hey trace...just had my surgery 3 weeks ago today. i understand what you mean about feeling hungry. it is my understanding that after about 5 to 6 months that feeling is not as bad. dont get down about the amount of weight that your losing, remember you dont have a massive amount of weight loss until you are out a full year, so keep your head up.im still at the point where i cannot get anything more than soup, jello , applesauce, popsicles, and all that blah stuff in my pouch. i tried to eat mac and cheese last night cause i felt so hungry....never again, i was so sick, throwing up and pains in my stomach all night. just keep the faith, it took us a long time to put the weight on, this is sort of the same thing. peace and love, colen

Kim, Hi, I had my surgery on 9-19 and I had the same experience as you. Today I went in for a GI scope and was found to have a stricture which I hope has been corrected. Based on the pictures I saw It was surprising how small the opening became, I was told any opening under 9cm will create problems ie vomiting. You can try slowing down your eating/drinking but I'd call your surgeon ASAP to discuss it with him, you need to address it quickly. By the way the proceedure was painless. Feel bette, Art

I'll be 6 weeks post-op on Wednesday and have lost 51 pounds and 18.5 inches.

Surgery date: Sept 7th Starting Weight: 242 Current weight: 205 Current Deit: softish food. some solid Protein per day: approx 50. Water: approx 1.5L Calories: between 400 and 600 Whats the hardest thing so far: taking too big of a bite and it taking forever to go down. also explaining to patient families (I'm a nurse) that the reason I haven't eaten any of their cookies & cakes B/C I can't eat sugar. Such a pain when I'm not telling them everything. How do you feel: Ok, not bad. It was exciting to be able to do turbo kickboxing & keep up with the rest of the class. The instructor noticed! What is your Favorite Meal: mashed potatoes! & smashed yams What have your family and friends thought so far: they're so excited

Meat (except fish) doesn't sit so well with me. I eat a lot of soy. Mashed potatoes are great. Shashemi(sp?) sushi without the rice- goes down really well. but you have to have a taste for it. It's definately a trial & error thing.