Help day 4 post op
I'm day 4 post op I don't feel hungry but I don't get full? I've eaten 6oz jello so far today then 16 oz water and 90cc broth this seems like a lot???
RNY 8/6/15 HW 304 LW 124lbs RW 165 CW 140 Weight loss stats: Liquid Pre-op -35, August-18, September-12, October-11, November-18, December-16, January-12, February-10, March-11, April -8, May-11, June-5 July-5,August-6
Your nerves were cut during surgery. It may take a couple months before you feel "full". Until then, please follow your surgeon's plan and do not risk over-eating.
I drank 4 protein shakes a day in the beginning to get in all my protein.
It took me a good six months before I started feeling like I had a handle on the whole eating thing. Hang in there and just take things day by day.
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
Consider yourself lucky -- I didn't get full, but I certainly was hungry! It wasn't until about 4 weeks out that I had my first true feelings of restriction and satiety. I don't know if it was the healing time or the move to more solid foods that did it, but at 3 months now, I still only get truly "full" when I eat dense protein, so it's always the first part of all my meals.
What you are eating now will not give you fullness. It's liquid. It's meant to keep you hydrated after surgery. It's meant to give you enough nutrients/energy while you recover from major surgery.
It's not an emergency not to feel full. My brain told me it was.
Welcome to a whole new world. Keep posting.
Deb T.
I'm 2 weeks out from surgery today- I still am not hungry, but I am "mouth" hungry if that makes sense. Drink your liquids (I've been drinking G2 and Propel), sugar free popsicles, and sugar free jello. To say I am sick of these would be an understatement. But, I've lost 22.5 lbs, so there you go. Hang in there!
