Well, welcome to the Losers' Bench!

Wishing for you a quick recovery.

Congratulations! Sip, walk, and rest!

Congratulations. I am sure you will be going home in no time!

Hi everyone

just got home from hospital, I can see what people mean when they talk about head hunger, my wife and friend got KFC on the way home and I wanted to try just one tiny bite of a chip, but the thought of dumping got the better of me, for those who have been through it I suppose the hunger stops when you eat food other than fluid???

thanks for your thoughts and support as well

blessings

Marty

glad you made the right decision about the KFC. Not only would you face dumping, but you could injure your inside stitches and that would have been far worse than dumping. Your body needs time to heal before you even consider "whole food". Please follow your post-op diet as recommended by you doc and give yourself time to heal.
Head hunger is a tough pill to swallow (so to speak). I'm not sure it EVER just goes away. You have to examine your thoughts and feelings both mentally and physically. Keeping a journal helps some deal with the issues of head hunger. It's so important to your success both short term and especially long term to recognize the difference between real hunger and head hunger. There are lots of books and articles that tackle the issue of head hunger. LCat will probably be the best "go to" person to get info on the reading materials.
Welcome home!

Hi Marty,

Congratulations on your surgery. For me it's all head hunger and compulsion. I don't believe I have any real hunger, just the compulsion and desire to eat that contributed to why I am obese in the first place. I am almost 3 months post op. I don't eat ANY breads, deserts etc. for this reason. I sip all day. . Protein is the key ingredient.

didn't realise sleeping on my side would hurt so much, just had an hour sitting up on the sofa, but stupid rotten cat, wouldn't leave me alone (he is new back to my house as son and him moved back in last week) so just having some pain killers and a sip of drink.

doing a wee is also a pain, did anyone else have problems with this to start??

Hey so glad you are done. Follow all the little rules and you will be eating before you know it, about eight weeks out. Good luck we are all with you. Been there, done that. Yippeeee you are on the wonderful journey, don't miss a thing.

Ratz...you might have a little pain the first week or so following surgery. Even taking a wee might be a bit uncomfortable. However if the pain persists, check in with your doc.

Welcome to the loser's bench, and welcome home! Wow!, they sent you home early. I think the 2nd day after surgery was the most uncomfortable for me. The gas they pumped into my abdomen during surgery had moved to my left shoulder and hurt like the dickens. If you have pain related to the gas, walking will help get rid of it. Also, don't be surprised if you develop pain near the left incision. About a week out, I was sure I'd torn something, but my surgeon's office explained that's the port through which they do the most work and something about stitches through the muscle. Anyway, it sounds like you've got a good handle on the

I'm guessing the catheter is to blame for the discomfort "weeing."

I encourage you to "reframe" how you think of the smell of good food. You don't have to chew and swallow food to enjoy it - the smell can also bring enjoyment if you think of the smell as an experience of its own. I chose to enjoy the smell the way I enjoy a food-scented candle.

Similarly, it helps to think of the surgery having saved you from the power food had over you rather than something that deprives you of food. I think of it as having given me secret super-powers over food!! Doesn't bother me a bit when people eat around me. That crap was never my friend and I love living life without food and eating controlling me. Freedom!!

Walk, walk, sip, sip, rest. Repeat!

JJ

So many great posts and helpful advice coming through to you Marty. Isn't it great to know you have this enormous and powerful support system? I know we are all Whoop! Whoop! Rooting for you, and for all the newbies that have completed or about to face surgery.
Jo

Yeahhhhhh Marty. Way to go!! Hoping for a speedy recovery for ya. Sip your fluids and keep walking as much as you can. Congrats on the long journey and the new one beginning!! Keep us posted.