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Ok I had gastric sleeve surgery on the 4th last saturday and I am now 9 days out of surgery. The system I find with my surgeon is very different unlike the ones I am reading like I said I am Nigerian live in Nigeria but did my surgery in England. 2 days after surgery my surgeon got me on yogurts and I tolerated it and the day after I started yogurt in the morning, Soup and yogurt in the afternoon and Soups and yogurt at night and it was soup with bits in and I was fine. The next morning I had porridge (oatmeal) that was lumpy I was fine. I was walking about the next day as at today the pain is almost non existent except for a weird back pain like I had epidural (odd). I am now beginning to fight a need to snack as all I do is sit in my hotel room watch TV and my life revolved around food for a long time that is why I ballooned to 361 pounds. I have been quite naughty as I have been ordering room service wasting a lot of money on food I cant eat. This is where the food addiction kicks in that I am now afraid surgery cant solve. Can anyone relate to me and tell me how they got over it post op. On the flip side I am now 343 pounds today YAYYY. I need to know this too is normal

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A book helped me a lot:

Emotional First + Aid Kit for Bariatric Surgery by Cynthia Alexander

http://www.amazon.com/Emotional-First-Aid-Kit-Practical/dp/0976852659/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1413172008&sr=1-1&keywords=emotional+first+aid+kit+for+bariatric+surgery

Also, I would get out of the room and TV and walk, a lot... eventually, you could get a bike and meet people. You need a life besides the 4 walls of a room and TV!

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Thank you @@BeagleLover very good advice ill go into town today and look at nice shoes I can use to reward myself. Ill get the book as well as I need something to help me.

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Are you on stomach acid reducer?

4 weeks after surgery, they took me off those tablets and hunger came roaring back; as soon as I went back on them, the hunger went away.

Having said that, it seems that maybe your issue is more like mine - boredom fuelling food.

I am learning ( not perfect) that I just have to say "no" to that and find something else to do..

Good Luck!

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The back pain appears to be as a result of lying on ur back on the operating table, that should ease off shortly. My sips of diluted Ribena seems to help me with the urge to binge.

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Thank you everyone I have managed to start walking about and go out windows shopping imagining myself going into normal shops not only the plus size ones. Another thing I am now beginning to battle with is coming to the realisation that my life has changed and breaking up with my best friend food? ???

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@@nikkydizzle, SO happy to hear that you are on your way to healthy-- physically and mentally!!!

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I wish I could snack sometimes lol, my sleeve is pretty sensitive and if I overeat, or even attempt one more bite I will throw up...well dry heave for 10-20 minutes.

I know at some point I will have to add Snacks in and eat 5 mini meals, but it seems so daunting to me right now. I'm a month post op on Monday, and still don't have much of an appetite, and when I do eat, I can eat a few bites and be done.

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Stop spending money on room service and spend it on a therapist.

:)

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Hello, thank you for your post. Like you and everyone else on this site, I have an addiction to food. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ALL THINGS BREAD! With that being said, when the post-op day arrived for me to try bread, I opted not to. My taste buds have changed since surgery, but I do not want to remember what it tastes like. I have control what I eat now and I want to stay in control. I want to be a success . My advice to you is remember what got you into this situation. You have received a second chance. Good luck. Melanie

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Hello, thank you for your post. Like you and everyone else on this site, I have an addiction to food. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ALL THINGS BREAD! With that being said, when the post-op day arrived for me to try bread, I opted not to. My taste buds have changed since surgery, but I do not want to remember what it tastes like. I have control what I eat now and I want to stay in control. I want to be a success . My advice to you is remember what got you into this situation. You have received a second chance. Good luck. Melanie

I tried toast and it sits like a lump in my stomach...no point in eating it

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