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I started to feel hungry the day after surgery as well. I called my dr. and he told me that I was dehydrated, to up my water. I forced myself to drink 80 ounces of water or more, and I swear it made the hunger go away...from what I heard, dehydration can feel like hunger. How much fluids are you drinking per day? Have you tried Premier shakes? To me, they taste the best. I bought Pure Protein from Target, it was pretty gross, had to return it. We went to Vitamin Shoppe yesterday,they have pre-made shakes that they sell separately which is pretty cool, you get to try it before you buy the whole pack. I am also on the prowl for a protein powder that I will actually enjoy drinking. Premier's are getting old for me =(

Congrats living proof & stacielynntate! Wishing you guys a speedy recovery.

Good luck with your surgery tomorrow rbedinghaus! Congratulations on making the best decision of your life. You are doing great and will be very successful with your surgery! =) Wishing you a speedy recovery.

I am excited for you Kbrown! Good luck & wishing you a speedy recovery. You will do great!

What a great decision you made! I can relate to your weight loss attempts also, I am 10 days post-op. Excited about losing the weight and keeping it off for good this time! Keep us informed of your progress =)

My surgery was June 5th. I am feeling good. Down 13 pounds so far. I also have a little pain in my upper abdomen. I seen my dr. on Friday, he said it is normal. That is the area were my internal stitches are, and I may feel a sharp pain from time to time. I am off the tynenol/pain medication and feeling ok. Having some head hunger issues at night, I came a long way to go back to the old me! Can't wait for my transformation!

First of, I want to thank this awesome group of supportive people on here, this website made things good so much smoother for me! My surgery was last Thursday 6/5/14. My surgery had a few bumps on the road, but nothing I couldn't handle. My surgery was at 4 pm. My dr. came in and spoke to me before I was wheeled into the OR. I remember going into the OR, talking to the staff and that was all I remembered from there. I remember waking up as I was being wheeled away to recovery, freaking out. I was very uncomfortable in pain as I was being wheeled away, the way the pain felt was like severe cramps times a hundred, in the area were my old stomach was. I was given a very strong narcotic pain killer when I arrived in recovery and the pain subsided. What I felt during the rest of my recovery was severe nausea, almost like the worst hangover of your life. I started to panic and regret what I did. I had a million thoughts of regret and "what if this nausea never goes away" Every time I was given anti nausea medication, it made me gag and it was the worst feeling since I was putting pressure on my incisions. Talk about pain! My dr. told me nausea is very common in younger women. The nausea subsided the following afternoon around lunch time.The drs. & nurses know their stuff. When they tell you to walk after your surgery, WALK! It helped my nausea go away..without listening to them, I would have been a mess. Tomorrow is officially a week post op, I am feeling great! I thought I would be tired from not having caffeine ( I was a coffee & soda junkie before) but I am adjusting to a new life. I had to be on Clear liquids all week, I felt hunger for a couple of days, my dr. swore it is not hunger I was feeling but was thirst. I swore I felt strong hunger, I did not think I could make it without eating. I forced myself to drink over 80 ounces of Water and it helped with the hunger in a big way. Today I started my Premier shakes, it is taking a looong time to finish my first shake, I have been working at this shake for an hour and I am not even halfway done. I can feel the restriction now for the first time, I was very worried during my post op liquid diet that the surgery would not work since I did not feel any restriction. I am excited for a new start!

Thanks for the info about the shakes, very helpful! Here I thought I could chug the whole thing down with a few big sips. Butterfly, I was feeling a strong hunger 4 days post-op, the dr told me I was not hungry but dehydrated instead, I got concerned so I forced myself to drink all that Water. I put some water bottles in the freezer and let them get very cold to were there was a little bit of ice chips in them and I swear it made the water do down smoother. It was a challenge but I did it.

Good luck today! Wishing you a fast & smooth recovery =)

Hello there, I am also 4 days post op. I called my dr. to tell him I feel hunger and he told me I am not drinking enough fluids. I forced myself to drink more Water, and I am feeling better already! I am on all clear liquids for 3 more days..sugar free pops have been helping a lot too.

Wishing you a speedy recovery! Thanks for posting your update, I know what to look forward to today. My surgery is at 1 pm today. The no liquids/ no food is getting to me now, hopefully 1 pm will get here soon.

Hello to everyone, My surgery is scheduled for tomorrow. I am feeling so many emotions, I almost want to cry. After years of losing weight only for it to come back when I whenever I would eat carbs has been very heartbreaking for me, I felt like I will have to be on a diet all my life and I would never overcome this weight problem. I revealed to my neighbor who has been skinny all his life that I am having the sleeve, he told me "why don't you try working out and eating healthy" Only a person that has had weight issues can relate to how that comment is not at easy as it sounds. I did very well on all my past diets to lose the weight, but it would always somehow make it's way back. Whenever I would eat, I would actually get hungrier after I am done eating and just keep eating. I never feel full when I eat, I feel like this only happens to me. I have great plans ahead to lose the weight and keep it off. Thank you to you everyone for your informative posts! xoxo

I have Horizon BCBS of NJ and they were awesome ( I never say that about any insurance company lol) From what I have heard, they are the easiest to approve WLS. I had to do a 3 months with the nutritionist, letter of medical necessity/ weight history from primary dr. and the psych evaluation and I was approved in a week with no issues. My primary did have me at a lower weight last year, idk if that may have helped. They did not require documented weight loss programs from me.My BMI is at 41. Wish you the best & hope you are able to get an easy approval.

Thank you so much for such motivating words! Just what I needed to hear!

Positive thoughts you way! My surgery is tomorrow, I am also a little nervous but I know this is something that will save my life in the long run. I wish you a speedy recovery.