I am 5 days post op. and I am having a hard time distinguishing the difference between hunger pains & surgery pain. I was laying in bed last night and my stomach started cramping really bad. I thought it was related to the surgery untill I realized...I was hungry! :confused:My stomach was growling & rumbling.:smile:

Has anyone experienced this? I am on mushies now, and eating every hour or so. Any advice?

I'm sticking to my doc's plan although I'm hungry and have been since I was in recovery. HOWEVER I know that eating mushies etc can cause my stomach to churn to digest it and I risk slippage, erosion etc. I might "feel" fine but be doing damage. SO I can be hungry a few days. Big woo. Worth it in the long run.

I had the same problem but Jello pudding pops helped. And by the second or third week the doctor let me eat fish and chicken which totally thrilled me. Just because the stomach is rewired do not mean our minds are also.