Feeling regretful

[Tyani 117]

i had surgery on the 22nd i sleep on my belly too. what i've been doing is using a body pillow holding that against the side i'm laying on. helps a lot!!

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Thank you I actually tried it last night slept so good

Yani

[Tyani 117]

Lots of good wisdom already shared. I'm on post op day 28 and pretty much a newbie when it comes to the sleeve but I do want to share with you about something I experienced. I was constantly "hungry" for awhile which confused me till I researched why. On day 16 or 17, my hunger suddenly dropped off. It was when the swelling in my stomach went down. As someone already explained, a swollen/healing stomach plus the excess acid your stomach produces due to being downsized by 80% mimics hunger. Now I'm so much more comfortable "hunger" wise.

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I wish the days go by so I can say I'm 28 days out lol it's so hard at times

Yani

[Beausie Bunny 9]

Tyani,

Thank you so much for being brave enough to post this. I'm one week post op and I am sitting here feeling so sorry for myself. I found out today that I'm also on my period. I've been alternating between yelling at my husband and family or crying about anything. Luckily my family and husband were both told by my surgeon that I would probably react this way because I have mental illness and couldn't take my antidepressant and anti anxiety pills for about a week. Hearing that others feel somewhat like that helps me feel hopeful. I just regret this so much, and I hurt constantly. But I need to give it time. Thanks so much for your post.

[Courtney Fugere 6]

The first couple of weeks were a struggle for me, too! I tried to just sleep when I was tired and do the best I could do when eating. We all have to remember that we made a great choice for our health and nothing happens overnight. We had major surgery and our bodies need to heal and adapt to the new situation. The results will come, we just have to be patient.

One of the hardest parts for me (7 weeks out) is that I eat the small amount of food that my pouch can hold, but it tastes so good I want to eat the same amount that I used to before the surgery! And I'm not feeling hunger like I used to, but it does seem weird to not eat for a long period of time... I was never far from a meal pre-surgery! It's all an adjustment, but we are on the right path!

Glad to be part of this group to listen and get motivated!