I had surgery Wednesday and I've barely eaten

[Liability 0]

The day of surgery I had 2 Jello cups in the hospital that I was staying, but haven't really eaten anything after discharge, roughly 2 - 3 jello cups. I still have pain around my incisions and I can't tell if I am having hunger pains or it's just part of the normal pains after surgery. I don't know what to do, should I force myself to eat or should I just keep drinking liquids?

[jerandlaur 1]

I had surgery on Tuesday and have had less than that. I feel so full that I am almost uncomfortable. This is not what I expected. I was able to drink more the day of surgery than I can now. Ugh. It may change but I am regretting this right now.

[tera1982 194]

I had VSG on Tuesday, dec 8th...I am having an extremely hard time eating more than a few bites of anything and am really trying on the Water. I made the mistake of eating too much/too fast for lunch and am now miserable. I feel like I just ate a ginormous feast when in reality it was a few baby spoonfuls. My surgeons office said water is most important in the first stages because the number one complication with this surgery is dehydration(which equals back to the hospital)...i was told protein(food) intake will increase over time-JUST PUSH WATER. I would consult your surgeons team if you have any concerns, whatsoever. They welcome the calls and would rather have you call and get answers than try on your own and end up back with them.

[CTJohn 109]

The lap band probably isn't the cause of lack of appetite yet since it isn't tight. Rather, it's the surgery and healing process

I followed doctors advice - liquids, then mushy. Don't force anything. Take it slow. Your doctor is always a phone call away

[banded_jem 2]

I too had my surgery on Wednesday. Felt really uncomfortable but think that might be the air that we are filled with for surgery. Trapped wind is painful big more so when we are healing. I am managing to drink 1.5 litres of Water a day- not much food what so ever right now but gradually getting there x

[Jack 855]

such thoughts as "I can't tell if I am having hunger pains or it's just part of the normal pains after surgery. I don't know what to do, should I force myself to eat or should I just keep drinking liquids?"

demonstrate how powerful the Dragon affecting our lives tries to remain, until we come to realize there is something besides food/eating/OVEReating in our existence.

We must come to understand the Rational Brain is a tool that we really must learn to use. "Forcing myself to eat" is what we all did in our preOp lives, which led to being morbidly Obese.

Liquids are essential during this part of postOp recovery. "Forcing myself to eat" should be one of those non-rational behaviors we can all understand is not the path to our goal.

Learning what being "NOT hungry" really means, is a Whole New Universe. Welcome to the beginning of your journey.

Being 'NOT hungry' in a rational world of normo eaters means 'do not eat'. That is a habit we all have to learn.

[WLSResources/ClothingExch 3,443]

@@Liability -- Your surgery was only a few days ago and you're still on Clear Liquids, right? Jello is not food. It's clear liquid that we pretty much mash with our tongues. Continue taking the clears on the list you were given, as hydration is essential. It's understandable that incisions will still be sore.

@@tera1982 -- Lapband concerns are not the same as sleeve concerns.

@@Jack -- I'm not sure that Liability is actually talking about eating food at this point. Have we read him differently?

Hey, this is the first topic I've seen outside the "men only" forum that is chockablock with males. Is there something in the Water this morning?

Edited December 13, 2015 by WLSResources/ClothingExch

[Jack 855]

@Jack -- I'm not sure that Liability is actually talking about eating food at this point. Have we read him differently?

perhaps so.....yet there seems to be considerable interface with all of us who spent much of our lives as Morbidly Obese.

Our relationship with food, why and when we eat, and why and when we DON'T eat, are not too different as far as I can tell.

And perhaps I'm mistaken....yet the mechanics of 'what we do' surgically is not as important as 'what we do' postOp to move to our vision of Normo healthy weight/life style. It is my conviction the urge to OverEat pre and postOp whatever the procedure, is the very issue we must all learn to manage effectively.

Cheers.

[jerandlaur 1]

For some reason everything fell into place yesterday and I was able to drink 44oz of Water and suck on a popsicle and take my medicine and last night I actually slept on my stomach without waking up in pain (I have always been a stomach sleeper.) While I am thankful for this it has caused some hunger pangs but I will treat those with a Protein shake.

I do have to agree with Jack about the "dragon" of eating. Even while I was not hungry at all I thought about eating all of the time. I wanted to eat something, anything, and I have that same feeling now. I can see the need for some drastic changes in my habits or I don't think I will be successful.

For that reason I am happy that I waited until now to have the surgery. I first considered having band surgery 7 years ago when I was in my 30's and realize now that I don't think I had the mental mindset to follow through. I am hoping that I have the ability to stick with it.

Now if i could just get the stupid incisions to stop itching.

[Jack 855]

re: "I wanted to eat something, anything, and I have that same feeling now. I can see the need for some drastic changes in my habits"

understand, BTDT!

What made that early part of postOp was to start tracking just was "hunger" was.....

I was astonished to learn for MYSELF at least, MOST of my eating was in response to the anxiety about becoming hungry, and that in fact I had long forgotten what actual "hunger" really was.

From that my observation was to discover 'just what happens IF you actually become 'hungry'.

Following *my* months long process would bore anybody, so here's the conclusion:

If I found actual 'hunger' physically then I would take a bite of something on my approved list.

This is after the 6 week enforced postOp modified fast they insisted I follow.

I learned that most often 1 or sometimes "2" bites was all it took to become "NOT" hungry....and that would last for hours!

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