What am I missing?

I had surgery last Sunday and everything seems to have gone seamlessly. I'm in no pain, I'm up and about, I'm taking my meds as prescribed. But I feel like I could eat for England. I'm hungry most of the time. I'm still on liquid diet and still can't tell when I'm full so I just stop when the bowl is empty.

What am I missing? I thought I'd get an obvious "full" feeling and I'd not be as hungry. Did anyone else experience this? xx

The full feeling will happen when you are eating solid meats at about three months out.  Liquids run through your pouch.  It is like trying to fill up a funnel.

I'm a month out, but started on puree at day 2. The vets say we won't feel fullness for a few months, the nerves that were cut during the surgery, need to heal/regenerate before we can feel fullness. The liquids are just flowing thru right now, not leaving anything in the pouch for it to feel. When does your diet advance??

I am starting to get the runny nose when I'm full, similar to when I was banded. I don't feel anything in my pouch, unless I eat to fast. Then I feel pain right below my sternum.

I've found it's a day by day process.  

The first three months are a science experiment, if that helps

Thank you, it is reassuring to know I haven't missed something. I'll look out for the full feeling as I can't remember ever having it x

Many vets say stop looking for the full feeling.  Eat just what you are supposed to (I started at 1/4 cup when I moved to pureed foods) and stopped after that amount.  If I eat too fast it comes back up almost immediately.  I am a monh out and still cannot feel anything in my new stomach unless I eat too fast.  Forunately for me, I do not have any humger, but am just starting to be interesting in what food tastes like. Also fortunately for me, most of it also tastes terrible now ;).

Good luck!

Don't seek the full feeling- you may not feel it for a while. Measure your food according to what the doc/nut suggests and eat just that. 

Regarding hunger, having acid may mimic hunger. Or, your stomach will be carrying on with lots of sounds as it heals-- it may just the the sounds of healing. More than likely its head hunger-- if you only want something specific- it's a craving/head hunger. Or you could genuinely be hungry-- if so pick whatever protein you are allowed at this stage, measure it and have it. 

Im 17 months out- hunger still has not returned. 

I had surgery on 9/28/16 and I am still on the liquid diet as well. At times I feel hungry but not too often. As everyone has said I don't get full but if I drink too much liquid or drink to fast I get a pain in my stomach that hurts for a minute or two.

Good luck with everything.

I was really hungry after surgery too. I was disappointed because I hoped to have no appetite after the surgery. But it all evens out. I now have days in a row where I have no appetite and only eat for fuel. And then there are bottomless pouch days. I usually end up eating around the same calories on both kinds of days because I plan and log my food in myfitnesspal.