5 days post-op sleeve

Badgy · Dec 12, 2020

Hey guys! I made it. Scooch over and make room on that loser's bench!

No pain since first day. None. Not even taking Tylenol let alone the Oxy they kept offering. I feel fabulous! I'm really pretty hungry so I'm doing 4 oz fulls every 2-3 hours. No probs getting water in, I'm a big water drinker tho.

Had to take a Dulcolax today, but once that kicked in, no more abdominal cramps and gas. Hadn't moved since Monday. Phew.

Starting weight: 245
Surgery weight: 224
Left hospital: 222
Today: 219

I'm on my way ~~~~~~!

Badgy · Dec 12, 2020

dianeseattle said:
Hooray Badgy! I am so happy for you and so happy you popped up to let us know how things have been going. It is really awesome that your recovery is going so well. Please share everything when you feel like it and if there's anything that I can offer you, let me know.

I'm soooooo hungry! Is this normal?

JudyNY · Dec 13, 2020

Badgy said:
I'm soooooo hungry! Is this normal?

A lot of people say their hunger vanished once they had surgery but not everyone. I'm one of those who still gets hungry, but it takes little to satisfy that hunger which is a good thing! And in the beginning you can eat (or I should say drink) so little that it is not surprising that you feel hungry again. Just make sure it is stomach hunger and not head hunger as you go along in this journey. I know I have to remind myself to check that I'm not bored or stressed or anything else that might cause the head hunger. And if it is head hunger, I try to distract myself from it or just drink more water.

Badgy · Dec 13, 2020

dianeseattle said:
I thought you might never get here!

You and me both, kid.

LisaLisa · Dec 14, 2020

So glad you're on the other side! I thought I was hungry, but mostly it was a noisy stomach and a weird feeling kind of like hunger, but not. These new feeling can masquerade as hunger. (or maybe I'm a weirdo?) Again, so happy for you!

WazzuCoug · Dec 17, 2020

Badgy said:
I'm soooooo hungry! Is this normal?

Totally normal for some people, but it's relative. I used to question if they actually removed any of my stomach, but when you really start tracking things you see how much less you are eating and how the hunger is there, but it is usually a bit different. I would also say, at least what I experienced after the VSG was I had more hunger issues early on than I do now. It also got better once I got to the regular food phase. I think some of that is part of your body adjusting to what it used to expect and what it's normal routine was before surgery. That's just a theory.

Don't worry about it. Drink more when you feel hungry, regardless of how much you already had to drink, and if you are still hungry have snack (liquid if still in that phase, etc.)

Badgy · Dec 17, 2020

I had a fellow sleeved friend tell me she could only sip 1-2 oz of water at a time at first. I can full-on gulp.

Another girl in group said she got tuna pureed first day after surgery in the hospital. I guess every doctor is different as is every body.

Claudia · Dec 17, 2020

Badgy said:
Hey guys! I made it. Scooch over and make room on that loser's bench!

No pain since first day. None. Not even taking Tylenol let alone the Oxy they kept offering. I feel fabulous! I'm really pretty hungry so I'm doing 4 oz fulls every 2-3 hours. No probs getting water in, I'm a big water drinker tho.

Had to take a Dulcolax today, but once that kicked in, no more abdominal cramps and gas. Hadn't moved since Monday. Phew.

Starting weight: 245
Surgery weight: 224
Left hospital: 222
Today: 219

I'm on my way ~~~~~~!

Congratulations