No "full" sensation

[limase63 39]

Hi all - I am two weeks out from surgery. I felt great after surgery for a couple of days until I developed a hernia from pushing my 70 pound lab off my lap! Regardless, I have absolutely no sense of fullness. Not even any of the "subtle" ones. I have experimented with some mushy foods (chicken, carrots) and those didn't make me feel full despite eating half a cup of them. Also nothing I've eaten makes me sick - although I haven't had too wide a variety. I am super scared I will have to rely solely on my "willpower" to continue losing weight after the first few weeks. I have lost all the Fluid weight I gained in both surgeries (bypass and hernia) and 10 more. If I don't have any full sensation and no dumping syndrome, I'm not sure this will end up working very well for me. Has anyone else had this? Did it resolve? I am very worried about this!

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[SharBear617 146]

I didn't really have a "full" feeling until 6 weeks out when I started getting back on regular food. However, I also had zero hunger from the moment I woke up from surgery until about week 9 post-op.

What I have discovered between weeks 9 and 12, is it seems like the nerves from my tummy that communicate to my brain have "woken up," and it's really taken me a bit to learn to distinguish between hungry and full, because for a short period of time (like 2 weeks), they both felt similar to me.

Now, I eat very slowly so that I am listening very closely to what my stomach is telling me, and I stop eating when I'm satisfied, but not "full."

Funny side note....I was almost shocked the first time post op that my stomach actually rumbled/growled with a hunger pang because I hadn't felt it in so long. It made me think of how funny infants are when they "discover" something about their body for the first time.

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[limase63 39]

I didn't really have a "full" feeling until 6 weeks out when I started getting back on regular food. However, I also had zero hunger from the moment I woke up from surgery until about week 9 post-op.

What I have discovered between weeks 9 and 12, is it seems like the nerves from my tummy that communicate to my brain have "woken up," and it's really taken me a bit to learn to distinguish between hungry and full, because for a short period of time (like 2 weeks), they both felt similar to me.

Now, I eat very slowly so that I am listening very closely to what my stomach is telling me, and I stop eating when I'm satisfied, but not "full."

Funny side note....I was almost shocked the first time post op that my stomach actually rumbled/growled with a hunger pang because I hadn't felt it in so long. It made me think of how funny infants are when they "discover" something about their body for the first time.

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Thanks. That sounds like me. N feeling hungry either. How was your weight loss during that time?

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[Babbs 14,681]

I didn't really have a "full" feeling until 6 weeks out when I started getting back on regular food. However, I also had zero hunger from the moment I woke up from surgery until about week 9 post-op.

What I have discovered between weeks 9 and 12, is it seems like the nerves from my tummy that communicate to my brain have "woken up," and it's really taken me a bit to learn to distinguish between hungry and full, because for a short period of time (like 2 weeks), they both felt similar to me.

Now, I eat very slowly so that I am listening very closely to what my stomach is telling me, and I stop eating when I'm satisfied, but not "full."

Funny side note....I was almost shocked the first time post op that my stomach actually rumbled/growled with a hunger pang because I hadn't felt it in so long. It made me think of how funny infants are when they "discover" something about their body for the first time.

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Yeah, I think she hit it in the head here. All your nerves have been cut and things stapled back together, so your "full" signal may be a bit wonkey for a while. Make sure you're measuring just to ensure you're not going to inadvertently overeat and cause problems.

Not everyone gets sick, either. I have tolerated all foods from the very beginning and haven't thrown up once since surgery 2 years ago. Sleeve of steel.

And I've got news for you. You still will need 'willpower'. Our stomachs are just smaller. They won't dictate what we put into our mouths and how often. Unfortunately

[SharBear617 146]

Was flying off at about 4-5 lbs a week up until my 6 week mark....then staaaalllllll....for about 2 weeks! Then kicked in again at about 2 lbs a week, then got to 11 weeks, and another stall! BUT, I went into surgery having 100 lbs to lose (actually a little less due to pre-op losses), so I expected my weight loss to check itself at the door sooner than it would have if I was starting out with much more than 100 lbs to lose.

And I've realized that I believe my problem right now, since I am getting in both my Protein and fluids, is that I'm simply not taking in enough calories still. I was at about 800 cal or so a day (and that was what I was consuming, so being a bypass patient, that wasn't even what my body was absorbing, plus factoring in exercise, much less), so I'm working to bump that up a bit to around 1000-1100, and I think I will see an improvement in the loss again.

The next month or so for you will be interesting, believe me, as your body starts to re-figure things out.

Good luck!

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[SharBear617 146]

I didn't really have a "full" feeling until 6 weeks out when I started getting back on regular food. However, I also had zero hunger from the moment I woke up from surgery until about week 9 post-op.

What I have discovered between weeks 9 and 12, is it seems like the nerves from my tummy that communicate to my brain have "woken up," and it's really taken me a bit to learn to distinguish between hungry and full, because for a short period of time (like 2 weeks), they both felt similar to me.

Now, I eat very slowly so that I am listening very closely to what my stomach is telling me, and I stop eating when I'm satisfied, but not "full."

Funny side note....I was almost shocked the first time post op that my stomach actually rumbled/growled with a hunger pang because I hadn't felt it in so long. It made me think of how funny infants are when they "discover" something about their body for the first time.

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Yeah, I think she hit it in the head here. All your nerves have been cut and things stapled back together, so your "full" signal may be a bit wonkey for a while. Make sure you're measuring just to ensure you're not going to inadvertently overeat and cause problems.

Not everyone gets sick, either. I have tolerated all foods from the very beginning and haven't thrown up once since surgery 2 years ago. Sleeve of steel.

And I've got news for you. You still will need 'willpower'. Our stomachs are just smaller. They won't dictate what we put into our mouths and how often. Unfortunately

Hahahahaha..."sleeve of steel" love it!

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[shrinkingstacy 15]

Im 3 1/2 weeks post op I have no sensation of fullness yet I actually just had my first feeling of OH Im hungry this week.. we are still healing and still have inflammation..

[northcountyr1 199]

At this point I'm glad we're truckers, I can't weigh myself all the time like I did when I was at home recuperating. 7 weeks post op.

Sw296

Surg w 287

Cw 266

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[pammieanne 269]

For now on you don't eat until you feel full. You measure. You eat to refuel your body. Not to feel full.

And at only 2 weeks out, you have cut nerves that don't allow you to feel a full sensation anyway. If you eat too much you run the risk of hurting your pouch, damaging your insides.

If you feel hungry, and it's not time to eat, drink more Water. Mostly it's your brain messing with you at this point. I'm only 4 months out, so I remember quite well how I didn't feel full, but I measured and only ate 1/4C of what I was cleared to eat. As I hit the solid food stages I couldn't even eat what was 'allowed' by my plan. Even today I can't eat 3oz of a solid dense Protein like chicken or beef. I do good to get 2ounces in.

Things will change, but don't start testing the waters already. Just follow your plan. If you want to be successful long term (like 5 years out), start using the good habits now.

[bellalulu 87]

@@pammieanne very well said!!

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[bellalulu 87]

I don't know but I do have a full sensation. I'm five days out and I already know when I can't even finish the Protein shake because I feel full, bloated and gassy. I literally have to walk it off after a shake. Even with Water I can sense that fullness feeling and can't finish the ounces I have set for myself. I am healing and in the very early stages. Just hoping I don't have a structure forming.

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