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downsizingdiva    460

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How long does it take for your new stomach to feel normal, not so fragile and touchy, like it's always there getting your attention, does that make sense..

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Mike4132    256

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It took about 2 months for me. I'm 3 months out now and everything feels 100% normal, just smaller.

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downsizingdiva    460

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Ok I'm two months today, I'm honestly getting really scared that I won't ever feel normal again.

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chunkyloverlovesyou    197

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It's feels like a little weenie sissie sensitive arrogant pouch it is. Always starving. Always wanting more and more. Well, anything but Water. Stomach is a self righteous bitty I have to cater to

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ProjectMe    909

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I haven't felt any differently with my stomach. Up until I first felt restriction, I questioned if the surgeon even did anything. My stomach area feels the same, so I'm not sure what you mean. Maybe you are hyper aware of your new tummy because of knowing what the surgeon did? Which isn't at all unusual. I've had surgeries for athletic injuries and it takes awhile to get used to the fixed area again.

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JamieLogical    8,727

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I'm 6 months out and unless I'm currently eating or have recently eaten, I am not conscious of my stomach. It feels normal in that I don't feel it at all. Is that what you mean?

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Elode    8,093

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@@downsizingdiva Mine took a it two months. It started out sounding like I had demons living in there and now it's pretty normal.

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pinkbunies    359

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I too am at six months out and I don't notice it there unless I'm trying to eat too much.

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BLERDgirl    6,417

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I don't even remember, maybe a month or 2? I'm nearly 6mths now and it feel normal.

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downsizingdiva    460

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Yes that's what I mean like before I wasnt conscious of my stomach unless I was hungry or it was upset but now it's like I always feel it, there's always some kind of sensation that keeps my attention. I hope that makes sense. But I really hope to feel normal like you all do now.

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downsizingdiva    460

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My gurgling has gone away for the most part, just feels queezy or something all the time, my one fear was that I'd be nauseous all the time after surgery, I do have to say I feel much better today, mind and body, ahh the power of prayer.

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JerseyCityGal    231

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I haven't felt any differently with my stomach. Up until I first felt restriction, I questioned if the surgeon even did anything. My stomach area feels the same, so I'm not sure what you mean. Maybe you are hyper aware of your new tummy because of knowing what the surgeon did? Which isn't at all unusual. I've had surgeries for athletic injuries and it takes awhile to get used to the fixed area again.

Same here.

I thought I would feel something magical but everything felt the same.

My full signal is a hiccup.

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JerseyCityGal    231

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@@downsizingdiva Mine took a it two months. It started out sounding like I had demons living in there and now it's pretty normal.

Demons as in crazy gargling bubbling noises??

Well I sure hope it didn't announce MY NAME IS ABADDON!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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