Only 1 Week Post Op and STILL HUNGRY!?? - Page 2 - ThinnerTimes

Monica_Ann · 05-08-2008, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Pineapple8326

Monica: Example on how much fluid my pouch can tolerate. I can drink an 11 ounce bottle of crystal light in about half hour without any ill effects. I'm taking the small "sip" sips" I was told to, but I feel so thirsty and SOOOOO sooooo very hungry.

And the 2 ounces of Ensure 3 times a day I was instructed to take, a piece of cake every time. I could probably drink a whole bottle of ensure let alone the 2 ounces, and I've been hearing people STRUGGLING to just down 2 ounces. Something aint right here folks.

I beg of you please to help me out because I've had really bad luck this week when I had to put my cat to sleep for tumors all over (right after I got out of the hospital).

So please, if somebody, a professional, or somebody who is going thru this same experience please tell me everything is okay, because I have that gut feeling that everything is NOT okay with my pouch.....and this is definitely NOT what I should be expecting.

Thanks for answering me and I have to say Milady is right just sip never gulp no matter how thirsty you feel and I have to say the 1st and 2nd week I felt "hungry" all the time. Now looking back I can say it definately was all in my head. But you could not have told me that then.

I am no professional, if you ever have something that needs a professional opinion then you really must call your surgeon. They are the professionals.

I am sorry I am not more help but I will not lie to another member.

Sunshine69 · 05-08-2008, 10:45 AM

Sweetie,

I felt the same way you did - HUNGRY! But it goes away, it really does. I started to think that the doctor didn't make my pouch the right size or that he left half of it open or things like that. But I decided that no matter what, I had to keep moving forward and I made myself go to sleep or I read this board for hours and hours and hours. I still struggle with water, but at the moment my hunger has calmed down.

Hang in there and believe the people that have been there - done that months and years ago - I know that it's what got me through it.

Best to you.

jstarr81 · 05-08-2008, 11:17 AM

I totally can understand! I thought it was just me to I am 6 weeks post op and I to think I can eat/drink more than what I am suppose to be able to. I have not thrown up or dumped yet. I can drink escessive ammounts of water ( I have no problem getting in my required fluids). Now lets talk about eating. I went our to dinner with my husband and I was able to eat about 3 shrimp a few pieces of my chicken and a bite of cheese I was like man I feel like such a PIG! but yet my pouch was not hurting nor did I dump. I get worried cause I feel as though my WL has stalled and I have not lost anything in 2 weeks. I dont weigh myself at home just at the doctors office. I will have to bring all this up when I go for a follow up next week. I am soooo happy to hear I am not alone in this.

Daphne's Mom · 05-08-2008, 08:59 PM

Early on, I would keep having my usual knee-jerk reaction when I drove past a fast-food joint. Esp. In n Out--I thought I needed a double-double with fries and (of course) a diet coke. What I wanted was instant comfort, solace. It takes a long time, and reflection on what we're actually feeling, to recognize what hunger is.
Sometimes I still don't know, but I'm still working on it...
Don't worry, just keep paying attention to what your body is saying.
Every good wish,
Anita

bezobraz · 05-09-2008, 08:15 AM

I had my surgery Monday. I am able to drink fair amount of water and I do feel hunger. I dring PureProtein shakes from Traders Joe, it has 35 gramm of protein in regular 10 oz can. And it does keep my hunger down.

Please don't panic! Call you the psycaetrist you visited before surgery, tell her/him that you need extra help.

Good luck!
Tonya

Marella · 05-10-2008, 12:15 AM

For me I think the problem is that the liquid diet has such a limited choice of foods that all you want to do is crunch something - maybe just chew and spit out. I haven't tried that yet because I'm afraid I'd start something in my brain I wouldn't be able to control.

Two weeks of liquid diet feels like an eternity... and then I believe I'm supposed to go to mush, which is still liquid only thicker, but still, no crunch.

I too can tolerate 6 to 8 ounces of liquid food, but over 10 minutes of eating, I get it down, either sipping through my teeth or spooning. I try hard to stretch it out by putting it down, walking away, etc, so that it doesn't seem like I'm inhaling my nourishment. (I was a former gulper so I have to relearn sipping, that's why I sip through my teeth.)

BUT there are other times when I don't feel hungry and I have to remind myself to eat (at the top of every hour I have a set task reminder) or else I can get carried away and not even sip water and suddenly hours go by and I missed out on getting in my daily minimums and suffer for it.

