Question:
I had 5 small slices of take out pizza ...scared i might be disrupted
hi all im a little concerned about this i had 5 small slices of take out pizza..im currently am menstrating and this is the first time ive eaten sooo much...im a little over 3 months out 50 pds lighter and i was soo shocked i could eat soo much..i felt full after the first 2 pieces but kept eating i didn't get sick or anything...it kinda scared me because ive never eaten this much nor have i wanted to ....i think its because im having my monthiy not sure though....could i have a disruption? im not sure if i was transected or not...i don't see my doctor till early the week after next....so i will ask him then but i was just wondering if anyone else might have been able to eat a bit more when they were on there period...i know earlier that day i had a sandwich and i got full really fast which makes me think im not disrupted ....but after last night im not sure.... — [Anonymous] (posted on November 28, 2001)
November 27, 2001
Were you drinking liquids with your food? That can allow you to eat a lot
more. I do it sometimes to get in more protein....
— bob-haller
November 28, 2001
Hi, It is very important to find out if you are transected or not. Ask
your doctor. The reason is if you are not transected you have to be aware
that you can disrupt at anytime. Maybe you won't beause some never do but
without the tight seal formed with transection, the two edges of the pouch
and stomach can come "undone". Transection is the only way to
go. I know because I had to have a revision to transection 6 wks ago. I
had my original surgery a year ago and disrupte at 6 mos post op. I could
eat a lot more. Probably you just were having one of those days when you
could eat more but if you start to regain and this continues, ask for an
upper GI to see if all is ok. This problem is common and most people don't
even know they disrupted. It is very fixable! I think truth is power and
if we are brave enough to face the truth, then we can be helped. I would
bet you are fine though but make sure if this continues. I had no other
symptoms of disruption. I didn't gain any wt back but I could eat a lot
more. Not like I could eat before first surgery but compared to my twin
sister who WAS transected, when I was disrupted I could eat about twice
what she ate. I thought it was just because I was 6 mos out but now that I
am transected, I can see a big difference in what I can eat. Now I eat
about 3 oz. Good luck and by the way, if you do find disruption, don't
blame yourself! It is a mechanical problem and you did not overeat your
pouch and make it disrupt. My upper GI showed the pouch was still very
tiny. It hadn't stretched at all.
— Marilyn C.
November 28, 2001
Call your doctor today to find out if you were transected. You'll know
that you have a disruption if you weren't transected and begin to gain back
weight fairly rapidly.
You didn't say how long it took you to eat this pizza. At 5 months, I had
a regular sized piece yesterday and had 2 regular bites then just at the
toppings off, leaving most of the bread. Were these square pieces? The
triangular pizza hut kind? Was it thin crust? Better yet, how much of
this could you have eaten pre-surgery. All of these things are factors.
Try to stay away from foods that trigger your overeating (OK I know it's
hard but don't screw up this chance you gave yourself). Good luck and God
Bless!
— Kimberly L.
November 28, 2001
I think you need to get counseling. Sounds like there are more issues
there. You continue to eat even after you said you felt full. Perhaps
join OA or Weight Watchers. You sound like you need support TODAY.
— [Anonymous]
November 28, 2001
The fact that you got full probably could mean that you are not disrupted.
The fact that you continued to eat after you felt full is not healthy or
wise. Telling you to get councelling may sound trite, but there's nothing
else for us to say for you. Nip the grazing/overeating in the bud now or
risk stretching your pouch and ruining your tool. Much luck
— Jo (Part 2) C.
November 28, 2001
No offense, but previous poster, you cannot judge a person and say they
need counseling! What an insult! This person could have a failure of her
staple line and even though she feels full, she could eat more. Perhaps
she was testing to see how much she could eat. One time like this does not
mean she needs counseling. Wow, talk about kicking a person when she is
down. Please talk to your doctor and be relieved of your worrying.
Amateur analysis is not what you need for support. You will be fine.
— [Anonymous]
November 28, 2001
One pig-out session does not mean you need counselling....heavens...
it it did, we would ALL need a therpist. I know that some days I
can eat much more than I can eat on other days...I don't know why.
If you'd had a disruption, I do believe you would be able to eat whole
lot more all the time...not just on one occassion. Do you find that
since the pizza incident you don't fill up? If that's the case, see
your doc. But, if your appetite is as it was before the notorious
pizza pig-out..relax...you're fine. We're human after all.
