I have issues with food, I do. I had surgery on Sat.. On Wed.,I tried to eat roast beef. I threw up. I tried to eat it again, after which it felt like the food was oscillating between my esophagus and pouch for, like, 45 minutes to an hour. Seriously, a huge lump waning to and fro. So effing uncomfortable. Think that would deter me the next day? No ma'am. Until 5 pm I consumed nothing but Clear liquids. After 5 I fell off the wagon I tried eating some chips, which I got away with without feeling too uncomfortable. Then I engaged in an old eating behavior; when, I'd self-restrict during the day, I would wake up in the middle of the night to eat. I tried that last night with chips and 1 extremely small sip of Fresca. BAD IDEA!!! I immediately experienced the most terrible stomach pains and this morning my digestive system is feeling rode hard and put away--you get the idea.

As an aside, my sleeve was reinforced with both staples and sutures, so the likelihood that it will bust is minimal, unless, of course I do something drastic. I mean I hate that I even chance it at all. Right now I am realizing that while the physical part of me that contributed to my overeating has changed, my relationship with food remains and is still in need of repair.

Thanks for listening.

Edited May 1, 201511 yr by justbeingmejosie

My daughter (who has dropped 85 lbs s/p VSG 2/25/14) and my best friend (lost 74 lbs s/p VSG 10/14/13 and gained 25 lbs back) are my support and police my eating 26 days post VSG!

I value the advice of the veteran sleevers on this site and understand the genuine concern each expressed knowing the original poster was eating food way too soon at 5 days post op. After all I have 2 people myself that pull no punches in their advice or brandishments! I hope you are able to follow your NUT's and counselor's recommendations so you can be successful in the use of this tool for your own weight loss @@justbeingme1972!

Good luck!

Michelle

Edited June 21, 201511 yr by michellemartin961

I appreciate your honesty. Anytime I've tried to eat stuff I wasn't suppose to my stomach let me know pretty quick and that was that. I'm guessing that's why people throw up so much at the beginning of this. According the program director of my bariatric unit everyone progresses at different rates with what they are able to tolerate. Listen to your body, if it complains put down your fork.Everybody slips up sometimes or we wouldn't be here in the first place, would we?

I was sleeved 2/09 and ended up with a chest infection so all meds were stopped. I was hungry all the time which was caused from the gerd or reflux.. I cheated one day I to crave beef but I chewed it then spat it out.. So at least I had the taste. I saw my dietician and I am supposed to take tabs for reflux all the time. Since being on the reflux tabs I am not hungry at all. The reflux confuses our bodies and brains so we think we are hungry try the reflux tabs next time you see your Doc. The liquid only diet post op is tedious to say the least

At least blend that crap up!!

Seriously, I know how hard it is, and I really craved something savory during the liquid phase. Try some broth or Soup. You need to get a handle on this if you want this tool to work for you, but most of all, don't jeopardize your health. We only get one stomach.