It's hard to get rid of that, "I can go for something" that's in the brain, that you can suddenly make yourself hungry, right down to stomach hunger, when it's really a craving, or you're bored, or you see a commercial and a pleasurable moment creeps into your brain and you suddenly feel stomach hunger that's really emotional hunger. At least, that's how it's been for me. All issues I have to re-route in my brain and redesign my entire lifestyle over my "losing" months so that I can come out on the other side, thinner, healthier and with better head habits. Otherwise, well, facing the otherwise is a losing proposition.

When I get to the other side, I may need to always have a picture of the old me on my fridge to remind me of my long dead other self. Re-read my journal as to how I felt weighing 350 so that in my head I never ever go backward and say to myself, it's too hard, life's too short, I give up, pass the cheesecake.

So even though I'm just getting started, those of you successful who've come before me and DID IT, I thank you to reminding me that it's: HELL WEEK and that leads me to believe that I really am normal afterall.

Pineapple8326 · 05-10-2008, 02:01 AM

I know it's still pretty early to determine this right away, but I'm now 100% convinced there is something wrong with my pouch. I am absolutely ,terribly hungry ALL the time....I can't even sleep it's so bad. I'm hydrating myself around the clock and very active with excersizing and still having hunger pains, in my stomach, not in my head or my throat.

Okay now I'm really gonna be screamed at , but I tried to test the ability of my pouch to see how much it would take before I got sick....I ate about 1 cup of cream of chicken soup, no ill effects at all, and it's about 3 days earlier until I start diets of creamier consistancies. I know people will talk smack about my "testing" the pouch, but I had to know for sure if my gut feeling was correct, which is that my pouch, or the connections of my pouch need to be revised.

It figures. Just my luck.

Daphne's Mom · 05-10-2008, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pineapple8326

I know it's still pretty early to determine this right away, but I'm now 100% convinced there is something wrong with my pouch. I am absolutely ,terribly hungry ALL the time....I can't even sleep it's so bad. I'm hydrating myself around the clock and very active with excersizing and still having hunger pains, in my stomach, not in my head or my throat.

Okay now I'm really gonna be screamed at , but I tried to test the ability of my pouch to see how much it would take before I got sick....I ate about 1 cup of cream of chicken soup, no ill effects at all, and it's about 3 days earlier until I start diets of creamier consistancies. I know people will talk smack about my "testing" the pouch, but I had to know for sure if my gut feeling was correct, which is that my pouch, or the connections of my pouch need to be revised.

It figures. Just my luck.

Hang in there, make an appointment to talk to the Doctor
Worrying about it won't do anything but make you feel anxious. And in the past, when I've been anxious, I've gone looking for something to numb out on, typically some kind of junk food.
Read a book, take a walk, take yourself to the movies!
Have a great Saturday!
Best,
Anita

Pineapple8326 · 05-10-2008, 03:38 PM

I'm going to see my surgeon next week on Friday for my 2 week follow up (he cancelled my original appointment for Tuesday

)

Anyway, I have a pretty good idea that my Stoma is the culprit. I may have healed TOO well without any scar tissue around my stoma and the opening is huge so it's able to readily accept large amounts of water/ensure.

I heard that fixing the stoma is a painful process.
[Start: Sarcasm]Boy I have such goooood luck[End: Sarcasm]

fisher1000 · 05-10-2008, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pineapple8326

I'm going to see my surgeon next week on Friday for my 2 week follow up (he cancelled my original appointment for Tuesday

)

Anyway, I have a pretty good idea that my Stoma is the culprit. I may have healed TOO well without any scar tissue around my stoma and the opening is huge so it's able to readily accept large amounts of water/ensure.

I heard that fixing the stoma is a painful process.
[Start: Sarcasm]Boy I have such goooood luck[End: Sarcasm]

Don't throw in the towel yet! Healing completely takes a good 5 to 6 weeks--which is why we have a diet progression so that we don't FORCE the stoma open. Liquids ain't gonna do it--but they do go right through you, which for some, may result in real hunger. I don't think you're doing any damage with the full liquids. I started them 5 days after I left the hospital. My doctor's progression was quicker that what yours seems to be. You probably could start some soft foods in a few more days, just being careful to chew it up very well.

The best thing to do is talk to your doc, like you said you were going to next week. Don't fret, though, there's a good percentage of folks on here that started the exact same way you are and went on to lose hundreds of pounds.

You're all good. It just might take a little time to realize it fully!

-Mike

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