Should I Be Hungry?

[Diva1920 2]

Hello. Had surgery on Monday and I am hungry. Should this be happening?

[wildrose1966 396]

As your swelling goes down, yes, you will probably be hungry. Stay within your dr's eating guidelines and you will be fine.

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

Hello. Had surgery on Monday and I am hungry. Should this be happening?

the band is not going to make you not hungry

it will eventually help you feel full with less foods, but thats later...

and right now you are recovering from major surgery and should be resting and not

overthinking anything. in my experience, the more days that passed, the more the swelling

subsided and yes i got hungrier.

just follow your drs directions

and just sip sip and sip some more. congrats on the surgery.

[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703]

Yes, as the swelling goes down your hunger will return.

[marfar7 1,533]

I about starved my first month after surgery. I cheated and added mashed potatoes after 3 weeks (I don't advise going against drs orders tho!). I was hungry (true hunger, not head hunger) within 48 hrs of surgery. I misread my post op directions - thought it said Clear liquids and Protein shakes for 4 weeks. After about a year, I re read it and it said full liquids (to include cream Soups, yogurt, pudding). I added Tomato Soup myself after the first 2 weeks of literally starving. Come to find out, I wasn't even cheating - and I could've added yogurt and pudding! I ate 1 can of it a day - split into 4 meals. Plus crystal lite, popsicles, Jello, and chicken broth. My first real food was mashed potatoes, about 3 weeks in (yes, I went a week early) (and again, I don't advise going against your drs orders!)

So yes, you will be hungry. And you will continue to be hungry the rest of your life. I still get hungry, I just get full a lot quicker.

Good luck!

Marci