Changed my subject - Do you still get strong hunger pains with the VSG?

I changed my subject from:  Is there still head hunger with the VSG? To  Do you still get strong hunger pains with the VSG?  

I'm interested in getting a revision to a VSG.  I had the lap band and I was always hungry even after eating.  Please let me know your experience.   Thanks.
 

Head hunger is psychological not physiological.  Yes, you will still deal with head hunger after thge sleeve.  However, you will experience very different physical hunger post-op.  I have such wonderful restriction that even when my head rules over my tummy I can't get in too much trouble.  I love my sleeve and would do it all over again if I had to.  It has given me contol over my intake that I have never had before.

You do have to be ready to give up soda, bread, rice, and pasta for life.  If you are not ready to give up these things then you are not ready for the VSG.  Do you research, visit with the docs, and make an informed decision.

Head hunger is present with all the surgeries. There is less physical hunger with the VSG, at least for me. There is a feeling of "emptiness" but I have not had the stomach grumbling type of hunger. Sometimes I even have to remind myself to eat. The head hunger has gotten easier with time.

Like the others, I am not physically hungry anymore...at least not after I have eaten.  I do get slight hunger (not like before) but after I eat my 1/2 to 1 cup of food I am full for a couple of hours.  I do battle head hunger.  they didn't do surgery on my head just my stomach!

Last year in October I went to Dr.Toby Broussard's Seminar and also had my lst appointment with Dr. B.  I told Dr. B that I had to talk to my husband and I would get back with them.  There was also the issue of Weight Wise not accepting BCBS Federal.  So, I called Dr. B and told him I was not going have the VSG done.

       After much fustration with this lap band not working for me or me not working with the lap band.  Due to not ever having restriction and always being hungry.        

I am now ready to be self pay.  So, I'm going to call Cherly at Dr. B's office and ask her what is the next step is.  I just hope she talks to me or calls me back soon.  Sometimes when you call Dr. offices it takes so long to get a response or you never get a call back.  That really bothers me.  

Thanks so much VSGers for your advice and input.   

Hunger is completely different to me now.  I don't ever get the growling or grinding guts feeling anymore.  It's more like a feeling of being empty rather than begin hungry.

Head hunger is a completely different animal.  I still have issues with that and find myself wanting to eat even when I know I'm not hungry!  So I try to stick to protein snacks when this happens life beef jerky or string cheese.  Lots of people just tell you to drink water when you have head hunger and I hate that advice!  But you know what?  It actually does work.  Sometimes.  Not always!

For the most part, the VSG has given me back control over food and that is a blessing!

Kim

Virgie, I think it would be wise to have a long talk with someone and define what kind of hunger you exprerienced and what you are looking for from surgery.  With my band, if I am restricted to the point that I never get hungry, I am too tight to swallow my own spit. (Meaning I'm too tight).  So there is always some head/control self control being put into play.

I think, as other's have mentioned, that is true with any surgery-so it's really important to define and understand what you are trying to achieve, and see if that is possible.

When I experience hunger, its more of a low blood sugar feeling than a growly feeling-but when I experience head hunger, I just want to eat-even if my belly is full.  That is the kind of hunger that takes the most work for me. 

perfectly said Deb...