Question re LB Surgery and Hunger?

striver · September 22, 2007

Hi all,

I just had a thought last night and got scared.

I was thinking about the band and where it is placed and wondered if the surgery is surgical starvation?

R u hungry at all after surgery or is it like gfasting al the time u never feel satisfied??

Sorry if its a dumb question - just need to know.

Please help.

kind regards M:)

WASaBubbleButt · September 22, 2007

There is a nerve at the top of your stomach and that is what signals the brain that you are full.

The band makes a small pouch out of the top of your stomach. So without the band you could eat food the size of a football before that nerve is triggered telling you that you are full. With the band you can eat food the size of a plum to a baseball and the nerve is triggered telling your brain you are full. And you ARE full.

Not a dumb question at all, actually... a very good question.

striver · September 23, 2007

There is a nerve at the top of your stomach and that is what signals the brain that you are full.
The band makes a small pouch out of the top of your stomach. So without the band you could eat food the size of a football before that nerve is triggered telling you that you are full. With the band you can eat food the size of a plum to a baseball and the nerve is triggered telling your brain you are full. And you ARE full.

Not a dumb question at all, actually... a very good question.

Thanks so much, I just had visions of me losing weight after surgery - but rolling on the fall with hunger pains.

I feel much better now

You have made my day - haven't seen any info on this topic.

Many thanks again

kind regards M

GayleTX · September 23, 2007

I am 18 mo out and very seldom have hunger pangs or crave anything. In fact, I get somewhat aggravated when I know I need to eat, get my calorie count up, but I dont' want to eat.....nothing sounds particularly good to me....not bad or repulsive and I'm never nauceous at all, just have a lack of interest in food. I never would have believed it! Every day I fear that tomorrow is the day my appetite comes back!!

WASaBubbleButt · September 23, 2007

Thanks so much, I just had visions of me losing weight after surgery - but rolling on the fall with hunger pains.
I feel much better now

You have made my day - haven't seen any info on this topic.

Many thanks again

kind regards M

The reason the band works is because it makes us so we are very satisfied with an amazingly small amount of food.

Today I have eaten 1/4 cup of refried Beans and I realized I need to keep Protein up and I'm working on a Protein shake.

Total calories so far today (6:06PM) 176. That's figuring the Protein Shake I'm working on is gone and it isn't, yet.