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Clear liquid post-op

amber5281

By amber5281, in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

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amber5281    13

amber5281
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My surgery was Thursday, 10/8 and I am on Clear Liquids until Monday. I keep hearing people say that they aren't hungry and I am worried because I do feel hungry. I drink a little clear liquid and am hungry again a few minutes later. Is that normal ? I was looking forward to not being hungry.

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sbg224    318

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I was looking forward to not being hungry ether, but the day after surgery there it was. Now some people say it is head hunger, acid reflux, or thirst, but this is real hunger. The good thing is when you eat the sleeve stops you from over eating, which of course many of us had and got us to the obese stage. The thing to really make sure of is not to eat the wrong things, always Protein first, and you get full so fast the hunger is gone, but it does come back in about 2 hours, I just make sure I make good choices and don't overeat. I am 2 months and 1 week post op sleeve. Good luck, it is a daily chore.

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BLERDgirl    6,417

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Honestly this will pass. Of course you will be hungry.You're only drinking liquids. It will get better as you transition to regular food, but if you are not having head hunger and you are on an effective dosage of PPI, you should not get ravenously hungry. Normal hungry, sure. That hunger that makes your eat half the refrigerator? Hopefully no.

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Cape Crooner    589

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I was Tuesday and graduated to blended diet Thursday. I don't have hunger pains (like I did throughout the pre-opt diet), but I just polished off 4 ounces of mushroom Soup and felt like I would like some more. Not a hunger thing, more of a palette pleasure reflex.

I'm taking in about 600 calories a day, feeling quite content, but I feel like I never even had surgery.

Incredible!

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deevancliff    44

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I'm peddling in that boat... I'm miserable in pain depending which way I move... Get hungry in the belly not the palette sip all day and just can't get comfortable until I'm too full...didn't expect all of this????????

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amber5281    13

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I'm glad I'm not the only one. Nothing clear liquid seems appetizing to me at all!! How long do you have to do clears ? Fortunately I only have one more day after today, then I can have full liquids.

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deevancliff    44

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I'm still on clear hopefully bumped up when I see surgeon on thurs...

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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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      1. LeighaTR

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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

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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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      1. summerseeker

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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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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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