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It will be 12 years for me next month and I still do not feel hunger.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
I don't want to be pessimistic, but I do want to warn you about some things. Based on your job, you're far more fit than I was when I had my surgery, so maybe you won't have these problems. Also, I'm 59, and I bet you're younger. But going back to a job that requires you to be on your feet all day one week after surgery seems ambitious.
I felt great after surgery, and I often overestimated my ability. Part of the problem was that I would feel fine one minute, and then the next minute I needed to sit down NOW. Once I had to sit on the floor in the supermarket, which was embarrassing (although the staff were lovely and rushed to get me a chair). Most of those episodes were due to dehydration, which you may be able to avoid if you're very careful. But I also found that I needed to pee frequently from all the water I was drinking, which may also be a problem for you when you're in surgery. I hope you can avoid all these problems, but I just want you to be aware that you may be trying to do too much too soon. I have a desk job, and my surgeon told me to take a full month off. At first, I felt guilty, but that first week back at work was exhausting. If you need more time before you can go back to work, don't feel like a failure!
Regarding being tired of sweet things, for those first few weeks after surgery I really enjoyed oatmeal with no sweeteners in it at all. Maybe try that. Also, things with an aftertaste (like some protein bars or protein drinks) often improve if you chill them in the freezer for a bit.
on 9/28/19 1:45 pm
Lol, no I meant I haven't hit the point where it hurts to eat more. I stop around 5 bites only cuz I feel like I SHOULD be full just listening to other people's posts. I'm scared to death to eat till I feel full as I haven't experienced dumping and seriously don't want to lol I don't feel hungry yet at all.
Congrats Jen! Your experience sounds identical to how mine was. I find that I'm walking around with water constantly. I can't sit there and down a 16 oz bottle like I used to be able to do. So instead, I'll nurse a bottle for an hour or two, will eat, wait, drink another bottle, rinse/repeat.
Once you start introducing hard foods into your diet, you will get full. I was so damn ready to get out of that liquid/soft phase! I didn't get full either. Some people were completely fine eating that way and I'm sitting there like, "ok this soup is not satisfying my hunger..." The doctor did give me some bariatric high protein oatmeal that worked great.
I felt great after surgery and was afraid that the "other shoe would fall", but I kept feeling better every day. I went back to work in a week. I did work at a desk and could sip all day. It sounds like that is not an option for you, so be very careful about not getting dehydrated.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
on 9/27/19 10:49 am
Well I've made it to 1 week post op! I'm feeling great. Haven't had any real pain since about day 2-3. I go back to work Monday and I'm brainstorming about how to get everything in(fluids, protein etc). I'm a cardiovascular surgical tech and my day starts at 5:45am and I work 10hr days. I can't just be in surgery and be like "OK TIME OUT, I need to sip" lol. Anyone else in my field? Any advice?
As far as everything else, I'm great. I haven't had any issues getting my water or protein in. Honestly, I don't think I've even reached or felt myself getting full. I can drink nice sized gulps in moderation, or I just haven't tried more. And my soft foods are going down great with zero discomfort. I WILL say I'm getting sick of sweet drinks. Oh and genepro DOES have aftertaste which I'm sick of as well lol. I hear a lot of people have trouble getting their fluids in and I just hope I'm not pushing too far!
as for stats I've lost 9lbs as of this morning. That's not including the 6lbs I gained from surgery that I lost too I figured that's a "gimme" lol
At minimum I would suggest raising the head of your bed 6 inches or so to keep from the acid coming up and choking you. I had to do that at one point before surgery.
HW 510 / SW 424/ GW 175 (stretch goal to get 10 under) / CW 160 (I'm near the charts ideal weight - wonder if I can stay here)
RNY November 2016
PS: L/R arm skin removal; belt panniculectomy - April, 2019
Thank you all soooo much for your replies!! I've gone back a few times to the doctor to check the pressure issue and everything came out fine, no issues with my actual pouch. My biggest issue is the GERD that is constantly causing chronic gastritis. 2 weeks ago I ended up in the ER because I had three days not being able to eat or drink because of the acid. They ended up doubling my daily dose of Zantac to two 300mg tabs a day, one at night one in the morning, and they added the liquid antacid on top. A week later I went for a follow up and they completely replaced the zantac with Omeprazole 40mg once a day. Its been five days with no relief. I have to constantly drink the liquid antacid every 2 hours or so to keep the acid at bay enough to eat. I was giving the Omeprazole some time to kick in but everywhere I read it says it should be good by 3-4 and I'm going on my sixth tomorrow with no signs of getting better. Contemplating going back to the ER, because I can't sleep at night due to waking up in the middle of the night coughing and choking from the reflux. 
I'm starting to think maybe the reflux causes the discomfort and pain when I eat certain foods.
Very True . We all have to watch more then ever at the 2 year mark and hold ourselves accountable if we want to keep the weight off.
