Surgery in the morning

Hi all, im still new here i just wanted to reach out. My surgery is scheduled for tomorrow morning and im scared skinless.  Im not so much scared of the surgery, its the after that is scaring me. I have been starving for 2 days now and i was just wondering if the hunger really goes away, please be honest....I will post in the next few days to let you all know how it went.

I haven't had the surgery yet, but just wanted to say : Good luck tomorrow, and sending positive thoughts your way...

Thank you sooo much Suzanne.

 Mine is this coming Monday! Good luck! Will be thinking and sending good thoughts/vibes for you tomorrow! 

My hunger went away for 10 months. I just recently starting to get hungry at times, but it is not the same as before the surgery.  It is not a starving to death feeling. It is not an easy task/journey. But you just have to make it through each day, one day at a time.

AHHHHHHHH, I am just beginning I wish you all luck. That is a good question because I never thought to ask when will I finally get an appetite back.

My surgery is tomorrow AM.  It's think it's natural to feel the last minute jitters - I know I do. I have to be at the hosp @ 5:30 AM so I doubt I will get much sleep, if any.  As for the hunger, my Dr explained how the by-pass eliminates the hormones that stimulates hunger (Ghrelin).  I have several close friends and family members who have confirmed it as well.

This excerp is from www.wlscenter.com.

Because the food that is eaten soon comes in contact with the lining of the upper small intestines, it is believed that this causes the release of hormones causing the patient to feel satisfied and no longer hungry. Ordinarily this would not happen for 30 to 60 minutes. Because it happens so rapidly with RNY patients, they avoid overeating. It often happens with RNY patients that they lose the physical sensation of hunger and the mental compulsion to eat.

For most people the ability to eat large amounts of food is lost forever, but some people do return to being able to eat modest amounts of food without feeling hungry. The initial success rate with this surgery is 80 to 100% and the long-term success rate is equally impressive.


I'm sure you must be hungry right now especially if you have been on some sort of pre-op diet.  Keep your chin up.  If you like, let's keep in touch for support and comparing notes.

God Bless -

 I just has my surgery 2 weeks ago, and I was under the impression that it was going to take the hunger away totally.  I think it might be different for everyone, but I will be honest with you on MY experience the first week of only liquids was hard.  I have been trying to figure out if it is mental hunger or real hunger.  I don't know, at times it doesn't matter, it is just hunger.  I started on proteins last Monday and it was good to eat again, I won't lie.  So for me, hunger is still there.

That being said, it is a different kind of hunger and I get full really fast.  I get frustrated sometimes because I talk to some people I know who have had the surgery and they all say "I never feel hungry"  and I am like "AM I THE ONLY ONE!"  it is so frustrating!  UGH!  

I wonder if I am the exception, or I wonder if I am normal but other people don't describe the feeling the same way.  I don't know.  I am still adjusting.  I don't know if I am really hungry or not, I know that sounds weird, but it's true.   I just know that I do have the desire to eat but I can control it totally now and I get satisfied from 2 ounces of cottage cheese, so I guess that is good.

You just won't know until you have the surgery.  Good luck, the next week is going to be hard, harder then you might has expected, but hand in there.  I am 2 weeks out and feel much better and have already lost 17 lbs.  

ok now im really freaked out, dr suh is doing my surgery on friday..

 Please don't be afraid.  The person who posted this asked for the truth so I gave it to her and also explained very clearly that this is MY OWN experience.  I think everyone is different.  I sometimes think that people are not always honest about what they are really going through.  It is tough, but tolerable.  If you really made this decision with the right mind and full knowledge you will get through.  Since you also have Dr. Suh I know you have been to meetings, and seminars and to his office several times, you know what you are doing.

When I went back for my one week follow up Dr. Suh asked what I thought about the surgery, I told him it was different then I had expected.  I also told him that my mental hunger was still there and I am finding out everyday way in which I used food to comfort myself and feel better.  I thought surgery would cure that and it doesn't.  Dr. Suh said that was profound of me to already have that insight.  He said many patients eventually tell him they expected too much from the surgery.

Dr. Suh is awesome, his nurses are too. You can call them anytime and they are happy to sit and talk to you for however long you need.  Their support has been so valuable to me.  I am back to my normal life, back in the gym and ready to face the work with my new body.  The last step I need to take back into normal life is going out with friends.  That I have not done yet.  I am most scared of that.  Good luck and let me know how it goes....you are going to be very happy even if there are moments of doubt and tears, it all gets better!