Did anyone grieve the loss of food after surgery?

Did anyone struggle with not being able to eat the foods that you wanted and craved pre-surgery? How did you cope with it? Is there discomfort wearing a bra after surgery? Thanks Amy Nolen

At 4.5 months out, I still don't have any cravings which is a good thing. As far as the bra question, I wear underwire styles and right after surgery on occasion it would irritate the very top of my incision, so off it came as soon as I was home. After a week or so, it was fine.

Hi again Amy! PRIOR to surgery, no....if I craved something that bad, I ate it to avoid insanity. My argument was, if I was good at dieting and self control, I probably would not need this surgery. I stuck to my Pre-Op diet fairly well except for a slip cheat here and there. Before I started the Pre-Op diet though, I ate everything in sight!!!!! I kept saying "this will be the last time I eat ____" This was a bad and self-destructive thing to do but it soon passed. Since my surgery I have not craved anything. Granted I am only about a week and half out but I've also been on liquids all this time. It hasn't been bad at all, I don't want the stuff, in fact, I really don't want anything, I have to force myself to eat my three "meals" a day just b/c I know I have to. It truly is different and I'd have to say, I don't mind. I do wonder if I will ever get the point where I "miss" certain foods enough to be tempted but I have a motivation card I carry with me in case I ever come across a week moment-it has a picture of my son on it. Good luck! Danielle

Sorry, forgot about the bra thing... I did not wear one for the first two days after surgery but only b/c I was scared. I should have tried b/c really it's fine. My highest incision is close but not close enough to irritate...I can wear ones that have underwires and ones that don't. Guess you'll just have to try it out Danielle

I tried to wear a bra...it was taken off in the car ride home. I wore a soft cup sports bra if I had to go out, but other then that, I was braless. I don't crave stuff at all...I eat to live...not live to eat. In fact tonight I went to the Community Fest in Altamonte....the smell of food did nothing for me and I walked home holding a funnel cake without any temptation. I think that stuff is totally nasty now..I can't believe I ate that junk before. I went to Sonics with my family when I was on liquid diet, it didn't bug me in the least and I was a chili pie addict before surgery. Honestly you will be amazed after surgery. Tracey

I am 7 months out. I went braless a lot with cotton shirts that were baggy while I was home on medical leave. Even to the store. At first I did not crave anything. It did not matter what was around me. Now I have cravings for some foods. I have found that one or 2 bites will take care of it. So depending on what it is, I will get it. Not all foods I crave are bad for me. Like I was craving steak the other night. It was only the 2nd time I have ate steak since surgery, so I went for it. I have found that I am also sensitive to the smell of greasy foods and that keeps me away from it. But I must confess, I would have to try a little bit of a funnel cake. I am also sensitive to sugar. So when there is cake around at birthday celebrations, I get a sliver about the width of my finger. Yesterday it was coconut, cool whip and yellow cake. No problem. I have found it is better to get a little and take care of that craving and go on as long as it does not make me sick.

i am only still on full liquids after surgery, 8 days ago. and i cant say that ive craved anything specifically. i did have a bad day where it seemed everywhere i turned there was food food food and i was wanting to emotionally eat. that was a hard day for me.and then at my sons football practices they have the best smelling fries. i guess yes i have been greiving the loss of food a little. but it sure helped me get over it alot stepping on the scale 6 days post op doc appt and already being down 15lbs. as far as the bra thing goes.i havnt had any discomfort but i dont wear one with underwire. i think my binder causes more discomfort than my bra has ever come close to.

I had lap RNY, while my drain was in, it was jsut a little annoying to fell all bound up and sdraining, but no REAL discomfort or pain, etc. As soon as the drain came out, Ihad no problems with the bra at all. Just for info, I wear soft cups all the time.

Hi Amy... Thanks for asking the question; I wonder about that also, and I am pre-op... (no date scheduled yet, but I'm optomistic enough to call myself "pre-op" lol)... I don't know if I will mourn foods, but just in case I do, I have decided to try to lessen that, by changing my diet as of 2 weeks ago. I still have a FEW sweets, but nothing like before, and since the 17th, I have lost 10 lbs. My 2nd & final part of the psych eval is this week, and I want them to sign off. I am pushing for a 1st or 2nd week in Nov surgery date. I hope your cravings go away!!!!!!! God Bless!