Reny S.
Head hunger or what is going on here?
Feb 17, 2010
So I am back from the hospital. Everything went great! I was in the hospital overnight. Well, the gas pain was the worst. The first day home was painful. The second one I was feeling better already...like myself again and not hungry. All of a sudden....on the third day...I felt so hungry I could hear my stomach growling. WTH RIGHT?! Isopure didn't seat right with me. Tried couple flavors, they all tasted nasty and I had to force myself to drink that. I had about 2 bottles, that's it. So I am on this liquid diet now and will be for a while according to discharge instructions, I have been craving solid food like crazy. Right now all I can eat is creamy soups and you know liquids, caffeine free and sugar free, so I am sticking to ice tea, water, protein shakes and 2 cups of soup throughout the day. Everything goes down fine, sometimes I feel a little full but it quickly goes away, like in 5 minutes, I don't feel that pain people talk about. Maybe the very first days I did, I felt it was hard to get water down or liquids down and It would actually hurt a bit, but now... I don't feel it! I feel that I could easily have more soup, more yougurt, more of whatever I am having, without feeling like OMG! I feel like I am starving too so I am getting tired easily. Is my pouch a OVERSIZED pouch or what?! I am already wondering if I had the surgery or what was all that all about? It feels like I am on a diet and I am hungry most of the time. THis is too early for all this drama, right? What the hell is that?! So the nurse called me up and she said, slow down! I told her I had made protein shake this morning and I had 14 ounces in less than 1 hr. She was WOW! She kept saying slow down 8-10 ounces every hr should be ok. She classified my hunger as HEAD HUNGER. I wish I didn't have to deal with these issues soooo early in the game, you know what I mean? Maybe I am anxious, too anxious to see all this weight come off! I don't know! I am a mess right now. I did lose like 10 lbs so far this week. It has been a very interesting week in my life! I guess I was thinking there would be no hunger involved and that my little pouch would magically make everything perfect. I can't help but wonder what is the avarage RNY pouch capacity. I am just not a happy camper today! Hoping things will be better soon!
