Prednisone

[wanttolose32 15]

I had my sleeve on April 16th. I have been on Prednisone since April '11 for a kidney problem. I have noticed that even though us sleevers have had our hunger hormone removed that I still get hungry, and i don't mean in my head hungry, I mean my sleeve growls. I eat every couple of hours. I am still losing weight but I am worried that when I go off the prednisone that the hunger thing will stick. Any advice or anyone else have this problem. When I said something to my surgeon about still being hungry, he just said he finds that hard to believe.

[Marisa46 7]

Any possibility that the prednisone combined with the sleeve may be causing the hunger? I remember prednisone's effects on me --even with the small dose prescribed I became both hungry and intensely irritable. Maybe your nutritionist could shed light on it?

BTW, I think your surgeon needs a course on "appropriate responses when hearing the out of the ordinary from patients." I hope he said that nicely at least.

[wanttolose32 15]

That is what I think, or that is what my husband and I think. It does increase your appetite.