Hungry as Heck and Liver Pain!?!

AppleBottom · July 13, 2008

Hey everyone!

I am now 4 days post-op, and am super hungry! I'm still on a full liquid diet for another week and 3 days (But who's counting?!), and I know I should feel SOME kind of restriction from band placement, but I don't! Did anyone else experience this?!

I am also almost pain-free at this point, with the exception of my port incision. However, I do feel a lot of pressure on the left side of my abdomen , right where I believe my liver is located, and there is no incision there. Should I be concerned about damage to my body from the surgery? There is a small incision to the right of the pain. What do you think? I'm probably just being paranoid, I hope!

hopeendures · July 13, 2008

The first five or six days, I was hungry as a panther. My stomach would rumble so enthusiastically that at times I swear it felt like a baby in there moving around.

You won't feel much restriction with the liquid diet. Even if there was more restriction, liquids would still slide through.

It does get better though, even before you go to mushies. As long as you are feeding your body all the necessary nutrients, you're fine on the hunger thing. Each time I felt hunger pains, I told myself that my body was snacking from my hips! Using Calorie Counter, Diet Tracking, food Journal, Nutrition Facts at The Daily Plate will help you track nutritional information.

I don't know about the liver pain. If I were to hazard a guess, I would guess it's gas pains, (common), but if you are concerned, you should contact your surgeon, or whoever is providing you with aftercare.

Good luck!

Abq RN · July 13, 2008

Just FYI, your liver is in the right upper quadrant af your abdomen. only a small edge of you liver extends past the boarder of your lowest right rib. you should not be able to feel your liver either as visceral or direct pain. if you are having pin on the left side it is most likely that your port is over there and you are feeling the placement of that. the most cutting and stitching gets done at the port insertion site. hope this helps