I had surgery on Sept. 9th so thats almost 3 months ago. I've had 4 fills, 3cc the 1st, 3cc the 2nd, 1cc the third, and 1cc the 4th. I am feeling restriction, but can't get the "full" feeling so I am still hungry when I have to physically make myself stop eating or it'll come back up. I have also been having pain in my chest after eating certain things, mostly dinner time. Maybe its from over eating.. I don't know. But I still feel hungry after my pouch is filled with food and maybe a 1/2 hour to an hour later I'm even more hungry. Any experienced this or have any suggestions..???

I don't have restriction yet but my surgeon repeatedly has stressed that we do NOT eat until "full" (as you stated) but instead to eat until "Satisfied". That's a very different thing. You should meet with your nutritionist to get some portion guidelines until you can hear that inner "cue".

My directions say to eat till satisfied or 1/2 cup whichever comes first, but never more than 1/2 cup

You are redefining the feeling of satiety for yourself. You are never going to have the same "full" feeling you used to get when you ate a large amount of food. So yes, the chest pain you are getting with meals is an indication that you are overeating. This could be irritating your stoma (opening) and causing swelling, which in turn makes your food even slower to slip through the hole and calm your stomach down. The "still hungry" feeling may also be a sign that you are eating too fast...filling up your pouch before any of it has a chance to slip into the lower stomach portion. Theoretically if you eat slowly, some is slipping into the lower portion of your stomach and giving it something to do. You complete your meal, satisfied that your pouch is full,and your stomach is busy digesting the food trickling through the stoma, thus not triggering hunger pains any longer. Remember, you should be taking 20-30 minutes to finish one half to one cup of food.

Start focusing on the feeling of fullness in your little pouch. Remember to put your fork down and chew 25-30 times for each bite, and then to pause and assess your body before taking another bite. Look for the "soft stop"...a sign your body usually gives that it has had enough before you actually have any feeling of having HAD enough...a sigh, a sniff, a hiccup. Stop eating before you have any feeling of fullness at all. And go slowly slowly slowly so your body has time to catch up.

Thank you guys so much! I'm really going to start working on stopping before I overeat!!