7 days post op and worried

[claire79 0]

I was sleeved 7 days ago and worry this may not work for me. I'm having no problems drinking any liquid. And I can drink quite a lot. I'm also starting to feel hungry. Have I ruined my sleeve? Is being hungry this early normal?

[Ldyvenus 317]

Hi Claire,

It's all normal. You wont feel restriction until you get to the next stage, liquid goes right through. There are also alot of us that are hungry right after the sleeve. My hunger never really went away.

[claire79 0]

That's a relief. I was really expecting not to be able to drink much at all. I'm so worried about messing this up

[Ldyvenus 317]

I was the same way. I over prepared by reading everything I could, and following a few people's journeys on YouTube. I was convinced that I was only going to be able to sip Water and struggle to get anything in. I was terrified of getting a leak or stricture. But everything has worked out well. Good luck on your journey. 😁

[Kat410 423]

I never had a problem drinking liquids, including broths and Protein Shakes right after surgery. I didn't start to "feel" the restriction until about 4 weeks after surgery when I began introducing solid foods. I felt no restriction on liquids and pureed foods.

I also did feel hunger, but the hunger would disappear as soon as I ate something of nutritional value. In my personal experience, the nature of the hunger was different than pre-surgery. It was less intense, felt more like an "alert" or "reminder" (I know that might sound weird, but it registered that way) and I didn't have the kind mental preoccupation about what to eat, what I wanted to eat, what was going to satisfy me, etc.

It seems to me that there are a lot of sensations (physical, mental and emotional) that we call hunger - but I have been dissecting this for myself and come to the conclusion they are not all the same.

What worked for me was to put myself on a schedule with Protein shakes and broths in the first week.

[barbie2014 2]

I have surgery 10 days ago and I was just able to drink a little more broth then I normally do my first week I could only drink 3-4 tablespoons and today I was able to drink 15 spoons before getting full did I stretch out my sleeve or am I over paranoid

[JoyandLight 42]

I have surgery 10 days ago and I was just able to drink a little more broth then I normally do my first week I could only drink 3-4 tablespoons and today I was able to drink 15 spoons before getting full did I stretch out my sleeve or am I over paranoid

I know every doc says something different but mine said aside from carbonated ones, liquid won't stretch your stomach, it goes right through.

[JoyandLight 42]

I felt the same way, Claire! I am 4-5 weeks out, and I feel much more restriction than I did initially.