12 weeks out... Feeling so full so fast still... is this normal ??

rd2bmeagain
on 9/21/08 12:11 am - Armada, MI
Hello~
    Tommorrow is my 12 week "Anniversary" (down 62#) and I was just wondering if it is normal after, lets say 5 bites, of something to feel so full right up to your throat.  I remember pre-op when I would eat a big meal, I would feel so "full" right below my rib cage, and now the fullness feels more like in my upper esophagus.  Just wondering if this is a normal feeling.  Sometimes it actually hurts for about an hour and then I end up throwing it up just so the discomfort will go away.  I still tend to play it safe with cheese, cottage cheese, shakes.... just to avoid that feeling.... but it would be nice to add variety to my diet, but seems when I do... I just get too "full" to fast.  I do eat slow and chew,chew, chew..... so any advice would help.  Many Thanks  !!!!!!!!!!!

                        Lisa
Brenda M.
on 9/21/08 5:50 am - Westland, MI
Hi Lisa!
I didn't feel that full at 12 weeks out but all of us are different.  Are you waiting to drink at least 30 min. before and after your meal? 
I would talk to the surgeon's office just to see what they say.
And congrats on the 62#!!!!
Lesser Julie
on 9/21/08 11:42 am - Western, MI
I would call your surgeons office.  Maybe you have a partial stricture.


kevphill
on 9/22/08 9:27 am - MI
Anything is normal.
Here's one for you,,,
I haven't felt hungry for four and a half years. I sill forget to eat.
I get asked if that is normal and I say yes because anything is anymore. It's all new and exciting.
kp
"Go sell crazy somewhere else; we're all stocked up here."
reeree89
on 9/22/08 10:54 am
*****lol...I'm starting to get hungry so I give my lil tummy some food and move on....

Hope all is well and your feeling better...I'm still waiting on a cookout invite...I just all go to a restaurant....just a good get together  . if you dee Jon tell him I saidf helloQ

hugs
Maria
kevphill
on 9/22/08 11:46 am - MI
Cook out sounds good but my dance card is full now that I took over a Fed Baseball team.
When I come up for air I'll plan something.
kp
"Go sell crazy somewhere else; we're all stocked up here."
KathyGallagher
on 9/22/08 5:26 pm - Millsboro, DE
Hi Lisa,
My 2 year anniversary is coming up in a couple of weeks and my tummy has it's ups and downs.  Sometimes I can sit down with dinner and eat with no problem...smaller portions of course but still manage to get it all in.  Other times, I can take 3 bites and feel so full I want to get sick.  I think it depends of the "heaviness" of what I am eating, the speed at which I eat, and how much I chew.  I can never tell though.  Yesterday, I was able to an entire BLT, toasted bread and all.  It took about 30 minutes but I ate the whole thing.  Last week, I made a cheese sandwich and had to give 90% of it to the dog.  Weird.  This tells me my pouch is still working so I listen.  When I feel the fullness coming on, I stop eating--and will often spit out the last bite because I know how I will feel if I swallow it.

You can add variety, even if it means only getting a couple of bites in.
KathyG
rd2bmeagain
on 9/24/08 12:26 pm - Armada, MI
THANK YOU everyone for your suggestions and comments..... I am learning and sounds like it will be a "long term" learning session with my new stomach.... I agree there is no rhyme or reason to what stays down and what doesn't... I have been taking longer to eat and that does seem to be helping alot !!!!  New habits are sure hard to learn..... but I must be patient.... I am feeling so good already.... I will do whatever it takes to continue my success..... many thanks again... I love all the support from everyone on this site !!!!

                         Lisa       
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