Afraid I'm hungry

[Shanny 70]

I was exactly like you about a week out. I think our stomachs are still numb or something at that point. Around the first week I was able to eat full liquids. I was able to consume a lot more Soup than I thought I should be able to - I didn't measure it but I'd say a 'small bowl' worth. I have a size 40 sleeve and I kept thinking to myself " I think the dr. didn't make the sleeve small enough!". But once I started on mushy food you will definitely notice that you can't get much food in you. For instance I'm at 3+ weeks right now and able to eat mushy stuff. Last night we got chinese food. I opted for egg foo young, which is basically a chinese omelette with veggies (cooked soft) and some chicken in it (and chinese food chicken always seems to be soft/mushy, for some reason)... I was able to get down 3 bites and I was OVER full. I probably should have only eaten 2, or in all likelihood I probably should have made my bite sizes smaller. I'm definitely still learning how to eat properly. In fact it's almost kind of depressing and/or aggravating to make a (tiny) plate of food and barely be able to eat any of it.. I feel like i'm full before I even started to eat. And there seems to be no line between "hungry, I should eat" and "I feel disgustingly full and need to go lay down".

How did the CHinese food work for you? DId you get sick from it? How long post op were you after you ate it? When I can have soft foods I really want some but I'm afraid that it might make me sick.