast

Your sleeve is swelled right now. As soon as it settles down, you'll figure out how to tell when your full.

We Barely get the hiccups now at 5 months post sleeve surgery. I will share the best advice our surgeon gave us. He said do not eat 3 meals a day. Eat only when you are hungry. He gave us no Protein, calorie, or carb diet, and said make healthy choices. I keep healthy foods in the fridge, such as salmon, boiled eggs, chicken salad, tuna salad, tossed salads, cole slaw, rotisserie chicken, and I cook vegetables. My husband eats when he wants, I eat when I want. We still snack on SF popsicles. I cook no bread or Pasta. Because of diabetes we choose to eat this way and it works for us. I eat yogurt for Breakfast only because of taking medicines. I recommend eating on saucers and getting used to it. Because once you eat what is on that saucer you do not need your body to tell you that you are full. You should be full.

I feel a mild sense of tightness in my chest that means I'm full. 4 months post-op. I find it easiest to measure like 1/3 cup out and eat that.