Question:
I am 12 days post op.I started mypureed diet a few days ago. I am able to drink 30oz

of water in an hour.I also can eat 3/4 of a cup of pureed soup.I also ate 6 saltines today with no nausea or feeling of fullness.I feel like the doctor poked holes in me but didnt really do anything to my stomach-i feel the same as before.Is this normal? How will I know when my pouch is full?doctor said my pouch is 2oz.Am I doing something wrong or is this normal till I get on regular food? Any help is appreciated!!!!    — roxy H. (posted on April 24, 2002)

April 25, 2002
Hi Roxy - I don't really have an answer but wanted to tell you I feel the same way. I'm 16 days out and wondering if I am ever going to feel full. I am still in a full liquid stage of my diet that my doc put me on and it hardly ever gets me full. After re-reading my dietician notebook, it says it probably won't have me feeling full because it runs through the pouch faster. I'm hoping that the puree'd foods give me a sense of satisfaction. I've also questioned my surgery at times - wondering if he really did anything when he punched all the holes. :) Glad to see someone else thought it too. Let's hang in there - I mean, what else are we going to do? :)
   — Lisa J.

April 25, 2002
**waving** me too me too me too! 14 days out and just feel like someone with 6 holes in them...except for the 3 days of diarhea. I hear ya sister!
   — Julie D.

April 25, 2002
I am 1 month and 18 days post op and am down 66 lbs.. I can drink at least a gallon or more of any types of liquids per day. Once you get on regular food, your world will change. You will understand four things...full, too big, overfull and too fast. And once you master small and full, the world gets happier and brighter. By the fourth day post op, I could drink as much as I wanted, and pureed foods went down very easily. The solids is where it all comes together. Good Luck!
   — Glenn M.