Question:
Do any of you post-ops remember having no appetite 3 weeks post-op?

I am now 3 weeks- soon to be 4 weeks post-op. I am still on the puree stage per my doctor. I am at the point where I really would rather not eat and don't even feel hungry. I am taking all of my supplements (vitamins and such). Does this change?? Soon? Ever??? I am down 28 # so far- yeah!! Thanks for your responses in advance !!!!!!!!!    — Kewpidoll (posted on March 28, 2003)

March 28, 2003
Everything is okay with you. I remember not wanting anytime to eat for the first three months..
   — HelpMeRhonda !!

March 28, 2003
I'm coming onto four months and would almost always rather not deal with eating...I have been truly hungry about four times since surgery. I also don't get head hunger, I just don't care. I know this will pass and I savor each day of not having to deal with appetite!
   — Susan F.

March 28, 2003
I am 7 months post op and I still don't get hungry. I have to eat 4-6 times a day or I get headaches, so I am on a schedule. I just know when it's time for me to eat, but I can and have gone over a day without eating anything just because I was too busy, forgot, or just put up with the headache because no foods sounded good to me. I have learned that it takes a LONG time for those kinds of headaches to go away, so I make sure to stick to my schedule now.
   — salymsmommy

March 28, 2003
For me, it changed abut the 4th week, after I got back to work and starting being more active again....then I was SUPER HUNGRY!! Grrrr... It's the weirdest thing, after all these years, I finally know what it really means to be hungery... but also, after all these years, I know what it's like to eat 2 crackers and feel like I could burst.! April, Open RNY 12-26-02 405/338/180
   — thekatinthehat

March 30, 2003
When I went in for my 1 week check up, my doctor told me that my appetite wouldn't return until 3-6 months! At the time I thought that was wonderful. Now, I know what you mean about not really wanting to eat. Who would have ever thought that eating a meal could turn in to such a chore! Certainly not me. I did find that at 4-6 weeks that I did need to eat so I didn't feel exhausted or lightheaded so, like the previous poster said, I started scheduling my meals and eat even if I don't really feel like it. At this point, all I would suggest is to try to keep eating (you need to eat to lose) and enjoy this phase while it lasts. Congrats on your weight loss so far!
   — eaamc

March 31, 2003
Oh, yes, I remember this lovely stage. It lasted well into 6 months for me & then my appetite really came back slowly & gradually. I'd say I was close to a year post by the time it was REALLY back & I would really feel hungry again. I almost NEVER get the real hungries now like I did pre-op. I have found that if I ignore my hunger now, it will largely go away....but, oh boy, do I pay for it later when I try to eat, almost always get sick if I have waited too long. It's much better to eat a small meal when it's time & not wait til I am TOO hungry.
   — Kathy W.