Concerned

[candiblack 12]

Hi I'm almost 3 weeks out (surgery date 4/21) and have some concerns. I able to drink-normal and have a hard time telling when I'm full. When I get all my Water and Protein in one day the next I have no appetite or want to drink the next day. I'm scared i stretched my sleeve had duodenal switch by the way. I'm still on the puréed phase till Friday. I'm worried if I can't get this figured out I will fail after everything and either won't lose the or will regain quickly. In do have an appointment Wednesday but any help will help

[PatientEleventyBillion 851]

You should have been told how much is adequate per day, and per meal, and followed those instructions.

Part of having 90% of the stomach removed, especially certain parts of it, is you lose the hormone that regulates satiety. So you don't get the obvious triggers from your stomach that you're hungry. That's why one sticks to a plan their nutritionist or dietitian goes over with them.

Also, you do not eat until you're full. If you're full, you've had too much.

Edited May 8, 2017 by PatientEleventyBillion

[teacupnosaucer 445]

Part of post-surgery life is adjusting to not living by your sense of hunger and full anymore. There are days I want to eat everything due to excess acid or my period or just plain old head hunger... and there are days I don't want to eat anything at all. I eat measured portions of scheduled Snacks on both days. It's a weird sensation, especially after a life of very bad eating habits where I would restrict and binge, and it can feel seriously monotonous, but it's just something that needs to be done.

But wait until you're on solid foods before you get worried about this. You're not settling into anything resembling a "normal" or long term eating pattern yet when you're on purees and fluids. Once you start eating dense Protein and real food, things will change. There is a BIG difference between eating 2 oz of porkchop and having a cup of yogurt. Just keep tracking, following your plan, making good food choices, and hitting those protein and fluid goals. You will find your stride.