Sleeve Angry at 5am

craw280
on 8/20/17 4:16 am

VSG on 08/01/17

hi all! As a newbie trying to navigate through these first few weeks, I'm wondering if the 5am gut wrenching pain I'm having in my sleeve area is the "new" hunger pang?

i can sometimes keep it at bay for 30- 45 minutes by sip, sip, sipping my water but ultimately I have to have 4oz of broth to calm it down.

thanks for any insight!

VSG 8/2/17 Surgeon: Tejinder Paul Singh, Albany Med Ht: 5'5" HWEver: 265 StartW: 259 SurgeryW: 235 CW: 150 6/1/18 GW: 150

Grim_Traveller
on 8/20/17 5:17 am

RNY on 08/21/12

Drinking is good. If it helps, go for it.

Maybe it hits at 5 am because you need to drink more before going to bed?

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

craw280
on 8/20/17 5:42 am

VSG on 08/01/17

Thanks for this but I drink through the night - like 350-500 mLs of water. I was always dehydrated for years pre-surgery, just hated water. But for the month before and ever since surgery I've been religiously drinking 2500-3000mLs of water a day.

Hmph...well I will keep plugging along.

VSG 8/2/17 Surgeon: Tejinder Paul Singh, Albany Med Ht: 5'5" HWEver: 265 StartW: 259 SurgeryW: 235 CW: 150 6/1/18 GW: 150

Cathy H.
on 8/20/17 5:26 am, edited 8/20/17 5:24 am

VSG on 10/31/16

Are you taking a PPI daily such as Prilosec OTC (omeprazole)? Because what you are describing sounds an awful lot like the acid reflux I experienced many years ago. It always used to hit me after being in bed for a while. If you aren't on one you should be; if you are you may need to adjust the dosage.

Reflux and GERD are known to be issues that develop for some VSGers post-surgery.

Livin' La KETO Loca!!
134 lbs lost since surgery, 195 overall!! Initial goal reached 9/15/17, (10.5 months)!
5'3", SW*: 299 GW: 175 HW 3/2015: 360 PSW* 5/2016: 330 *PSW=Prog Start Wt; SW=Surgery Wt

M1 -31, M2 -10, M3 -15, M4 -16, M5 -8, M6 -6, M7 -11, M8 -8, M9 -8, M10 -4, M10.5 -7 GOAL

craw280
on 8/20/17 5:50 am

VSG on 08/01/17

Hi Cathy

I am taking omeprazole nightly. I had unfortunately developed GERD about 90 days before surgery and they found a small hiatal hernia as well. My GERD was fairly minimal and was well controlled on 75-150 mgs of ranitidine (Zantac). I also sleep with the head of my bed elevated 5". Ugh, so hhmmm I guess I will contact my surgeon and get their thoughts.

fThanks for your thoughts I really appreciate it.

VSG 8/2/17 Surgeon: Tejinder Paul Singh, Albany Med Ht: 5'5" HWEver: 265 StartW: 259 SurgeryW: 235 CW: 150 6/1/18 GW: 150

Fredbear
on 8/20/17 2:47 pm

VSG on 11/29/16

Ranitidine is not a PPI, unfortunately...

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Donna L.
on 8/20/17 7:05 am, edited 8/20/17 12:06 am - Chicago, IL

Revision on 02/19/18

Sometimes I'd get tummy "weirdness" (more like uncomfortable hunger-pressure) from no PPI early in the morning. Also, some other PPIs work better than others. Omeprazole was meh for me, but Dexilant was amazing - until my insurance quit covering it.

As for "gut-wrenching pain," that's an automatic surgeon call. It is probably not urgently awful, but don't ever hesitate to check. That's why we paid them so much money for surgery! And follow-up care is a big part of their job.

I follow a ketogenic diet post-op. I also have a diagnosis of binge eating disorder. Feel free to ask me about either!

It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much...the life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully. -- Seneca, On the Shortness of Life