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xtina · 02-10-2005, 07:32 AM

I was wondering since your surgery has your taste for food changed?
Can you no longer eat some foods you could prior to surgery?

See, I haven't had the surgery yet. Feb 24th is my date.
I feel like I have a bottomless pit for a stomach. I have heard that after surgery you will know when you are full. Is this true? I am soooo looking forward to being able to expierence that feeling.

Does anyone have any tips for after surgery?

Xtina

Christina · 02-10-2005, 09:12 AM

After surgery I wasn't hungry and didn't even want to eat for about 6 months. However, when I did find something I really liked.. I didn't learn the easy way that my pouch was full.. like so many I learned the hard way. I am still working on slowing down when I eat to allow my pouch to tell me that I am full instead of waiting until it is too late and all I want to do is die or sleep.. lol

You'll figure it out in time.. good luck to you..

Dara · 02-10-2005, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by xtina

I was wondering since your surgery has your taste for food changed?
Can you no longer eat some foods you could prior to surgery?

See, I haven't had the surgery yet. Feb 24th is my date.
I feel like I have a bottomless pit for a stomach. I have heard that after surgery you will know when you are full. Is this true? I am soooo looking forward to being able to expierence that feeling.

Does anyone have any tips for after surgery?

Xtina:

I think most of us have expressed the fact that our tastes have definitely changed since surgery. For example, I find that I can't eat canned tuna any more. Why? I don't have a clue. It just doesn't feel right when I eat it. And, I didn't really like peanut butter before surgery. Now? I love it. Why? Who knows?

The lesson I've learned is that if I listen to what my body tells me and eat the things I need to nourish it, I have no problem. Before surgery, I never listened to my body's needs. I just ate obsessively, mainly to feed my emotional needs.

The surgery is a big learning process. It's the first time we've really listened to our bodies, and it's so cool!

Regarding feeling full....oh Lord, you have no idea! It's amazing when a few sips of water make you feel stuffed! After surgery, you also find that feeling more than just full is very uncomfortable. You don't want to do it any more.

I hope this information helps you. Congratulations on your surgery date and good luck with your journey.

watergirl · 02-10-2005, 10:34 AM

Everyone is so different. For example, Dara eats peanut butter. I used to eat peanut butter and love it before surgery, it makes me ill now. I love tuna fish, always have. One 6 oz. can lasts for three lunches. I used to love chips covered in cheese, salsa, sour cream, meat, and peppers, the taste is just not the same.

Yes, you actually FEEL full. I never had or paid attention to that connection between stomach and head that said, "it's time to stop!" before surgery.

It's hit and miss. Would I change anything? Nope! I'm learning to listen to my body.

jasonlc44 · 02-10-2005, 10:49 AM

I have a surgery date of Feb. 25th 2005 and I wish the day was already here. I myself love almost every kind of food invented or grown on this sweet earth. But, I am soo looking forward to learning to listen to my stomach, instead of my brain saying eat, there isn't anything else to do, just eat. Well ,this time when I feel the need to eat out of boredom, I will take a walk or go workout.
Hey ya'all, I have heard stories of people getting all sorts of stomach problems after surgery, is this a common thing or just a select few. Right now I am taking achiphex for acid reflux. I would love to get off of it but I hear some doctors make the patient stay on it after surgery. Let's see, what else, how many people actually turmn lactaid intollerant? I mean I don't drink allot of milk anyway, but on occasion I will. I am sure I have many other questions, but my doctor will probably answer them. I am concerned mostly cause I am paying for this all out of my own pocket and any complications will cost even more for me.

Jason

Dara · 02-10-2005, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by watergirl

I used to love chips covered in cheese, salsa, sour cream, meat, and peppers, the taste is just not the same.

A big change for me is eating something after surgery that I loved before surgery and have it taste okay, but not wonderful like it used to.

(Did that make sense?)

I was a pasta addict. Loved it, craved it, ate it every chance I could. I was petrified to have pasta after surgery because I thought I would run wild with it again. I even waited six months after surgery before I tried pasta. Guess what? It was no big deal.

In fact, I haven't had pasta since then. What a relief!

That's been one of my highlights since surgery. I thank God all the time for the surgery and what it's done for me. It's a wonderful thing.

Dara · 02-10-2005, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by jasonlc44

Hey ya'all, I have heard stories of people getting all sorts of stomach problems after surgery, is this a common thing or just a select few. Right now I am taking achiphex for acid reflux. I would love to get off of it but I hear some doctors make the patient stay on it after surgery. Let's see, what else, how many people actually turmn lactaid intollerant? I mean I don't drink allot of milk anyway, but on occasion I will. I am sure I have many other questions, but my doctor will probably answer them. I am concerned mostly cause I am paying for this all out of my own pocket and any complications will cost even more for me.

Jason:

Welcome to the forum. Congratulations on your surgery date. It will be here sooner than you think!

Dr. Callery prescribes an acid reducer for his patients to take for six months after surgery. I was taking Protonix before surgery for GERD, so I simply continued the Protonix after surgery. I just recently stopped taking it on a daily basis, but take it if I think I need it. Everyone I talked with regarding GERD said it completely resolved after surgery.

A few patients become lactose intolerant after surgery. However, if that is the case, there are lactose-free milk products you can use. Also, there are many other ways to get calcium and vitamins in your food.

You will figure out things for yourself as you go. If we were all identical, then we would have a great instruction book. Unfortunately, everyone is unique.

Believe me, it will become readily apparent what foods work for you and what foods don't work. This surgery makes it very clear.

Good luck and best wishes for a speedy post-op recovery.

watergirl · 02-10-2005, 11:25 AM

Yes, it makes perfect sense to me. I totally agree with you. The one thing I loved was nachos before surgery, they just don't taste as good as I remember. This is okay with me, because they aren't the healthiest thing to eat. I'm totally okay with it.

bridgetgirl · 02-10-2005, 11:32 AM

nachos make me ill now... I think its the fat in the cheese sauce. Cant do more than 2-3 bites of tuna anymore... or hard boiled aggs.... but I LOVE horseradish! i cant get enough of it!

Christina · 02-10-2005, 11:47 AM

Well, all I can say is I just LOVE nachos.. and know what I love most about them? I only eat a couple chips and I am done! It is not something I do very often.. but like on Superbowl Sunday I said I am having Nachos.. and I did. I ate a few chips with cheese and jalapeno's and I was good. Before I would have eaten more than half the bag of chips and a couple of cans of cheese sauce.. and probably would have had a sandwich as well. So for me all is good..

I didn't have this surgery so I would diet every day.. but I do try and stick to protein first and then go from there. However, I do endulge on my most favorite of foods.. sometimes..

For me Milk has been the thing that I craved when I hated it pre-operatively. I think it was in that stage when I was on a liquid or soft foods diet for several months after surgery.. due to complications. I think my body just told me that I needed it so I drank it. I rarely drink it now, like before surgery.. but when I crave it, I have it because I think it is my body telling me I need it?