BamaFanRN

Yay Carrie! I knew you'd get through that rough patch! We can do this!

I'm so glad to have read this! You know...misery loves company! But I was thinking I was going crazy...I'm 4 days post op and thinking this won't work...I'm still hungry...I'm like a drug addict and will never get past my NEED for food...But I saw the doc today and he said this was normal and he bumped me up to some yogurt (never tasted so good!) and blended banana with my protein drink (it was awesome!) and I feel I can do this now. I even dreamed that he was not able to do the surgery but wasn't going to tell me so I'd be included in research about "mental hunger"...I told ya...I was going crazy! Anyway...God bless you all and WE CAN DO THIS!

I believe it's also a symptom of dehydration.

Hi! My name is Kim and my surgery date is 8/26. I'm so excited. I'm a self payer as I did not want to wait the 6 months of jumping through hoops for Aetna to pay half. I'm going to Dr. Althar in Pensacola/Pace area. You can go to his website at weightlosssurgerycenterofnorthwestflorida.com. So far, I'm very pleased with the process and Dr. Althar and his staff. I will keep you posted!

I'm an oncology nurse and don't really lift patients. The most I think I do is pull them up in bed with the help of another. I will not be able to do that. I will probably have to extend it a few days based on what I've read and heard. Thanks for your reply.

I'm planning to take only 1 week off from work. I'm an RN. Am I crazy to think that's all I'll need?