— [Anonymous]
November 28, 2001
Don't worry sweetie. You don't need counseling. None of us got to be
morbidly obese by stopping eating when we were full, right? Lots of women
eat more when they're having their periods, so that may be the reason.
Also, maybe you were drinking water too? Some days I find I can eat a lot
more than the previous day. They'll always be times when you'll revert to
"recreational" eating or eating a lot by habit. Knowing that
you're doing it though is the first step in stopping this type of eating.
We've all been there!! Good luck!!!
— [Anonymous]
November 28, 2001
Yes you ate a lot, but if this is just a one time thing I DOUBT you need
counseling. To suggest such a thing over one incidence is ridiculous.
Hello People??? I think all of us have ate something wrong or too much of
something. I wouldn't believe someone if they said they didn't. If your
concerned about having a disruption, put your mind at ease and call your
doc asap. I know from personal experience that when I get my PMS thing
every month, I can eat more then normal. The bottom line is that you need
to be aware of what your doing. Realize when enough is enough, even if you
didn't feel full, 5 pieces is a lot even when I was pre op. Call your doc,
watch what your doing and you'll be fine! :)
— [Anonymous]
November 28, 2001
I don't mean to be rude but I could never eat 5 pieces of pizza before my
surgery and to blame it on your period is an escape I think. We had this
surgery because we were tired of being overweight and having health
problems by allowing yourself to eat after you said you feel full is a
problem. You need to use the surgery as a tool. It is not a cure. Listen to
your body and if you feel full after two slices stop and drink your water.
— Jennifer L.
November 30, 2001
Jennifer, I don't mean to be rude, but I saw your BMI is only 36. For some
of us who are morbidly obese (BMI over 40), eating 5 small pieces of pizza
pre-surgery was what we called a "snack." Please remember many of
us are 400-500-600 pounds. Don't make us feel bad by reminding us how you
couldn't possibly have put away so much food -- we've heard that all our
lives.
— [Anonymous]
December 1, 2001
Some People can be so "opinionated" and by that they portray
themselves as being "perfect". NO ONE is perfect. Yes, this is a
tool, and like any tool, everyday you learn to use it differently. Like
another post said, there are days when I too feel like I'm not getting
enough to eat, and there are days when I can bareley keep water down
without feeling "full". This board is meant to "help"
others with their expiriences NOT harshly and anonymously critisize.
— Dayana E. S.
December 29, 2001
There is no doubt in my mind that everyone who replied to this post was in
their own way trying to be helpful. However, if you will reread her
concerns, she asked our opinions as to whether she could have a staple
disruption, NOT for us to diagnose as to whether she needed counseling
because of her desire to continue eating after full. Please folks,
remember that each and EVERY one of us who had this surgery had to have it
because we had food issues we could not control on our own. Acting
horrified as to the amount she could eat (and PLEASE....some of you never
ate 5 pieces of pizza pre surgery? I find that extremely hard to
believe..if that is the case why did you need a surgery geared entirely to
control the amount you ate?)
Just because we succeed and begin losing weight after the surgery doesn't
mean that WE are now in control or that we are any "better", than
the next postie. It means the surgical procedure is working to HELP us
maintain control. I'd be willing to bet that if we would be honest with
ourselves most of us (if not all) still have those same issues and desire
to continue eating even after we "should" be satisfied according
to others standards (i.e. those people who have no clue what an eating
disorder is). As for me, I could easily eat five pieces of pizza prior to
surgery and be "hungry" an hour later. And about a month ago I
actually had 4 small square pieces of thin crust Dominoes pizza and
definitely could have had another but forced myself to stop. I also find
that I can eat much more than I ever thought I would be able to, so don't
go by others who say they get full on a tablespoon or two of food.
Everybody is different. You will learn your limitations. Just do not get
into a vicious circle of eating and then feeling guilty and like a failure.
Listen to your body. If you are hungry eat. The entire goal here is to
eat "normally", and I know for a fact that thin friends of mine
occassionally overindulge and eat 4 or 5 pieces of thin sliced pizza
without giving it a thought. Just do your best to eat your healhily at
least 90% of the time and you can't go wrong. I hope I didn't offend
anybody. It was not my goal. I only want us to remember that we have the
power by using this resource to make others worry needlessly or feel
ashamed of themselves and that is totally against what this website stands
for. Wishing you and everybody else out there the best. D.
— Diana M.
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