My feelings so far............ surgery date 3/7/14

[ByeByefatgirl. 82]

I am doing ok. I get frustrated at times because I eat and sometimes food makes my stomach hurt. I guess some food I can't tolerate. Sometimes I don't want to eat at all. Sometimes I get so hungry I feel like I can eat a horse, then when I try I eat so fast and get too full and the comes the slimies and I feel awful. Sometimes I don't feel the fullness until it's too late. Guess I'm still learning my sleeve and how much it can tolerate. Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever feel "normal" again. Sometimes I feel that I shouldn't have done it. But the good news us I have lost 30 lbs since surgery 43 in total. i am at 240 now. It's pretty awesome. I didn't have any significant problems after surgery so I am not complaining. I just feel different but thats the point right. Change. I am still learning.

[bosslady99751 19]

Congrats! I'm waiting for 5/1...Sleeve Day

[ByeByefatgirl. 82]

Congrats! I'm waiting for 5/1...Sleeve Day

Thank you. 5/1 is right around the corner. It'll be here before you know it. Good Luck on your journey.

[Terribj 208]

I feel somewhat the same way. My surgery was the 19th. I have no hunger, no appetite. I can tell when I need to eat when I start to feel light headed and weak. I Have to force myself to eat. Before surgery I was always hungry and had all kinds of cravings all day long. When I do eat the food tastes good, I just have no desire.

I don't regret surgery I've lost 25 pounds-- just such different feelings and new emotions.

[joatsaint 2,814]

It will be a few months, but you will get adjusted to the new normal. It was 6 months before "most" foods stopped making Frankensleeve complain, at 9 I could eat anything I wanted. I think it took me months to get used to not drinking with meals and learn to eat slowly. But now it's just a built in habit. I can fill my plate or bowl and know, without measuring, if I have too much for Frankensleeve to hold. I have learned how many big swallows of Water are safe to drink. It all becomes a habit eventually. Hang in there it will get better.

Edited April 10, 2014 by joatsaint

[xtina965 21]

I was sleeved 3\21 and I agree that it's just learning how to figure out how much the sleeve can take. I do get discomfort when I eat fast or too much food. I used to think about food 24/7 and now I need to remind myself to eat. My daily goals are my Protein and Water quotas. Not drinking while eating and waiting to drink is hard...one day at a time.

[Debi Amador 120]

I was sleeved on 3/11 and I feel the same way, all those feelings, LOL! Trying to sit down and eat with my family is what I miss the most and I think it is hard to train all my relatives that when we get together it doesn't have to be food related. But all in all I am glad I've done this and I am loving stepping on the scale every morning (something I haven't loved ever.)