Congrats on getting to the loser's bench! You are less than a week out and this is major surgery. Feeling blah right now is understandable. At this point the hunger you are feeling may be head hunger. Your head knows you should be hungry so it says "feed me!" I had bypass, like your friends, so I can't help with the sleeve. But I think you need to give your body time to heal. Follow your program and if you have ANY questions, call your dr office. That is what they are there for. Good luck!

Hi, and congrats on your surgery! I had the sleeve 4 years ago and felt hunger too. Not sure if it was head hunger, or if it was because they had me on a liquid diet for so long before my surgery that I was really hungry or not! Didn't matter, it felt like hunger.
Either way, stick to the fluids until they say otherwise. We have a long incision that needs plenty of time to heal up, so follow the program.
Don't worry, although it seems like a long time while you're in it, this will pass and soon you'll be back to purees, soft foods and then on your way.
In the meantime, keep sipping, sipping, sipping. My hunger was worse when I wasn't full of water, and you don't want to risk dehydration.
Speedy healing to you. Let us know how it's going.

It's normal to need a lot of rest when recovering from major surgery such as yours. It can take up to three weeks for internal stitches to fully heal, and in addition to that, your body is adjusting to its new reality. I recommend naps! Postop, I learned to take little naps (15-20 min) and that really helps a lot.

Hunger.....I had the RNY, not the sleeve, so I can't fully understand your situation. However, it is really common to have to content with what I call "habit" hunger as well as "head" hunger in the early weeks postop. Habit hunger is when you think you should eat because in the past you ate that way..... Head hunger is when your head or emotions tell you to eat, not your body. It can take some careful attention to what is going on in your head and your body to learn to distinguish what is really going on and learn to manage it.

Good luck. :)

Congratulations! It is normal to feel energetic one day and tired the next as your body heals. Give yourself a good six weeks to allow for the healing process. As your body gets used to fewer calories you will begin to stabilize with your energy. Hunger is more of a mind state at this point so finding something to occupy your mind will help