Update - One week out

Well, it has been a week since doc went in and cut up my innards. I feel great. I am doing the mantra...sip, sip, sip, walk, walk, walk, and healing up just fine. All the puncture wounds in my belly are healing very nicely. I have plenty of energy to get out and walk around. Haven't taken any pain meds since Tuesday evening. Don't even have much soreness in the stomach from getting up off the couch anymore. Basically, I have been blessed, lucky or whatever you want to call it and have had no problems and am doing great. I DID get the whole head hunger thing a couple times this week. I haven't been hungry by any means, but on Monday, the kids were home from school, my son cooked some spaghetti and meatballs for lunch. DAMN that smelled SOOOO good. Despite not being hungry, i wanted a bowl of that so bad. So, I grabbed a SF popsicle and just enjoyed the aroma. That happened again last night when my wife brought home chicken for dinner. That one was not as bad I think, just because I knew it wasn't too much longer and I could tear the skin off and join them for that one. I was on full liquid this last week. I get to have "creamy" foods this week. Creamed soups, or cream of wheat, that sort of stuff. So today is looking even brighter with a bunch of new tastes and options opening up for me. So, to make a long post even longer, I am basically doing very well, feel fantastic, spirits are up and want to thank everyone of you for all the support and help through this wonderful journey so far.

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Even the toughest criminals become remarkably docile 
 once separated from society by six feet of soil. 

Way to go!  I'm right behind you with my surgery scheduled 12/6.  I finished all the pre-op and education and I'm ready to go.  You sound like everything's going great and you're recognizing the difference between head hunger and hunger.  I hope I can do that!  i'm having an open rny so I doubt I'll be as rough-n-ready as you are in just a week, but you are an inspiration!  Any advice out there for handling the post-open rny surgery?

Welcome back!!  Great to hear how well you're doing!!. The head hunger is a bit of a pain but every day things get better.   I still have a ways to go but am so happy with how well everything has gone to this point. Take care, Brian

It is awesome that you are on your way, hopefully I will be there soon.  One question, what is "head hunger"?   Congrats and good luck!

Head Hunger is the fact that I wasn't by any means hungry, but the food the boy was cooking smelled so good it made me THINK I was hungry. It is that want vs need thing. I really WANTED to dive in and eat some meatballs, but I wasn't hungry and certainly didn't NEED them.

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Even the toughest criminals become remarkably docile 
 once separated from society by six feet of soil. 

Sounds like you're doing great!  I hope I have a similar experience.  Here's to continued success!!

Hmmm..well, if that is the difference between head hunger and real hunger, I don't know if I have ever been really hungry.  I think I always respond to head hunger, cause everything looks good to me! Good luck!