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Question for the day: What has been the biggest surprise so far for you? My answer: That I feel as close to normal as I do at this point, 8 days post-op. I tire easily, and my back is sore, but the new eating/drinking is starting to feel like a "new normal" already.

I am a week post-op today and I guess the biggest surprise so far for me has been that my brain doesn't seem to have been rewired at all, as I was sort of led to believe that it would be. I'd heard that the hormonal changes and everything kind of caused food to drop off your radar for at least six months or so, the "honeymoon period". Well, I feel exactly the same about food as I did before I had surgery. I want it! But now I can't have it. What I wanted (also) was to no longer want it! At least for a little while. I know I'm still settling in to my newly configured body, so we'll see what happens once I'm able to add exercise. Eve

Eve: I think we need brain surgery in order not to want food the way we did. My doctor says this wls is only a tool. My daughter, who had it, says it's more than a tool - it takes away the choice to evereat, and the malabsorption helps too. Good luck with your weight loss. Louise

Eve, You have to believe that your stomach is NOT hungry and use this time to recognize your cravings as head hunger. This is the mis-placed hunger that got us into this mess in the first place. If we can recognize it and learn to differentiate it from the real stomach hunger, we will have this thing mastered! None of are there yet, but we will be! Joy

I am curious to know if you both had the same type of surgery...Eve what did you have?

Hi Sally, I had lap RNY. I feel a lot of energy today! I think the drugs have finally left my system! Whoopee!!! Eve

My biggest surprise is that I feel so normal as well. If you would have asked me before surgery how long it would take to feel good I would have guessed at least two weeks, but actually 2 days after surgery I felt good; tired, but good. Now that I am 8 days post op even the tiredness gets less and less. My other shock is that 25 lbs have come off in this amount of time, that is amazing to me. Janelle

Wow! That is awesome! What a LOSER! Tell us what type of surgery you had, open vs lap, and what diet you are on. Joy Small print disclaimer: Readers should be aware that though the results claimed are accurate, individual losses will vary and these may not be typical!

I feel bad for her. I did have this "rewiring effect" and I sort of thought I would not get that lucky. (BTW, laparoscopic RNY). I think these things go in and out, so maybe she'll be there next week and I'll be having more trouble. Who knows? So I won't make a thing of my surprise that I do feel kind of "off the hook" re cravings...for the moment. I don't know if it's really rewiring, the therapy I did around these cravings for months before the surgery, the fact that I got another infectiona an was running a fever (never been to sick to crave before though) or what. I'm just happy when the monster leaves me in peace. So, mine would be -- I am surprised that that healing from the surgery is so rapid. I must say I didn't "get" that the CO2 could be so problematic in the first few days, i.e., kind of move around and cause pain. It moved into my spine for a while and I thought it was my arthritis. Important to get upright and then walk as much as possible to get rid of it. Once it's gone, things are better. Gano

What has been the biggest surprise so far for you? the pain, its been Horrible... THE FEELING OF WHAT THE HELL HAVE I DONE TO MYSELF. PLEADING WITH GOD TO TURN BACK THE DAYS, maybe things will get better in a few months, but for now I WISH I WOULD HAVE NEVER HAD THIS DONE.